The Songs Of Life: Drinkin' In L.A.

Challenge #16 in the The Songs Of Life series. Hosted by The Bacon Wagoneer.

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READ THE RULES! This challenge is all about interpretation: I named it with the title of a popular song (by Bran Van 3000), and it will be up to the entrants to determine what the song means to them - and how they can express that with a photo.

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Announced:

Tuesday, 2nd August, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Tuesday, 9th August, 2011 – Monday, 15th August, 2011 (GMT)

Voting:

Tuesday, 16th August, 2011 – Monday, 22nd August, 2011 (GMT)

Processing rules:

- Photos **MUST** contain a thematic element of drinking alcoholic beverages
- Must explain your interpretation in photo description section
- HDR is allowed in this challenge
- No scanned images
- No digital composites
- No children under age 16
- Do not frame photos or watermark them
- Only photos that you, yourself, have taken

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

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VOTING GUIDE:
Please adhere to the following guide for voting in this challenge.
0.5 star: Does not meet challenge topic/rules
1 star: Poor quality
2 star: Adequate
3 star: Good
4 star: Excellent
5 star: Spectacular/Epic/Awesome
The 0.5 star rule is the most important! If you do not like the photo, please rate it with a single star as it is much better for expressing constructive criticism.
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You are asked to only submit photos that are honest to the subject matter and are more spur of the moment if you can - pre-planned photographs add an artificial quality.

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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After the art school party...

by old_slowhand

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always thought this song should be played at the morning after a really excessive party at art school... so here's my still life from a sink in a atelier room of Dusseldorf Art Academy (Germany). No setup, just shot as found.

Camera:	Canon EOS 350D (EOS Digital Rebel XT / EOS Kiss Digital N)
Lens:	Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Submitted:	Tuesday, 9th August, 2011 19:47 (GMT)
Taken:	Wednesday, 3rd February, 2010
Focal length:	50 mm
Shutter speed:	1/60 sec
Aperture:	F4
ISO:	400
Notes:	RAW processed with LR 3.4
Views:	95
Galleries:	View this photo in old_slowhand's gallery

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