White-Light=Night
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Comment by seethroughmylens:

White-Light=Night
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Comment by Cory:
Harsh!!

Black!!
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And I still like it. 7 because it is light on white, and you were damned creative about it.

It's always going to be something with you......
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Comment by CNovack:
Voted earlier coming back to comment.

The B&W tones are fabulous. It captures the action of the girl's singing quite well, but it seems too distant and at first glance there seems nothing more to the picture. Those who choose to linger will spot an interesting counterpoint to the joyful singing in the sullen girl in the top left. As I mentioned before that it seemed distant - it is because I think you need to bring us closer to the 'action' - draw us in closer to the element of the story you wish to tell. Here it gets lost in a sea of girls. A closer crop and a square crop will bring the viewer in for a closer more personal look and feel.

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Comment by herfotoman:

Originally posted by HarveyG: Must be hard to get an f/2.8 to blur :)

Yes: ISO100; f32 and spin that zoom-circle at full-speed.
The old camera helps.

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Comment by HarveyG:
Must be hard to get an f/2.8 to blur :)

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Comment by posthumous:
beautiful uncompromising minimalism

I'm hanging this in my fantasy gallery

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Comment by cutout:
crazy 8

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Comment by daisydavid:
A great immediacy matches the implied brutality

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Comment by Paul:
This is a new comment series for me, so please bear with me while I find my style!

(Voted earlier)

This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. I like purposeful choices in photographs - it's clear you've chosen this high contrast style and it suits the image wonderfully week - makes it really.

2. I like to see people in images (mainly) - there are plenty of characters to look at here; and in your composition, all individuals but nonetheless together in common purpose.

3. I like how you've cropped it, not minding if your crop people - it creates a sense of a wider group and mimics the way our eye is naturally selective in its gaze - we are aware of others but aren't looking at them.

Overall, this is a great image - made so by your photographic choices. We see what you have brought to the photographic table. Excellent.

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Comment by jmritz:
like the contrast