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Challenge: Alone in a Crowd II (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Fujifilm X-T1
Lens: Fujifilm XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
Date: Dec 26, 2024
Aperture: 13.0
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/5
Date Uploaded: Dec 26, 2024

 I had the picture ?Holiday traveler? in mind for this challenge, with which [user]Paul[/user] recently took 3rd place here. How cool would it be if I could take a photo anywhere near as brilliant!
So I went out on a freezing cold evening to take pictures at Munich Central Station - which turned out to be very difficult. As a photographer, you feel like you're a criminal or like you're stealing people's souls - everyone is terrified that they might be in some photo. Shooting with a tripod? Forget it! Security patrols everywhere....

Finally I found this young woman who was spending a few minutes on her cell phone and therefore didn't notice me. Later I approached her and showed her the pictures, she was quite relaxed and agreed to let me use them. I thought I had some good shots, everything looked quite good on the camera display. Then at home I was disappointed - the whole thing was pretty blurry. But I like the dynamics in the foreground and the reflection of the writing, so I decided to submit the picture anyway.

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 11
Avg (all users): 6.3636
Avg (participants): 6.1250
Avg (non-participants): 6.4400
Views since voting: 281
Views during voting: 75
Votes: 33
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 01/05/2025 10:13:54 AM
Also.. good for you for stepping out of the box to get this one. I don't think it would be easy for me to pull out my tripod in a terminal.
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 01/05/2025 10:09:02 AM
I REALLY like your image. The busy swish makes the lonely woman stand out beautifully. Congrats
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 01/03/2025 10:39:04 AM
i gave this a 10. this was my fave in the challenge. it has a mood.
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 01/03/2025 02:36:44 AM
That blur is unusual and wonderful at the same time. Glad you got out of your comfort zone. It helps being a woman :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/02/2025 11:00:37 PM
Love the blur
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 01/02/2025 02:35:29 PM
Interesting use of motion blur to highlight your subject.
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 12/28/2024 08:02:38 AM
Within standard editing you could have removed the words top left. Those are competing for attention with the woman. I like the concept.
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