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Challenge: School Days (Basic Editing I)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Location: Seoul, Korea
Date: Oct 18, 2004
Aperture: 3.23
ISO: auto
Shutter: 1/125 seconds
Galleries: Emotive, Candid
Date Uploaded: Oct 18, 2004

this little korean boy is taking after school classes in english. this is the lot of so many young koreans where study takes priority above all. totally unedited, my craving for better composition and less editing.

Statistics
Place: 54 out of 195
Avg (all users): 5.2650
Avg (commenters): 5.8000
Avg (participants): 5.1667
Avg (non-participants): 5.3109
Views since voting: 1010
Views during voting: 372
Votes: 283
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)


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12/11/2004 09:21:50 PM
A very satisfying image to look at. Certainly in the candid genre. What is most appealing is the universal pose. We have all been there and we truly sympathise with the subject. Well, in one slice of time you have no doubt captured the character, the internal sweet agony and elevated the package to a wonderful portrait exemplifying the battle between interest and apathy. But heck, the mountain is not really that high, it just appears so. Eventually we grow and conquer.

Message edited by author 2004-12-11 21:23:28.
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12/11/2004 08:14:35 PM
Annyong haseo! I spent a year in Korea myself, teaching kids just like this one! It's a beautiful country. This shot really takes me back. I have a folder full of my kids. What was his English name? :) They all seem to have them. (I named a kid "Marx" once. Funny cuz I meant Groucho and he spent a weekend researching Karl.

The picture is slightly out of focus, but that doesn't detract from the image. He's focusing hard enough! I don't like the reallllly light blue shirt distracting from his face tho - his concentration is key and I would burn the shirt a little to darken it enough that it didn't distract me.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/26/2004 05:58:00 PM
Great capture of student concentrating. Nice composition.
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10/25/2004 11:10:50 PM
I like the composition and the focus, but it's not sharp.
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10/24/2004 12:54:31 PM
Very well-composed picture, portrays the feeling well. One of my top 5.
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10/23/2004 08:42:06 AM
I like the way this portrait fills the frame. Love the expression of concentration too.
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10/23/2004 01:51:41 AM
wow.... someone is either incredibly intent...or shortsighted. A nice shot, though the focus is a little soft
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10/22/2004 03:54:24 AM
Its good compozition and nice lights but focus really turn it down.
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10/21/2004 09:26:10 PM
Nice photo but the focus is a bit soft for my taste
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10/21/2004 04:41:32 PM
Hmmm, ...seems more like concentration to me. Focus a tad soft. 5, just-married
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10/21/2004 12:39:24 AM
great shot
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10/20/2004 06:25:06 PM
I like the tight crop on this - a little better focus would have improved the pic
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10/20/2004 04:24:47 PM
I like the photo, but I'm not sure about the title. The look seems pretty focused to me.
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10/20/2004 02:19:14 PM
Nice expression - mixture of both concentration and boredom +)
It would have been better if it was sharper and not overexposed...
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10/20/2004 01:26:21 PM
The pose, composition and cropping are all very good. The poor focus is the only thing that hurts this shot.
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10/20/2004 09:23:54 AM
I like this shot. The angle and closeup give a more connected feeling
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10/20/2004 07:21:32 AM
Nice! Love the composition. Wanting to see a little sharpness somewhere in the photo--perhaps if the eyes were crisply in focus... Nonetheless, great feeling!
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