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Playing Tavla
Playing Tavla
dwyllie


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Challenge: Games III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Location: Near Istiklal Cd., Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey
Date: Mar 1, 2015
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/25
Date Uploaded: Mar 1, 2015

 Captured at an outdoor cafe in Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey

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Place: 15 out of 45
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 08/04/2015 01:01:45 PM
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An interesting image that meets the challenge.

I like that you have included some human interaction with the game which, like your commenters, I have previously understood to be backgammon. I like that his hand appears from the corner the way it does, however, the actual interaction of his middle finger on the bottom counter I find a little disturbing but I'm not really sure why. I suppose it may be because if he is going to move a piece surely it would be the top one.

I like that you have put the board on an angle which I prefer to a straight on shot, the only problem is the wide open aperture and shallow DOF focusses parts of the board that don't really add to the end result but you can't have it both ways can you. If this was hand held you've got good steady hands! I would have used a higher ISO, probably 800 or 1600 but I don't see any evidence of camera shake here, where its sharp it is sharp so well done.

Thank you for a pleasing image that has been well received here, Sid
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03/08/2015 11:56:19 PM
I can feel the time it takes... holding my breath.
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 03/08/2015 09:25:58 PM
Tavla? But that's backgammon! I had to look up to see if Tavla was backgammon, or whether Tavla was the name of the player against whom you were playing... :)

And do you always give your opponent the middle finger??
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 03/04/2015 03:21:27 AM
oofocus forground would like to se this sharp 5
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