Cool, I'll throw away my field guide and invite some DNMC'ers on my next hike, since they have an innate sense of which berries are poisonous.
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This was not meant as a shoehorn. It is an example of something you might not know without having read about it ..and that was how I interpreted the challenge. Book Smarts is knowledge you gain from reading books, that isn't otherwise obvious, and it was contrasted with Street Smarts - knowledge gained from experience.
Thank you to those who at least tried to give it some thought.
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I have to say... I didn't get it at first until I read your definition in your comments part, but now I understand. It's a beautiful picture! Great job.
This is an absolutely beautiful shot, Colleen! I would have given you an 8 or 9 had I voted. You really got robbed - and I do understand the link to the challenge with no trouble - if you don't have book smarts, you might just eat that poisonous berry right up. ROBBED!!!
You know, this is just my cynical take on this shot. In all reality, it was probably a stretch to meet the challenge however it was done very well. The detail was extraordinary.
However, had this been a shot of a fabulous sunset, the northern lights, Cannon Beach, or something similar that was just as equally if not more removed from the challenge, the voting population would have gone ga-ga over it and the very same people that DNMC'd you would have given you high scores!
You only have to meet the challenge if your image is not a cliche shot!
I have to agree with all the other comments. I love the shot, but don't understand the link to the challenge. I hope you will explain it in the photog comments.
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