Fans, Vendors, and Lights
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Comment by flip89:
Nice catch, very well seen. I could just hear the roaring crowd.

Fans, Vendors, and Lights
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Comment by moodville:
The vendor with his nicely bright shirt breaks up the repeated pattern of the crowd. The curve of the seating is good too. The lights are a little distracting and gives the image an almost misty red cast over the left side. It's a good shot but doesnt hold much wow with me.

Fans, Vendors, and Lights
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Comment by OneSweetSin:
Excellent capture of the moment.

Piazza
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Comment by hank_scorpio:
Looks too blurry

Enter
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Comment by MrAkamai:
Very interesting perspective and I like it as a b/w, however it looks overexposed on the right side and oversharpened.

Enter
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Comment by PhilipDyer:
Really interesting subject and a nice shot. Great job.

Liberty
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Comment by L1:
Definitely unusual, for me anyway. I think it probably would have done OK. Better than my dismal showing, that's for sure! :o)

Enter
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Comment by KarenB:
great point of view. love how the doors become a leading line to the peak of the roof pointing skyward like an arrow.
nice b&w treatment.
interesting to view.

Enter
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Comment by Natator:
Awesome, and a great find for the challenge. Great use of light here.

Attention
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Comment by nicoledb:
* Greetings from the Critique Club *

Technically, I think this is a very good photograph. The lighting is perfect to bring out all the detail in and around the eye while keeping the hair on the right side dark. Focus is excellent, all the details in and around the eye are very sharp. Composition is good, although it tends to look a bit unbalanced with the large light part on the left and the dark part on the right. Tighter cropping would have improved that.

On the emotional level, I don't find this a really very attractive photograph. The main reason for that is there's too much detail of the skin and freckles visible. Gives me a feeling of 'up real close and too personal'. I keep looking at this because it's technically good and all the details make it interesting, and I keep wanting to look away because I don't like to look at somebody else's skin from that close. Could be a personal thing, though.

Hope this is helpful.