tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post860009203894566450..comments2023-11-13T01:52:16.369+11:00Comments on authorblog: Gamble's Soupdavid mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-62785438989877813112008-10-03T13:23:00.000+11:002008-10-03T13:23:00.000+11:00Well I like the shot except that it does make my e...Well I like the shot except that it does make my eyes do funny things! Too bad you hadn't take one more shot with the machines in focus.... ya know so you could see the differences.Carrie and Troy Keiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722492030174176576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-91738063045797291832008-09-30T23:46:00.000+11:002008-09-30T23:46:00.000+11:00like going from mottled to clarity coollike going from mottled to clarity cooli beatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09898046178398533410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-28828172756110171192008-09-30T23:03:00.000+11:002008-09-30T23:03:00.000+11:00I love that you posted a blurry shot. Makes half ...I love that you posted a blurry shot. Makes half of the shots in my iPhoto library seem worthwhile somehow :-) Can you imagine the participation in a weekly NQR photo theme? We'd crash the servers, people! And as much as I like your NQR shot, I think that what you're really searching for is an excuse and permission to return to Dawson City. So go back, and get a QR shot. K?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-32881488122157838342008-09-30T17:38:00.000+11:002008-09-30T17:38:00.000+11:00I love how that first photo came out, its blurrine...I love how that first photo came out, its blurriness imo underscores the ambiguity of a place like this. You may have noticed that I definitely have a love affair with blurry shots anyway, they can give an image that certain edge. Wouldn't you agree?Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-35498787487757224232008-09-30T15:01:00.000+11:002008-09-30T15:01:00.000+11:00I like focusing on the machines with the people ou...I like focusing on the machines with the people out of focus. It gives a frantic or busy feeling.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339665205284492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-20410621949273091182008-09-30T12:49:00.000+11:002008-09-30T12:49:00.000+11:00I'm wishing you could have got a clear shot with s...I'm wishing you could have got a clear shot with silhouettes on the first one. The bottles are particularly interesting.<BR/><BR/>The casino, I think a nice tight shot on the machine with a loose silhouette of a person playing might be fun.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-60001765158855861002008-09-30T11:29:00.000+11:002008-09-30T11:29:00.000+11:00Both are very interesting. I like the shot of the ...Both are very interesting. I like the shot of the fish in the second one.Cheffie-Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568520021347503121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-6125036381861112102008-09-30T11:07:00.000+11:002008-09-30T11:07:00.000+11:00I like the NQR shot. Only when I read the commenta...I like the NQR shot. Only when I read the commentary did I know what it was. When I first saw it, I thought it was stained glass in a church. Obviously on closer inspection, it is not, but I think it was kind of fitting. The slots ARE a church to some. Not judging here; everyone needs their own "religion" if you will. But being too uptight to gamble myself, I'm with you on that one. I've never pulled the handle of a slot machine. I tried to play roulette once with $20. I lost $8 and quit because I couldn't handle it!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984115229811752666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-4738573492747449092008-09-30T10:45:00.000+11:002008-09-30T10:45:00.000+11:00I think the shot works - maybe some PS adjusting, ...I think the shot works - maybe some PS adjusting, but excellent subject! Were you in "stealth" camera mode in a casino???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-32585569074864435142008-09-30T06:02:00.000+11:002008-09-30T06:02:00.000+11:00"Gamble's Soup" ~ well, that got me right off! LOL..."Gamble's Soup" ~ well, that got me right off! LOL<BR/><BR/>Second, I'm not a gambler either! In fact, when a bunch of us "girls" went to the casino last October to celebrate my birthday, I had to make sure at least a couple of them had been before and knew what to do. So off we went and I had a lesson sitting right at the slot machine. Well, I might as well have torn up my $ and flushed it down the toilet. I'd never do that again. <BR/><BR/>Finally, your photo - well, to me it does seem rather NQR, but who am I to say? I'm no expert. But I do sort of like the machines blurry with the silhouettes sharp, but there's not enough sharp and separate silhouettes to make it right somehow...to me, that is. So I think you need to go back to the Yukon and get it right! lolLeslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-31985492215602938022008-09-30T05:10:00.000+11:002008-09-30T05:10:00.000+11:00Obviously your choice will depend on what you want...Obviously your choice will depend on what you want to say. I would have gone for the first image, pulling in tight on the bright colours and shapes of the machines. The people as silhouettes would look good - the anonymous nature of gambling and all that.I'd have held my breath to steady the shot and hoped for the best. <BR/>The second picture was more of an establishing shot to me. The fish was an interesting diversion, but not really the main event.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085577423870971279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-70093947503044435782008-09-30T04:48:00.000+11:002008-09-30T04:48:00.000+11:00I am not a photographer and singularly unqualified...I am not a photographer and singularly unqualified to comment, but the thing I loved most about the bottom picture was the big fish, very funny and unexpected. Sorry not to be more help! MHMillennium Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828746856608057335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-92065300470789302602008-09-30T04:42:00.000+11:002008-09-30T04:42:00.000+11:00I'm not a photographer, but I like the first shot....I'm not a photographer, but I like the first shot. It's ethereal and mysterious all wrapped into one...even if it's really NQR. I'm usually not, either!rosecreekcottage-carol.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764384473339337575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-61047891588239216622008-09-30T04:17:00.000+11:002008-09-30T04:17:00.000+11:00I am not sure what to make of either of these, and...I am not sure what to make of either of these, and as you know, I am no expert! This is just what my eye tells me...<BR/><BR/>The first shot is NQR in every way for me. Not enough sharpness <I>anywhere</I> but that maybe how you want it. I like the silhouette and lack of light, just not the lack of definition.<BR/>The bottom one is too busy and bright for me. Much prefer the silhouette.<BR/><BR/>Nothing for it mate. Back to Yukon you go!Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01247084030899971480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-65290886044871045622008-09-30T03:34:00.000+11:002008-09-30T03:34:00.000+11:00There is a certain charm in both focused and blurr...There is a certain charm in both focused and blurred versions.<BR/><BR/>And in my world, NQR means "not quilt related".Katneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702911535481192870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-51829574822849819412008-09-30T03:15:00.000+11:002008-09-30T03:15:00.000+11:00Judy and her sister went right in and began playin...Judy and her sister went right in and began playing the machines while Ron and I had one more up the street.<BR/><BR/>When we arrived we were greeted by a big guy saying you'll have to buy a ticket! When we found out the cost, we waited outside.<BR/><BR/>Finally, Ron asked to go in and find his wife...he told them we would be back at the bar since we weren't paying to get in the place!<BR/><BR/>Apparently the cover charge is for the shows going on up on the stage. We don't gamble and we promised not to watch the show, but they still wouldn't let us in!<BR/><BR/>I liked the bar better anyway!fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523386203834736598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-8275706339408432022008-09-30T03:03:00.000+11:002008-09-30T03:03:00.000+11:00I think focusing on the machines is best personall...I think focusing on the machines is best personally. I'm surprised you could take a camera into a casino. I worked in one for awhile and you could not have them on the gaming floor.Jenerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16435123191760023630noreply@blogger.com