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I like(when) the viewer is allowed to meditate on something that normally we don’t stop and stare at
I like(when) the viewer is allowed to meditate on something that normally we don’t stop and stare at
GinaRothfels


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Challenge: Photographer Quotations (Standard Editing)
Collection: Challenges 2016
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
Location: Gauteng, South Africa
Date: Jul 30, 2016
Aperture: F6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400 sec
Galleries: Nature, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 1, 2016

 The full quote is:
“The one thing that seems to be consistent through all my work that I like, and I experimented a lot, is the viewer is allowed to meditate on something that normally we don’t stop and stare at, whether it’s people or a cactus.” – Richard Misrach

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Statistics
Place: 27 out of 48
Avg (all users): 5.7708
Avg (commenters): 6.8571
Avg (participants): 5.9615
Avg (non-participants): 5.5455
Views since voting: 662
Views during voting: 96
Votes: 48
Comments: 7
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
 08/11/2016 09:35:02 PM
Who says art has to be pretty. This is nasty in a way that says if you don't like the state of the world today, just imagine these things reaming your guts out. voted earlier
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/11/2016 08:34:41 PM
I like seeing the face
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 08/11/2016 01:02:37 PM
yes. skeletons, screws and thorns, the full disaster.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 08/11/2016 01:02:36 PM
a image worth looking at - and so does the animal-like figure on the left staring at the viewer
bump
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 50mm f/1.8 SAM
 08/08/2016 01:12:50 AM
this is a marvelous abstract
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
 08/06/2016 02:58:50 PM
Fantastic cactus image, certainly does exactly what the title suggests.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS 80D
Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 08/05/2016 02:19:52 PM
I think I get your point!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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