2009.07.30 "Thwarted" discussion

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited August 2009 in Lifestyle
Marushka: It's a cute photo, but it looks more like a funny facebook-ey snap than something I would consider a proper "photograph". I guess maybe because it's so candid or something.

CB: I love it. It captures the theme perfectly.

Drew: It's a nice photo on technical grounds, but it doesn't seem to fit the theme to me. It doesn't tell a story.

Snark: Since I knew the theme was "thwarted", I tried to make sense of your photos like a puzzle. I completely failed to do it. I had to go to your flickr description to make any sense of it. On technical grounds, it's entertaining and well composed.

Shwaip: awesome in every way. I love it.

Comments

  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    primesuspect wrote:
    Drew: It's a nice photo on technical grounds, but it doesn't seem to fit the theme to me. It doesn't tell a story.
    I really couldn't disagree more. I guess it would make more sense if I hadn't cropped down to the plant, but it's the only green thing in a 50 ft radius, growing out of the concrete between a building wall and a concrete driveway. Solid concrete. Everything here is trying to prevent life from growing, but those attempts are thwarted.

    -drasnor :fold:
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    You know that, but the photo doesn't tell that story to me, at all. That's the only point I'm trying to make.
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    I can't tell if shwaip's hippies shot is for thwarted or good ideas, but I love it and am laughing either way.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    Depending on who you ask, it's both.
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    Hehe.

    It's for thwarted :D
  • MarushkaMarushka cambridge, ma Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    CB: Thats just awesome. Totally reminds me of tweety and sylvester!

    Drasnor: I think the vivid green against the cold, gray concrete looks fantastic. I love the idea and the interpretation as well.

    primesuspect: i like the coloring and the story. cookies are delicious and no cookies definitely sucks.

    snarkasm: I sat and puzzled for so long and was like wow I dont get it, but I love all those pictures. I like that the explanation took a click because it was so much better when i finally got to know what it was! The suspense created a bigger "oh man, COOL!" reaction from me. The pictures are individually beautiful on their own, and I love that you stretched the creativity of the theme in such a big way. By the way, what is baffling?

    shwaip: AWESOME find. The angles and colors in the shot are gorgeous, to boot.
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    My representation of "Thwarted" - the irony of the "Please don't litter" sign surrounded by kitty litter:
    <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghoosdum/3822976665/&quot; title="Ironic by ghoosdum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/3822976665_c4827d6ea1.jpg&quot; width="375" height="500" alt="Ironic" /></a>
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