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Challenge: City Life II (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Successful Challenge Entries
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Date: Dec 30, 2005
Aperture: 2.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 400
Galleries: Urban, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Dec 30, 2005

 There's a story behind every image ... He was walking toward me and I felt sorta guilty but he fit what i envisioned as the less fortunate side of city life. He allowed me to take a few shots and asked about my camera and other stuff -- "yes, it's japanese" but I didn't know where he was going with that ... anyway he said i could use his image. A really nice man in an unfortunate position in Cleveland during the winter. Near Cleveland State University- on his way to try to get a shower.

Statistics
Place: 39 out of 173
Avg (all users): 5.9380
Avg (commenters): 6.8387
Avg (participants): 5.8101
Avg (non-participants): 5.9726
Views since voting: 1248
Views during voting: 520
Votes: 371
Comments: 32
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 01/11/2006 01:37:59 AM
I had a real problem with this image. As stunning as it is, when I loaded it I thought he was a peasant farmer. There's no city, no hint of a city so in no way could I place the subject in city life. As painfull as it was, I had to give it 4.

Brett
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/10/2006 11:54:42 PM
Great portrait .. is he in the city or the country?
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 01/10/2006 09:21:57 PM
Loved this portrait. The beard detail is awesome. Great job on exposure. It is perfect from what I am seeing. Thanks for sharing.
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 01/10/2006 03:12:48 PM
A regular then, right? neat.
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 01/10/2006 01:02:44 PM
I hope he didn't hurt you after the picture....If he even noticed you
 01/10/2006 07:32:56 AM
very sharp but not sure it matches the challenge that well
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 01/09/2006 04:23:22 PM
Nice candid portrait. The "matching" beard and hat make a wonderful woolly hamburger bun enclosing his face. I suppose some will be saying "Where's the city?", but where else are you going to find this guy but in a city? He's not going to look comfortable driving a tractor on a farm. He can only be a city guy. It's a very good interpretation of the challenge, to choose a subject that is not the city, but is nevertheless unmistakably part of the city. If the theme was "Africa", the face of a leopard would be equally legitimate, would it not? Bump to 8.
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 01/09/2006 10:52:54 AM
this is filled w/emotion........... can see him sitting on street corner. Maybe increase contrast a tad or somehow make it brighter / more luminous.....can't offer any specific suggestions as I suck at that sort of thing.....7
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 01/08/2006 08:01:28 PM
what a great guy, wee chosen.
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 01/08/2006 10:50:24 AM
Good shot, and a wonderful character as your subject.
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 01/08/2006 06:57:58 AM
What a wonderful old character you have taken here called Will, and a great image as well. You have certainly captured city life at it's best.....
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 01/08/2006 12:58:22 AM
Stunning portrait! Need I say any more? Colour is brilliant, composition is great. Bordering on being over-sharpened, but not quite (for this size at least). Perhaps for this challenge placing him in the city (via the background) would have been effective, but it's still a great shot.
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 01/07/2006 09:56:14 PM
This is awesome! It looks like he's here in the room with me its so clear and 3-dimensional looking. Perfect depiction of City Life! One of my most favorites in this challenge! 10
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 01/07/2006 03:27:55 PM
says lots about the man but nothing about the city 4
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 01/07/2006 02:13:06 PM
Wonderful take on City LIfe! I wonder what his story is. Would be interesting to find out, huh? Nice clean clear crip close up.
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 01/07/2006 03:02:58 AM
Composition is ok. The image quality is ok. The subject matter could have been better. - 5
 01/06/2006 11:22:15 PM
Fantastic portrait.
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 01/06/2006 08:27:32 PM
Did you even try to adhere to the guidelines? This has nothing to do with "city life."
 01/06/2006 07:34:47 PM
What a great face! Nice details too.
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 01/06/2006 03:14:20 PM
portrait is very good, but where is city?
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 01/06/2006 11:32:41 AM
Nice portrait but would like to see some of the environment (the city)
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 01/05/2006 09:18:15 AM
A great portrait! Not very city-ish, though, but I think you'll do very well by the quality alone.

Edit to add, dnmc... sorry, no context.
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 01/05/2006 08:56:39 AM
Very nice. Would make a cool grunge-style with some dodge/burn.
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 01/05/2006 12:10:11 AM
Excellent portrait!
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 01/04/2006 11:27:34 PM
this portrait works without a background because the man is his own background. I see a city living in him, so I will give this portrait one more point than the other good portraits I've seen.
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 01/04/2006 09:40:26 PM
Good portrait. Nice composition and colors. A closeup of city life. 7
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 01/04/2006 07:46:47 PM
Awesome portrait
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 01/04/2006 06:11:55 PM
Kind of a close crop to really be a clear example of city life but this does look like a city character.
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 01/04/2006 03:32:40 PM
great portrait 10
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 01/04/2006 12:03:02 PM
Excellent photo! I like the cropping and the use of color, I find myself converting too many of these type of photos to Black and White. I have taken a lot of shots similar to this and this one I like, he looks so tired or stoned, not sure which. 8 .
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 01/04/2006 09:15:05 AM
awesome. 9
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 01/04/2006 01:58:30 AM
i love the title. it shows that you took the time to get to know this elderly man. i love the detail in his face and the look in his eyes. nicely done. 7
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