Damn! I guess I must be undercharging....

[andyw]

The Most Expensive Photo in the World - Entertainment - The Atlantic Wire

[graciousness]

Is it just me or I'm not seeing why that photo would fetch that much?!?

Damn it, I knew I should have taken my medication tonight.

[OsmosisStudios]

I do like the photo. It's minimalistic, it's simple. I wouldn't spend much more than a hundred or so dollars on it, especially if i could conceivably recreate it.

Furthermore, it's been doctored: the photographer edited out elements from the shot.

The only redeeming factor is that it's presented at 6ft by 12ft.

[Biomech]

Looks awful to me, the shapes are ok but it just seems washed out and dull.

[NathanFranke]

I like the photograph, but I've never heard of the photographer. Size is one thing, but even at $30 per ft^2 (I think that's FedEx office pricing), it's ~$2200. Add another $1000 for an overpriced frame, and that's still a sizable profit margin.

I'm surprised it topped Cindy Sherman's record. She has name recognition; Andreas has...really big prints.

[mosgood]

It's not a very interesting photo to me....not sure why it commanded such a high price.

[kcoppock]

Originally Posted by Biomech

Looks awful to me, the shapes are ok but it just seems washed out and dull.

Seconded. I like the composition alright, but to me it's nothing special.

[ajax_andy]

Is it just me or is the horizon not even completely straight?

I've taken some crap pictures before, might try selling them for a couple of million each too

[ArmySoldier777]

Ok, I think it's time to start selling large prints of my photos on eBay for half a million lol. After seeing something like this, I really am tempted to take some random photo and put a ridiculous price on it, simply to see how many hits it gets..

[Peach]

And like previously said - it's been doctored (horribly at that, I might add). You can see where some lines don't meet up nicely from where they've cloned something (or someone) out.

I guess this is a lot like "art" - I just don't get it.