found a busy spot in the city...climbed up onto a bench...and shot people coming past for about two hours...this was the best of the bunch
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Place: 10 out of 109 Avg (all users): 6.5299 Avg (commenters): 8.0769 Avg (participants): 6.2540 Avg (non-participants): 6.6146 Views since voting: 2506 Views during voting: 391 Votes: 268 Comments: 19 Favorites: 0
Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.
First Impression - the most important one: Very crisp, very clean and fits my expectations of the challenge well.
Composition: Maybe not the strongest compostion in the world, but certainly not the worst. I'd like to see a bit more of the background with your subject more off-center.
Subject: Subject is strong and stands out quite well from the busy background.
Technical (Colour, focus, and light): All of your technicals are dead-on. Focus is sharp, color is well saturated and natural, lighting is very good. Exposure is perfect.
To grow its vote?: I'm afraid I'm not much help on growing a vote over 10th place. Perhaps, a bit stronger composition would help.
Summary: Wonderful job on this challenge. You are well on your way to a ribbon.
this is the perfect fit in this difficult challenge. You captured the serenity of a man who seems to know peace. The tack sharpness of your pic and the DOF is just wonderful. Best of luck, great shot! Hope for a ribbon!