Eyes
by carlos

Comment by samnotis:
I don't think it's a sign of narrow mindedness to mistake this picture for a klan shot. I think any reasonable person in America would. It may be a sign of our ethnocentricity, but with such a potentially volatile subject matter for Americans, I don't think you should judge people and their reactions so harshly.

Message edited by author 2006-11-10 20:17:59.

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by carlos

Comment by carlos:
Thank you all who voted and commented. I knew it wouldn't get far, but anyway I think the idea got transmitted.

I agree with you all... except with the DNMC. Everyone has already gone home, the kid's just arriving!! ;-)

The pic was a quick and dirt shot in a hurry, nothing staged. Just told the kid to stand there and he did... for a couple seconds, you know how restles kids get ;). No second take or even time to put the flash in.

I know the lightning is... difficult. I doubted about focusing on the kid, hence light him up, or the pavilion, and choose the pavilion as per the challenge description. Tried him to get just to a silhouette with very little detail.

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Comment by DIVIAN:
the silhoutte should be more abvious. the lighting needs improvement, other than that, great shot!

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Comment by lauraodom:
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Processing - 1
Composition - 2
Overall Impression - 2
"WOW" factor - 1
Score: 8

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Comment by Gracechild7:
I wish there was more of a main focus to this image. The child looks like he should be the focal point, but it's actually the seats in the background that look the most in focus.

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Comment by VWJetman:
Needs.....More.......light....for the love of God.....its just a little to dark I gave it a 8 though would have been 9 if there was just a pinch more light.

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Comment by GrayGhost:
Not all the people have gone home yet. Nice idea, unfortunately the gate grill kills this image. DOF for more sharpness on the boy would help. Maybe slightly left would be better, to reduce the dark central midground bleacher and show more bright background bleacher - difficult lighting.

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Comment by L1:
I like this idea a lot but the image is suffering from lack of sharpness, contrast, and saturation.

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Comment by gjumi:
6 - the kid in focus would have been better.

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by carlos

Comment by smyk:
this image has lots of potential but there is something missing. I think it would have been better had everything been sharp; the boy, the seats etc. But i can see how closing the apeture in a low light area like this could have been a problem. so if you needed a wide opening, the focus should have been on the boy and the grid door seeing as how he and the door are the main subjects here. Hope it helps. Good luck