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The Sleeping Shopper
The Sleeping Shopper
Montereykiddo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Candid II (Advanced Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: "Target", Roseville, CA
Date: Jan 2, 2005
Aperture: 3.3
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Humorous, Candid
Date Uploaded: Jan 2, 2005

 I asked this little boy's mother if I could photograph her son at Target today. There is something pure and magical embedded in the face of a sleeping child. He was completely passed out yet had a death grip on his soccor ball toy. He was still wearing new slippers with the price tag on the bottom which were still strung together. It was hilarious watching his mother try to secretly pry them off his feet without waking him up.

I was a little concerned with taking candid shots of people. It's like pointing a loaded gun at them if you don't ask for their permission. Thankfully, the mother had no reservations at all of letting me snap a few of her son.

Chris Anderson

Statistics
Place: 92 out of 173
Avg (all users): 5.3558
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.2184
Avg (non-participants): 5.4545
Views since voting: 903
Views during voting: 297
Votes: 208
Comments: 5
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/09/2005 12:43:17 PM
Cute! Well-composed. A nine.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/08/2005 11:58:28 AM
Great moment, but a little noisy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/05/2005 10:40:55 PM
Is there a pricetag on the Sleeping Shopper? And foot-cuffs? Nice candid tho.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/04/2005 06:54:04 AM
when I crop this as a horizontal, eliminating the price tag and the out-of-focus tiedown, it snaps a whole lot better. Except for the distracting foreground, this one is very nice indeed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/03/2005 03:02:15 AM
An amazing capture. I love the way the toy is still in his claw!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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