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Challenge: Oxymoron (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Pentax Optio S40
Date: Oct 17, 2006
Galleries: Emotive, History
Date Uploaded: Oct 16, 2006

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Statistics
Place: 64 out of 155
Avg (all users): 5.4944
Avg (commenters): 7.8000
Avg (participants): 5.1690
Avg (non-participants): 5.6122
Views since voting: 1022
Views during voting: 417
Votes: 267
Comments: 6
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/24/2006 03:20:26 PM
I would have liked the title better as "holy war" but still, i like the shot!
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/23/2006 07:37:52 PM
Political editorial?????
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/23/2006 05:28:16 PM
Very cool idea. I would have put more light on the shell casings and polished them up a little more though. It would give it a bit of a highlight or 'edge' to make them stand out in a 'harder' way.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/19/2006 11:06:10 PM
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Processing - 2
Composition - 2
Overall Impression - 2
"WOW" factor - 0
Score: 8
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 10/19/2006 01:10:42 PM
I get the oxymoron. Certainly hard to be civil when at war. The part I'm not getting is the choice of book included in this image. I guess I automatically think of the 'Civil War' in the US back in the 1860's. Perhaps you're refering to what's going on in IRAQ? Hmmm...

Anyway. The image is crystal clear and well put together for the most part. The newspaper clipping is distracting and don't see how it adds anything to your composition. Good control of lighting on the reflective brass shell casings.

Best of luck to you in the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax *ist DL
Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 Aspherical XR IF Super Zoom for Pentax
 10/18/2006 02:38:15 PM
Best of the bunch yet. A 10. Nice job. I was thinking HOLY WAR, but this works as well.
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