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Guess What I Shot

Today I found a flickr group called Guess What I Shot. (If you don’t know, flickr.com is probably the best photo-sharing website there is and has helped redefine what a photo sharing site should be.) The group is made up of several hundred folks who upload enigmatic photos (mostly extreme close-ups) and then the others try to guess what the subject of the photo was.

Like Jim Campbell’s work, these photos push the liminal threshold: they are often at the very edge of being recognizable. (Read the other posts about Jim Campbell for more info, including video of his artwork.)

Here’s one recent example of an image from the Guess What I Shot group:

And here’s the one I just submitted:

Any ideas as to what it might be?

If you don’t have a flickr account, take a guess on the second photo here in the comments.

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Justin works mainly on new media projects at the Museum: website, blogs, podcasts, digital photography, kiosks, etc. A former teacher, he's now part of the Education team.

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Author: Justin

Categories: Exhib: Quantizing

Published: April 18, 2007

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