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24 October, 2009

Spock 7
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474 hits?! After Christmas B&W

This image has been viewed 474 times. No comments but lots of views. I am puzzled. It has only been on this month. What do you think of it? It is called After Christmas. It shows how the nice shiny things everyone has to have on Christmas turn to garbage afterwards and are tossed aside. A vicious cycle. It is a comment on the commercialism of Christmas and how we forget that it is CHRISTmas not THINGmas. So what you think of it?

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John Swift 24 Oct 2009

I agree with the message you try to convey about the true meaning of Christmas, Spock, but the content and composition of your photograph leaves too much to the imagination. It's hard to associate the items in the picture with Christmas.

You could have included something in the picture that directly relates to Christmas, such a Christmas tree in the background, for example. The picture should speak for itself, without a written explanation.

Hinsel Scott 24 Oct 2009

i like it. didnt see it in your port last time i was there, so no comment....i would like to see the image larger here if anything.

off to your gallery to leave my words

Spock 7 24 Oct 2009

The title is after Christmas. This means that it takes place long after the trees and tinsel have been tucked away in the basements and attics. This pick is about what comes of the presents not the ornaments. It is about the things that we get and give not really about the Holiday itself. It is about the greed and the waist. It is showing what happens later on way after the season is gone. You can look at the image without a title and see that it is broken toys and things. The title is part of the image.

Spock 7 24 Oct 2009

This is another image in the same sort of theme. I used Smirky the bear he is cranky irritable sort of like we get trying to do all the Holiday stuff. It is part of a series of images. He is cranky because he is seeking the true meaning of Christmas and is bombarded by commercialism. So he destroys everything and recreates it until finally someone tells him what the deal with Christmas is.

John Swift 24 Oct 2009

Sorry, Spock, I thought you wanted an honest evaluation. Also, looking at the Smirky post without written explanation, I wouldn't be able to glean the complicated message you want to convey.

Spock 7 24 Oct 2009

Honest evaluation is good but annoying. I don't like it. I just want mindless people who love my work to write things. Because I am going to do what I want anyway. I am crazy you know. HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!! So what was we talking about.????

Spock 7 24 Oct 2009

OOOH! Wow! I have never seen such genius!!!! That is so wonderful!!! You are another Leonardo or sumthin!!! This After Christmas and Smirky is Genius!!!! I am so proud to be the voice in your head Spock! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHa!!!!!!!