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The Pleasure Principle or Unnecessary Affliction
The Pleasure Principle or Unnecessary Affliction
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Challenge: Pain (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Colorado
Date: Feb 6, 2005
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Action, Persuasive
Date Uploaded: Feb 6, 2005

 I always think the tongue ring looks terribly painful and really exemplifies this topic of pain. Combine this with more pain and it defines the word, at least I think. The problem is transferring it to the photographic medium. As always, if I improve, I am satisfied.

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Statistics
Place: 96 out of 215
Avg (all users): 4.8746
Avg (commenters): 5.8333
Avg (participants): 4.5700
Avg (non-participants): 5.0043
Views since voting: 1379
Views during voting: 580
Votes: 335
Comments: 8
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon ZR65MC
 02/15/2005 10:44:56 AM
No......this is not pain....its madness!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 02/11/2005 10:59:05 AM
Nice shot. Just a little too much noise, and a little over sharp.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 02/10/2005 06:10:38 PM
Man, that is scary! Not sure if hammer motion was meant to be shown in this pic. It just looks out of focus rather than moving.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Coolpix 3100
 02/09/2005 10:19:10 PM
Self-flagellation would do just as well, at least neither it or the piercing is permanent.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D60
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 02/09/2005 07:27:47 PM
Ouch!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
 02/09/2005 02:21:36 PM
Very interesting choice of lighting. Did you spend time setting it up or was that good luck? Nice composure too. A little hot on the high cheek. I have a feeling this image wont get the score it deserves because people will just see it as gross. Photographicaly spectacular too though!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 02/09/2005 10:38:13 AM
I like this photo. I would have liked it even more without the hammer.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/09/2005 06:51:36 AM
Good DOF, but the hammer's shaky. The tongue should rest on some iron surface, like blacksmiths used to have. 6.
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