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Challenge: Strength (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Guildford, Surrey, UK
Date: Apr 12, 2004
Aperture: f8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Sports, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 12, 2004

 Tug-o-War competition held at the Guildford Lion's charity event in Shalford Park.

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 282
Avg (all users): 6.9686
Avg (commenters): 8.6552
Avg (participants): 6.8115
Avg (non-participants): 7.0848
Views since voting: 4907
Votes: 287
Comments: 49
Favorites: 12 (view)

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 04/24/2004 12:54:12 PM
good job i rate u a ten
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/23/2004 06:56:53 PM
This is astounding. Just excellent, excellent work! It certainly deserves a ribbon!
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/23/2004 06:37:23 PM
nice job
Nikon D70
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 04/21/2004 12:24:50 PM
wow I love this!! Congratulations.
Sony DSC-F828
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/21/2004 11:33:53 AM
Congretulations, like the pic very much, hope you go on yourself, not pulling, but pushing that little button!
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/21/2004 09:54:08 AM
I didn't realize grown men did the tug-a-war thing. Great shot! Congrats!
Canon EOS 80D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 04/21/2004 08:40:32 AM
My favorite of the tug-o-war shots ... great job and congrats!!
Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 04/21/2004 07:47:33 AM
Congratulations on the red ribbon, great fun in this one
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/21/2004 06:44:20 AM
I would have not known you are a member here also if not for this ribbon. Nice to see a ribbon from a PADer, excellent work Ray!!! Congratulations on your first ribbon!
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/21/2004 06:08:33 AM
Superbe photo, congratulations for the ribbon.
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/21/2004 06:01:39 AM
I thought I recognised the photographer but I was wrong.
Thankfully I was right about the image.

Congratulations..I`m sure there`s more to come
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/21/2004 05:20:19 AM
Excellent job! As previously mentioned, only 3 entries and already a ribbon. I'm looking forward to your furture work, Well done.
Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/21/2004 12:38:47 AM
What a great shot. Excellent toning, great job not blowing the whites.
Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 04/21/2004 12:13:07 AM
I was right again! Congrats. Adding it to my favorites.
Sony DSC-F505
 04/21/2004 12:12:03 AM
good job... I thought for sure this was the blue ribbon.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/21/2004 12:08:04 AM
First ribbon and only three entries to date! Kudos.
TC
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/20/2004 03:32:44 PM
Well composed, image taken from a good angle, Nice tones, a capture that perfectly fits the theme of the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-F717
 04/20/2004 02:24:47 PM
Strong and Yummy-Yikes!
Canon EOS-20D
 04/20/2004 02:14:23 PM
Great picture, love the theme and how it goes with the challenge, like how you used the color and the perspective,
hope you get a good place .
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 04/20/2004 12:30:06 PM
Right on message, very crisp and clear photo. Very good tones throughout.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot Pro1
 04/19/2004 05:52:14 PM
Great shot. Matches the theme perfectly.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D100
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D
 04/19/2004 02:37:32 PM
Nice, definitately one of my favorites so far. Can't think of anything you could have done differently to improve. Great composition and angle, contrast and sharpness are right on. Hope you get a ribbon for this one.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 04/19/2004 04:27:57 AM
good work
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
 04/18/2004 01:18:30 PM
Very interresting picture for this topic. I would prefer to see their faces but anyway it's one of the best picture in this challenge. -9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 04/18/2004 05:02:14 AM
Very nice dual-tone. Did they win?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-F707
 04/18/2004 04:49:16 AM
Classic work. Has an old feel to it that itself stands the test of time. Nice tone. I wish I could see their faces, though, for the strength category.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-S85
 04/17/2004 11:19:40 AM
this is a very good angle of the subject i suppose, i like it very much. i don't know the other votes but i know it will get good ones. nice picture. goodluck!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/16/2004 06:41:21 PM
wonderful -- such a strong group (and photo as well) I like the b&w. You've capture one dimension of strenght very well - one of my top picks this challenge
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus C-300Z
 04/16/2004 04:08:01 PM
This is a good-natured use of strength, I like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/16/2004 02:24:39 PM
Nice sepia....this photo looks like it was taken many many years earlier. Definately portrays strength and power. Good job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 04/16/2004 02:19:20 PM
3rd place, excellent contrast, you can feel the pull.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/16/2004 12:31:11 PM
Even though all the subjects have their backs to camera this shot conveys strength the black and white with tone gives it a journalistic quaility.
Very well done 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S45
 04/16/2004 07:12:58 AM
Wonderfull picture! Have you considered taking the pic showing the faces of the subjects? That could have been an adition to the picture, giving it even more strength. Nevertheless its wonderfull and has great dynamics.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
 04/15/2004 09:18:18 PM
Gee, these guys really want to win! Good vantage point for this photo and well photographed. HOpe they didn't topple over on you! Good luck with this fine image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 04/15/2004 06:06:06 PM
excellent shot and right on subject.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/15/2004 04:11:59 PM
Excellent depiction of the challenge! Toning = WOW! (10)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/15/2004 03:24:09 PM
Really captures the physics of the moment and power of the subjects as they pull on the rope. The sepia also helps to lend a timeless quality to the struggle
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
 04/15/2004 12:15:54 PM
Great...one of my personal favorites.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/15/2004 06:44:17 AM
Very nice framing and exposure.
I think I`m begining to recognise styles at DPC...it will be interesting to see if I`m correct after the challenge....good luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/15/2004 12:11:35 AM
nice focus and detail. represents well the theme.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
 04/14/2004 10:03:53 PM
Great photo. By far my favorite so far. I think the striped shirts really make this picture great.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/14/2004 05:20:00 PM
So far my only 10. I love the focus, tones and the perspective view of them all lined up............oh and the power of these hunky guys is mildly of interest! lol Great job. Ribbon winner for me!! Good luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus C-4040Z
 04/14/2004 05:09:26 PM
Absolutely great. Brightness and contrast are dead. You've kept detail in almost all of your blacks, as well as in almost all of your whites. 9, and I am cheering for a ribbon for you!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot G5
 04/14/2004 04:58:08 PM
Nice photo, think it works very well in B/W
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D
Konica Minolta AF D 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 DT
 04/14/2004 02:08:02 PM
finally! someone has captured the essence of strength.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/14/2004 01:17:30 PM
Vice angle & diagonal composition. Striped shirts add tension. Very effective.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 04/14/2004 03:05:07 AM
Captures strength and looks good doing it. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 04/14/2004 01:31:38 AM
Ribbon Winner. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Coolpix 885
 04/14/2004 12:22:15 AM
This one grabs a ribbon in my book. :-) Nicely done. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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