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Challenge: Free Study 2012-10 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2012
Camera: Nikon D3100
Location: San Antonio, TX
Date: Oct 28, 2012
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2012

 [Nov. 7th, 2012 06:11:18 PM]

So I went to take a picture of a convenience store (for the challenge) in a very "ghetto" part of town. The part that's on news every week because someone gets stabbed or shot (in fact the other day someone stabbed a taco vendor for some reason or w/o a reason at that intersection). Anyway, of course, a picture of a convenience store is more important than being worried about staying safe. So when I was taking my picture some Hispanic guy started talking to me. He seemed to be nice. I had my mace ready to use just in case. The guy was an alcoholic and he had a lot of stuff to say about some things from his past, about how dangerous that part of town was, how disrespectful and violent teenagers are nowadays, and that a white girl like myself shouldn't wander around with a camera without company etc. I loved the expression on his face and I liked his shadow. I think the background made it more interesting because it said more about his culture.

Statistics
Place: 60 out of 225
Avg (all users): 5.9649
Avg (commenters): 7.6000
Avg (participants): 5.8171
Avg (non-participants): 6.3438
Views since voting: 508
Views during voting: 198
Votes: 114
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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 07/10/2014 11:27:15 PM
What a great slice of life shot.
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 12/17/2012 12:04:23 PM
Under-appreciated! Really good street work.
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 12/12/2012 01:59:56 AM
I love the play between his shadow and him.
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 11/08/2012 05:42:38 AM
Thank you all for the comments and votes. I appreciate them! :)

Message edited by author 2012-11-08 05:46:15.
 11/08/2012 01:47:39 AM
Fantastic! Congrats on a new personal best. Great score in a FS, also.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2012 09:37:38 PM
great capture
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 11/07/2012 09:23:25 PM
I love his pose and expression and I'll bet this is exactly what he was saying - or had been. The shadow on the right - traffic light? - is distracting as is the small triangle of concrete in the lower left. 8 Voted earlier.
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 11/07/2012 06:01:09 PM
surely enough, the shadow does not carry the same oomph and vitality of the real character!
bump
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 11/06/2012 01:25:24 PM
I like it. An over the top and fun shot.
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 11/01/2012 10:31:09 AM
Excellent shadow and backdrop. The only distracting element is the shadow on the right.
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