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Challenge: Despair (Classic Editing)
Camera: Olympus E-10
Location: Altamont Hills west of Tracy, CA
Date: Feb 20, 2003
Aperture: f-11
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Photojournalism, Rural
Date Uploaded: Feb 20, 2003

 I found this old truck, and with the wind turning its fan I felt that it was just not going to give up. The fans motion was demonstrating its will to keep on truckin'. Shot next to a water hole where it apparantly quit to never run again.

Statistics
Place: 55 out of 200
Avg (all users): 5.2386
Avg (commenters): 6.4444
Avg (participants): 5.2400
Avg (non-participants): 5.2371
Views since voting: 1320
Votes: 197
Comments: 11
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Canon EOS-10D
 08/30/2003 06:43:46 PM
smokin' shot dude! It would have been good even w/o the wind in the fan, yet that's really wild!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 03/02/2003 11:31:51 PM
I like. Great use of the motion blur. Lovely colors and sky. Very crisp. 7
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 03/02/2003 10:55:05 PM
Nice and colorful! I see your point of despair but isn't real strong in that respect, imo.
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Sony DSC-F717
 03/02/2003 02:28:37 PM
Good concept.
In black and white this would be a better picture of despair, as it is, the yellow color and the blue sky introduce too much life into the picture.
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Sony Mavica FD-73
 02/27/2003 05:49:00 PM
i really likethe brightness to the picture. I also like how the blades are moving. Well done
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Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 02/26/2003 10:01:24 PM
Pretty cool!!! Did you just spin the fan blades? I don't see how that thing could run.
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Canon EOS R
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 02/24/2003 08:06:28 PM
I like it! Gets an 7
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Canon PowerShot G6
 02/24/2003 07:20:28 PM
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 02/24/2003 05:39:35 PM
Intriguing in many of the right ways: colors, textures, framing. I'm not sure it says "despair" to me.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
 02/24/2003 06:53:48 AM
that thing ain't goin' nowhere. I like the blue sky, really offsets the rusting yellow.
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 02/24/2003 06:09:10 AM
WOOO!!!!!! It's running lol
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