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Lines of Age
Lines of Age
gudbjargarson


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Lines (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
Date: Mar 13, 2005
Aperture: F4.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/50s
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 13, 2005

Thank you very much all who gave me comments and voted.
15. place is my best performance yet.

I took this picture at a local bakery close to where I live on sunday but I had almost decided not to be in this competition until I saw this old man and decided to try to photograph him :-)

Post processing: RawShooter 1.1 and then black and white color conversion in Photoshop.

Statistics
Place: 15 out of 338
Avg (all users): 6.4414
Avg (commenters): 7.9500
Avg (participants): 6.3974
Avg (non-participants): 6.5352
Views since voting: 1246
Votes: 222
Comments: 29
Favorites: 2 (view)


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AuthorThread
03/21/2005 09:09:03 AM
Til hamingju með besta árangurinn. so far :)
Áhrifarík mynd sem gefur manni tilfinningu fyrir langri lífsreynslu.

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03/21/2005 04:48:21 AM
Thank you very much all who gave me comments and voted.
15. place is my best performance yet.

I took this picture at a local bakery close to where I live on sunday but I had almost decided not to be in this competition until I saw this old man and decided to try to photograph him :-)

Post processing: RawShooter 1.1 and then black and white color conversion in Photoshop.

Message edited by author 2005-03-21 04:48:36.
03/21/2005 12:45:10 AM
This looks like a photo like one of the old Masters would have created. Really superb work!
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03/21/2005 12:31:57 AM
Great character study with real feeling. Congratulations on your 15th finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/20/2005 11:11:41 PM
Amazing and stunning! 10! Good luck I hope this is the blue ribbon!
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03/20/2005 09:06:04 PM
Charming character study. Would have loved more definition on the left hand, but the image remains strong as is. Bumping up.
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03/20/2005 04:44:29 PM
Beautiful portrait. I think the blur in his left hand only contributes - it gives the poor guy a little life. He's probably got a lot of stories to tell...
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03/20/2005 01:27:01 PM
Classic, looks pre 20th century if it weren't for that rather modern looking cup with spoon.
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03/20/2005 07:52:11 AM
I rated this an 8. Would have been a 9 if the hand wasn't blurred. I know, old people can sometimes move really fast! Excellent image, love the tones, the composition, pov, dof. Really is an excellent shot. will pass again after seeing rest.
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03/20/2005 12:46:23 AM
This is an amazing image, I went back and bumped up my original score to a 9, the only reason I did not give it a ten is the slight blurring of the left hand. I love this picture. Congratulations on a wonderful image.
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03/19/2005 11:00:05 PM
This is outstanding! Thanks for making my day with a simple photograph. So expressive and deceptively simple. The slight motion blur is so amazingly effective. Wow. I'm skipping on roses now! 10!
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03/19/2005 03:40:02 PM
classic execution of a thought I had. Solid picture, subject and application of challenge. thanks for sharing this picture.

edit: might be a top 10'er
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03/18/2005 01:38:27 PM
reminds me of a painting at my grandparent's house
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03/17/2005 10:49:48 AM
Great photo, very classic B&W nice work.....10
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03/16/2005 04:53:29 PM
Wonderful subject, great composition, works perfectly in black and white. Focus feels a touch soft on his face but I'm assuming it's not as his hair seems sharp. I like the motion in his hand.
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03/16/2005 04:52:05 PM
A winner?
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03/16/2005 02:31:01 PM
EXCELLENT bw! Too bad about the blurry hand; I'm betting its a tremor??8
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03/16/2005 07:21:06 AM
A powerful shot.
I am wondering if the blur works on this one. He looks like he's frozen in time and his hands show movement (I can't be sure).
There's something special about this shot that makes be want to analyze it over and over again. It makes me want to what he's really thinking there.
This one is about life; about us; our thoughts and fears. Looking at this image makes me wonder where I would be about 30yrs time. It also mekes me think about how it's going to end for me.
I think you know now how much I like this one :)
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03/16/2005 01:50:04 AM
IMO the motion blurr on the left hand spoils what otherwise would have been my pick for blue - 8
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03/15/2005 12:04:39 PM
very nice
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03/15/2005 10:50:57 AM
this is a good one, makes me wanna go visit him!
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03/15/2005 10:24:59 AM
Great subject, certainly lines of age, we will all be there - or dead.
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03/15/2005 08:37:09 AM
Very impressive and soulsearching image
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03/14/2005 08:58:35 PM
Incredible. It has the look of a candid. I like the grain and slight blur - makes for an authentic, raw look.
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03/14/2005 06:26:11 PM
I think this is my favorite so far...
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03/14/2005 05:02:58 PM
Good reason to stay out of sun
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03/14/2005 01:38:56 PM
Is he alive??
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03/14/2005 11:56:48 AM
My absolute favorite in the challenge, nice texture on the wall, a great portrait and fits the challenge well.
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03/14/2005 07:16:11 AM
more facial lines


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