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06/04/2008 08:18:07 AM			 | 
		
		| Nice portrait! Nice detail, subject and I like the graffiti lines coming out from behind. |  
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09/17/2005 09:41:13 PM			 | 
		
		Greetings from the Critique Club! :)
 
 I will attempt to critique your image on four basic areas.  Keep in mind I'm not a trained professional.  ;)
 
 1.  Composition:  The composition of this one is really nice...a good amount of lead room, helping us to wonder what he's looking at, and a nice bit of background to set the scene. 
 
 2.  Technical Details:  Wonderful combination of excellent focus, wide tonal range, great color, and skilled post processing.
 
 3.  Aesthetics:  This was one of my personal favorites of the challenge, so to me it's spot-on aesthetically.  I love images that aren't "DPC pretty."  This one is no exception!  :)
 
 4.  Relationship to Challenge:  Meets the challenge perfectly IMHO.
 
 Keep shooting and submitting and I look forward to your next entry! 
 
 Laurie :) |  
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09/14/2005 11:19:54 AM			 | 
		
		| 97% result and your 7th best, not bad, congrats |  
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09/13/2005 02:10:21 AM			 | 
		
		| Congratulations!  I loved it the moment I saw it.  I really thought he lived on my corner in NYC, but alas, unless you were in NY, you are a tad far away for it to be!    It is so wonderful. |  
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09/12/2005 09:20:11 PM			 | 
		
		Þetta er verðlaunamyndin àmÃÂnum augum. vel gert, vel valinn bakgrunnur!
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09/12/2005 04:43:17 PM			 | 
		
		| Frábær mynd hefði viljað sjá hana àtop 3 |  
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09/12/2005 12:23:51 PM			 | 
		
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09/12/2005 11:55:20 AM			 | 
		
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09/12/2005 01:12:15 AM			 | 
		
		thanks for the comments, here is a Black and white version of this pretty boy 
  
 
 and hey for those that thought this was a candid, you were all wrong;)
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09/12/2005 12:36:55 AM			 | 
		
		| Congrats on your 12th place finish!  This shot really stuck out in the field and I'm glad that it was duly recognized. |  
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09/12/2005 12:25:47 AM			 | 
		
		| this man is sexy, get is autograph |  
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09/12/2005 12:21:21 AM			 | 
		
		| Great placement. I thought it should be a ribbon winner.  Excellent job.  Congrats. |  
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09/12/2005 12:16:29 AM			 | 
		
		| hey!  you're not supposed to beat me! :P |  
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09/11/2005 11:54:48 PM			 | 
		
		| Amazing character in his face. Very well done |  
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09/11/2005 09:46:23 PM			 | 
		
		| love the gritty feel here and the background really adds a lot of interest.  amazing detail and tone.  well done! :) |  
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09/11/2005 02:52:21 PM			 | 
		
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09/11/2005 11:00:32 AM			 | 
		
		| This is a marvelous photo. However its a little too mid-tone to meet the challenge totally for me. Only removing some marks for that. |  
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09/11/2005 01:18:14 AM			 | 
		
		| To me, there are many similar tonal ranges and the markings on the background wall look like vines coming out of his head. |  
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09/11/2005 12:58:29 AM			 | 
		
		| Exceptional emotion, movement, texture. |  
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09/10/2005 10:25:44 PM			 | 
		
		| A strong and gritty capture with definition accented to bring out the contrast. 9 |  
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09/10/2005 02:15:38 PM			 | 
		
		| I like this as a portrait, but don't see any impact from contrast. |  
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09/10/2005 01:20:46 AM			 | 
		
		| That is great contrast.  Good job. |  
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09/09/2005 07:46:47 PM			 | 
		
		| Excellent character study. |  
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09/09/2005 09:12:13 AM			 | 
		
		| edgy and intense.  one of my favorites this challenge |  
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09/09/2005 09:03:00 AM			 | 
		
		| amazing frame and skin tone, i really like it |  
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09/08/2005 03:50:33 AM			 | 
		
		| This IS high-contrast! Fantastic portrait! (would work great for the color portrait challenge, too :)) |  
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09/07/2005 09:19:28 PM			 | 
		
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09/06/2005 11:58:25 PM			 | 
		
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09/06/2005 11:22:53 PM			 | 
		
		| great capture and perfect for the portrait challenge as well |  
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09/06/2005 05:57:03 PM			 | 
		
		| Awesome face, great to look at, love the light and colors. |  
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09/06/2005 03:37:16 PM			 | 
		
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09/06/2005 10:30:21 AM			 | 
		
		| Very good portrait. Like how you take down the color to make it grey looking. |  
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09/06/2005 09:33:59 AM			 | 
		
		| excellent portrait.  i love the way the background works with the foreground - colours shapes, everything. |  
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09/05/2005 10:54:41 PM			 | 
		
		| Wow - great candid portrait.  I think the high contrast works very well here too.  Good focus, lighting, and crop.  Nice work. |  
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09/05/2005 03:52:55 PM			 | 
		
		| Awesome contrast, great subject, wonderful composition. The only criticism I have is that the guy looks a tad on the green side. Otherwise, this is one of my favorites so far. |  
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09/05/2005 03:39:01 PM			 | 
		
		| Great photo, the only thin I would like to see different is the background, had it been more out of focus, I think it would have been a ten. |  
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09/05/2005 01:39:34 PM			 | 
		
		| this would have been awesome in b&w...don't see a lot of high contrast here |  
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09/05/2005 11:56:37 AM			 | 
		
		| I love this image.  Can't tell you why as I'm too tired.  Will come back tomorrow. 8 - will bump after seeing rest. Okay, I'm back.  And I'm bumping up to 10.  Arguments of high contrast aside, I love the image and refuse to be dictated to.  POV, DOF, focus, tones, crop, all excellent. Lighting enhances the subject.  What more can I say? |  
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09/05/2005 09:33:32 AM			 | 
		
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09/05/2005 05:08:37 AM			 | 
		
		| Wow this guy is so fantastic! Great photo. |  
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09/05/2005 04:15:03 AM			 | 
		
		WoW what is that guy thinking ??
 Great shot |  
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09/05/2005 01:27:54 AM			 | 
		
		| This is a ten without hesitation. The coloration and the detail is magnificent! His expression is so intense.  WOW - you have a winner on your hands. |  
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09/05/2005 01:17:01 AM			 | 
		
		| Its a GREAT shot, but my first though was that its VERY flat! It doesn't say high contrast...maybe HIGH? I love the shot though. 7 |  
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