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Challenge: Window Framed (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
Location: York
Date: Apr 20, 2006
Date Uploaded: Apr 20, 2006

 C'est pas France; c'est Angleterre.

I was trying to get this kind of image - it's reminiscent of something I saw from Baghdad, from the World Press Photo 2005 (I think). So: man or woman? What's he/she holding? (The top of a tea-pot, I think). Neither Cappuccino nor Espresso. Mrs. Slightly-large, in the sweater, doesn't seem to be taking so much notice however, so perhaps our subject is actually inclined to obsess about tea-pot lids.

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 180
Avg (all users): 6.7800
Avg (commenters): 8.1000
Avg (participants): 6.5978
Avg (non-participants): 6.8861
Views since voting: 2332
Views during voting: 408
Votes: 250
Comments: 47
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 05/01/2006 07:14:34 AM
Congratulations on your top ten finish.
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 05/01/2006 06:02:55 AM
Congrats on your top ten! I love the way all your photos seem to have a story behind them. Great work
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 05/01/2006 12:08:25 AM
Glad this did well
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/30/2006 11:16:33 PM
nice candid
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 04/30/2006 11:14:58 PM
Nice capture. This would also have been a nice shot to do up in a sepia tone. I probably would have cropped a little more of the left side, but then you would lose some of the reflections.
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 04/30/2006 10:48:20 PM
great image. were you just walking by and snapped the photo or posed? B/W adds simplicity. GL
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 04/30/2006 09:40:56 PM
Great street candid, have a hunch who took this photo, perhaps the master himself, JJ? Anyway, whoever took this, love it and the tones in it, got a 10 from me and went to my favorites, great shot.
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 04/30/2006 08:12:37 PM
Oh I like this.... Wonderful job!

Message edited by author 2006-05-01 19:14:27.
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 04/30/2006 05:39:24 PM
You captured this moment really well. For a candid, I'd say you should have tried to get a straighter angle through the window to give a better perspective on the women. For this challenge however, the angle works well ibecause it draws attention on the window.
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 04/30/2006 02:38:06 PM
I like the b&w treatment on this, very well done.
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 04/30/2006 09:23:45 AM
great choice of black & white and a very nice couple window framed ;)

your entry looks a bit like mine!
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 04/30/2006 12:48:22 AM
This is a beautiful shot!
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 04/29/2006 11:35:54 PM
A lovely, delightful image with warmth and humanity.
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 04/29/2006 11:06:37 PM
I love that this is black and white, good choice, very nice tones in the picture
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 04/29/2006 09:16:46 PM
Nicely done, the composition and the black and white are both pleasing
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 04/29/2006 04:36:52 PM
It's like something out of an old Life magazine. Very nice. Crisp, good use of b/w. 9
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 04/29/2006 12:24:21 PM
Very appealing.
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 04/29/2006 12:20:06 PM
Nicely done. Like these coffee house photos. Black and white is the right to use here.
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 04/29/2006 09:34:39 AM
I love the old world look about this image
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 04/29/2006 07:55:18 AM
Very nice capture of a "slice of life" moment. This works quite well in B&W. I might have considered tightening the crop a bit on the left so that the couple fills the frame a bit more - this would help maintain your focus on the main subjects.
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 04/29/2006 07:28:50 AM
Nice shot
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 04/29/2006 04:14:57 AM
This works in b&w very well. I like the candid approach.
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 04/29/2006 01:44:17 AM
Perfect B&W conversion. This is exactly the kind of photo I was hoping to see in this challenge. Wonderful! 10
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 04/28/2006 08:32:47 PM
It tells a story. Good job
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 04/28/2006 05:26:25 PM
that guy looks a lot like the father in "Fraser"
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 04/28/2006 04:46:40 PM
Love it!
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 04/28/2006 03:48:19 PM
Nice B&W
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 04/27/2006 01:51:08 PM
Great Shot!
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 04/27/2006 06:28:25 AM
this is fantastic...hope it does well for you...I would have cropped the bottom out a bit...excellent candid
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 04/26/2006 09:40:10 PM
perfect choice using b & w, and what a perfectly toned treatment it is...
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 04/26/2006 01:54:52 PM
This will be a very hard competition, bunch of good photos. This is among the best, hope it will do well for you. Great B&W candid. 9.
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 04/26/2006 06:08:12 AM
Remarkable for a "from-the-hip" type candid that you could achieve the level of concentration or focus (in the non-photographic sense) that you have here. This photograph is all about one person, but it's a person in context; a context that every component of the photograph serves. It's as if you took an hour to set it up, and yet it was no doubt just a heartbeat! Admirable, instructive work. 9.
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 04/25/2006 08:05:42 PM
took one much like this years ago in Buenos Aires - brings back memories
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 04/25/2006 03:53:57 PM
This is very nice
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 04/25/2006 03:08:14 PM
Great candid you've captured here. It really has a lot of character. Detail and focus look spot-on and the b&w works very well. I would have preferred a tighter shot/crop to eleminate the window elements to the left, but that's just me. Nice capture nonetheless... I vote 7
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 04/25/2006 11:01:42 AM
Great black & white shot. Wonderful feel. I lke this one alot.
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 04/25/2006 09:26:31 AM
Very original take not to crop with the window frame and a very wonderful photograph.
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 04/25/2006 09:16:15 AM
One of my favorites in the comp. Great capture , not to mention my love of all things caffeinated.
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 04/24/2006 11:47:42 PM
Perfect in the Beautiful B&W tones
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 04/24/2006 05:04:58 PM
Good tone, both in tech, and subject. You got a 10 from me.
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 04/24/2006 01:46:48 PM
This is wonderful, it would have worked so well for Candid as well. I can't tell what is in his hand but it's compelling and making me want to find out. It's telling me a story, giving me a glimpse into another's life and the framing and coloration used is very well done. A 9
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 04/24/2006 12:32:52 PM
I love it. Except the reflections in the glass are somewhat distracting.
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 04/24/2006 11:37:39 AM
A nice intimate moment captured.
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 04/24/2006 10:01:17 AM
Really nice. Un verre de vin rouge pour moi :-)
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 04/24/2006 06:52:01 AM
Impressive candid shot. Composition couldn't be better. This is the kind of photography I love, my pic of the bunch so far!
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 04/24/2006 01:33:49 AM
Timeless, Wonderful exposure and focus. THough I think you could lose the bottom third of the image. Love the feel of the photo.
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 04/24/2006 01:11:42 AM
Nice city/urban sense. The composition is great - I am glad it isn't straight on like so many of the entries. Perfect focus and contrast. 8
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