A simplistic shot... had to keep it that way since the camera is totally uncustomizable. No artificial lighting (other than the candle light, of course) MODS- color desaturation, brightness adjustment
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To all of you with similar comments, I want to refer back to DPChallenge's definition of "mechanical," which was something along the lines of "Something that doesn't require electricity as means of operation..." Yes, to me "mechanical" is not a candle. I based it on DPChallenges definition, and wanted to be unique. I was under the impression that a concept of any art is to think outside of the box and express the rules in a new way- in your own way. I'm having trouble understanding why so many of you found this unacceptable. Maybe it's because this was the first challenege I participated in?
I don't take that as a definition of mechanical, I take it as a restriction on mechanical. Some of us even distinguish between electronic and electrical, thus there are many items that do rely on electricity that do fit the challenge. Since this is kind of a grey area for many people though, especially for those without much of a technical background, it is a good idea to avoid electricity altogether in order to avoid "doesn't meet challenge" type comments. My point is, yes, there are certainly different interpretations of the challenge, but put yourself in the voters' shoes, and think to yourself, "Does this photo say 'Mechanical!' to me?" If the answer is no, then you might want to rethink your submission. In terms of thinking outside the box, that's fine, but if the end result doesn't embody the essence of the challenge, you'll take a hit in voting, even if it is technically a good photo.
Am I missing something? I'm a mechanical engineer--if there is something mechanical in this photo you'd hope I'd be able to pick it out... I don't see it here, sorry...
To all of you with similar comments, I want to refer back to DPChallenge's definition of "mechanical," which was something along the lines of "Something that doesn't require electricity as means of operation..." Yes, to me "mechanical" is not a candle. I based it on DPChallenges definition, and wanted to be unique. I was under the impression that a concept of any art is to think outside of the box and express the rules in a new way- in your own way. I'm having trouble understanding why so many of you found this unacceptable. Maybe it's because this was the first challenege I participated in?
The composition is good here. I don't know if you were going for soft focus here, or it's just not in, but I don't feel it works in this case. Other than that, I'm not sure if I would call a candle mechanical?
Am I missing something? I'm a mechanical engineer--if there is something mechanical in this photo you'd hope I'd be able to pick it out... I don't see it here, sorry...
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