I think I am taking a risk with this one. I have had a really good run the past two months on DPC shooting 'safe' pictures. With this one, I have no idea how the scores will be. I think this will end up 5.5, but hope that voters see the hours of effort in it, and give me a sympathy 6.
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Thanks for the higher than expected score everyone. My thumbs have recovered.
Also, for the low scores, I guess some of you cannot get past your politics when voting for a photo eh!
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Thanks for your comment. I can appreciate the fact that this is essentially a photo of artwork... but it essentially no different than the photo which inspired it, jeger's Mona Lisa:
While I am not bothered by my score overall, I am really happy with it, I did get a lot of low votes, which the Mona Lisa shot didnt get. ...
The difference between the Mona Lisa shot and yours is that the Mona Lisa photo has some context and depth to it. By the photographer including himself with the artwork, plus the wall, baseboard, carpet, etc...it becomes a photo, rather than a direct representation of artwork only. Again, JMO.
Originally posted by VitaminB "Photographer's Comments":
Also, for the low scores, I guess some of you cannot get past your politics when voting for a photo eh!
Yes, politics do play a part in like/dislike (it is subject matter) - however, additionally, this entry is more of an artwork entry than a photo IMHO. Kudo's to you on effort in assembly, but time and effort is not always rewarded as the end result is, and should be, based on the qualities of the photography. In this case, you basically have a photo of a flat piece of artwork. Could be a painting or a watercolor with yarn from a schoolroom hallway display.
In the end I do think your score reflects points based on the art effort rather than the photo itself, and the popularity of our current president.
FTR, I am a Republican, and not a big fan of Obama - although I don't disapprove of his efforts thus far. Had we had another VP choice... Oh well, there's always 2012 to look forward to. :-)
Thanks for your comment. I can appreciate the fact that this is essentially a photo of artwork... but it essentially no different than the photo which inspired it, jeger's Mona Lisa:
While I am not bothered by my score overall, I am really happy with it, I did get a lot of low votes, which the Mona Lisa shot didnt get. And, based on a small number of my comments, I believe these votes to be politically motivated, and not a reflection of my photographic skill.
That being said, I am sure that some of my high scores were also political... so it all balances out... and the score is not dissapointing. My comment was just noting the political nature of the votes.
Oh... and I am not a Democrat.. I am Canadian :)
But, what Obama means to me, and the reason I kept the HOPE title, is that Obama is seen by many in the rest of the world as a refreshingly open minded president who is willing to listen to the rest of the world, rather than just push an American agenda on the rest of the world (which is how many people viewed Bush). And that gives a lot of people HOPE.
Originally posted by VitaminB "Photographer's Comments":
Also, for the low scores, I guess some of you cannot get past your politics when voting for a photo eh!
Yes, politics do play a part in like/dislike (it is subject matter) - however, additionally, this entry is more of an artwork entry than a photo IMHO. Kudo's to you on effort in assembly, but time and effort is not always rewarded as the end result is, and should be, based on the qualities of the photography. In this case, you basically have a photo of a flat piece of artwork. Could be a painting or a watercolor with yarn from a schoolroom hallway display.
In the end I do think your score reflects points based on the art effort rather than the photo itself, and the popularity of our current president.
FTR, I am a Republican, and not a big fan of Obama - although I don't disapprove of his efforts thus far. Had we had another VP choice... Oh well, there's always 2012 to look forward to. :-)
I saw a very similar thumbtack portrait of Obama when I Googled "thumb tacks" yesterday. Nice achievement, though not so evident in the photographic elements.
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