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Comment by MayaM:
Nice pic, good exposure and contrast for b&w, i wish the two boys in lower left were not in such sharp focus, they take away from the main subject.

Sunset
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Comment by SandyP:
Whoah! THAT is one amazing photo! The focus on everything is spectacular. The sunset is just beautiful. This has to be one of my favorite sunset pictures ever. Certainly one of the top photos in this challenge. Good luck!

Sunset
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Comment by hutch699:
As the sun set on the harbor, the fishermen decided tomorrow would be a better day.

I love the way you captured the sun in this image. Very nice

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Comment by seebrown:
Great capture here ... takes a sec for it to really sink in, might have been better if the "others" were in a little softer focus ... great work!

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Comment by andrayus:
Love the photo...great subject.

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Comment by posthumous:
One of my two 10s. I just love how he pops out of this busy composition, which is worthy of an abstract painting. And his gesture is fascinating, ambiguous, visceral, ethereal, everything...

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Comment by wsteyn:
Nice one, I like the fact that you can still see the expressions on the faces of the children in the background, although they are out of focus.

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Comment by hotpasta:
Would like to see a title...composition is not so good

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Comment by KiwiShotz:
That's a really good capture. There's activity all around, everyone bar your subject are involved in someting else, this reall does work.

Lonely Drinker
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Comment by ladyhawk22:
[ I]::: Critique Club :::[/i] ladyhawk22

First Impression - the most important one: My first reaction to this image is quite positive. It's a very emotive image with a strong sillhouette and very interesting colors.

Composition: I like the composition of this shot a lot. There's several points of interest for the viewer, between the sillhouette of the drinker and the shapes in the background.

Subject: As a stand alone image (without the context of the challenge) I think that the subject is incredibly strong and moving. In regards to the challenge theme, you may have taken some knocks from the shapes not being the main focus. In my opinion, the sillhouette would have counted as a shape too!

Technical (Colour, focus, and light): Technical aspects of this photo are spot on. There's no noise in the dark portions of the photo and both the light and colors are stunning!

To grow its vote?: I think what hurt the score here was probably what I mentioned above...the fact that the main point of focus is not the defined shapes you see in the background. In terms of the challenge, perhaps it would have a higher impact if the shapes of color were in focus and the sillhouette of the drinker was the blurred part.

Summary: Truly a great image! I wouldn't change a thing about it, really :-) I think you took a great shot that you can really be proud of. In terms of shooting for challenges, you often have to decide between doing what pleases you and what might please the voters more. But, all in all, a great job I think.