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Horse photograph – shall I enter or not?

There’s a photography class in a show near me and I’m thinking of entering. I’ve never done this before and I know my pictures aren’t great or anything! Anyway, I took this photo at Appleby Fair (a gypsy horse trading fair in the UK) and I really like it – http://blufiles.storage.live.com/y1pkCwvDllOZI40GPutaVybSUZlyW8vF0KOI0Hc5fPR-CB8jr9YOI-O2lM63e5PUNDM – because I think it captures the raw nature of the fair. The thing is, would I get marked down in a competition because of the nature of the photograph? I understand its on the borderline between adrenaline and cruelty. Opinions please. Also, if anyone could critique the rest of my photos that would be great: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ah6K6ET4gyeGNEZSRLNkBc71Bwx.;_ylv=3?qid=20080715063443AA5pdKq

If they mark you down for the nature of the photograph, then they’re crappy judges. This is a quality photograph. You can’t shy away from the raw nature of the fair; don’t you know this is exactly what a good judge is looking for? They don’t want some picture-perfect little pony in its picture-perfect field. They want a picture that makes you feel something and understand something – and this is a great picture for that!

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Why does Obama use the word transparency so much?

I am trying to figure out why he uses that word “transparency” so much. According to the dictionary, it is defined as:

1. the quality or state of being transparent.
2. something transparent, esp. a picture, design, or the like on glass or some translucent substance, made visible by light shining through from behind.
3. Photography. a. the proportion of the light that is passed through the emulsion on an area of a photographic image.
b. a photographic print on a clear base for viewing by transmitted light.

So what do photography, making objects visible by light, seeing through objects, etc. have anything to do with running a country?

Can someone help me on this? I’d appreciate a kind response. Thank you.

He means the first one: the quality or state of being transparent.

Transparent:
1 a (1): having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid (2): allowing the passage of a specified form of radiation (as X-rays or ultraviolet light) b: fine or sheer enough to be seen through : diaphanous
2 a: free from pretense or deceit : frank b: easily detected or seen through : obvious c: readily understood d: characterized by visibility or accessibility of information especially concerning business practices

In this definition, he is going for the second definition here. “Free from pretense or deceit, characterized by visibility or accessibility of information especially concerning business practices.” Well, he wants to make much of what government does accessible to us who aren’t involved, so people aren’t being scammed or uninformed of what is really going on. He wants the public to know more about what is being done for us by our leaders.

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