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Sheriff and Inmates
Sheriff and Inmates
Strikeslip


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
Location: New Orleans
Date: Nov 18, 2006
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Emotive, Candid
Date Uploaded: Jan 5, 2007

HDR on a single RAW file. NI. Photoshop.

Sorry if you've seen this already. But I really like it and wanted to have it in my Challenge Portfolio.

This sheriff did NOT want me taking pictures of his inmates. He came over told me not to, then asked me if I was with the Press. He didn't tell me to delete my shots, so I didn't. But I sure didn't take any more!

Statistics
Place: 351 out of 712
Avg (all users): 5.7564
Avg (commenters): 6.1220
Avg (participants): 5.6259
Avg (non-participants): 6.2025
Views since voting: 2227
Views during voting: 599
Votes: 349
Comments: 51
Favorites: 2 (view)


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06/26/2008 10:55:57 PM
Cool shot, love his expression. He's the one who looks like a killer in that shot, not the convicts. ehehe
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06/26/2008 08:32:17 PM
That's hysterical! Love the story...
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01/24/2008 09:35:23 PM
Hahaha, this is an awesome photo. Not a big fan of the processing, but what an amazing contrast in expressions..
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01/27/2007 06:00:35 PM
Originally posted by bucket:

you should have gotten a lot closer and tested his stare down..just think of the series of shots you could have had...being chased and beaten, seeing the inmates flee, the cops rushing in...a few bloody self-portraits...
and ribbons, lots of ribbons!

Good idea for a series. I was concerned that if I had gone any closer, his stare would've broken my lens, pierced my brain, and lobotomized me for sure! At least with a lobotomy I wouldn't care about spending the rest of my life in his prison. :-D

Message edited by author 2007-01-27 18:02:09.
01/27/2007 11:06:50 AM
you should have gotten a lot closer and tested his stare down..just think of the series of shots you could have had...being chased and beaten, seeing the inmates flee, the cops rushing in...a few bloody self-portraits...
and ribbons, lots of ribbons!
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01/26/2007 04:23:30 PM
So stinkin funny. I still think it looks like Tiger!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2007 11:33:13 PM
That's one sheriff I don't want to mess with... Great expression.
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01/25/2007 11:21:58 AM
This is a great...amazing image done in by HDR (or processing). Just an opinion but it doesn't do the subject much justice.
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01/25/2007 12:06:50 AM
Great shadows!
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01/24/2007 10:38:53 PM
yeah, that's against the law. you shoulda had your camera confiscated.
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01/24/2007 10:38:19 PM
I really, really like this shot. This colors, the PP, the look on Officer Badass's face!
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01/24/2007 09:47:59 PM
Wow just brilliant. Caught a perfect moment.
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01/24/2007 02:20:57 PM
Good choice :-)
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01/23/2007 09:43:43 PM
A little heavy on the processing for my taste. Dosn't look real.
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01/23/2007 12:30:47 PM
that sheriff's face is great!
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01/23/2007 04:48:43 AM
not too happy to be photographed is he.
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01/22/2007 05:16:36 PM
Inmates look happier then the guard.
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01/22/2007 01:48:01 PM
I'll never get tired of looking at this pic, already a classic on DPC. Well done.
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01/19/2007 11:20:24 PM
Remind me of my favorite TV show...Prison break
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01/19/2007 04:15:37 PM
Sheriff doesn't look too thrilled to be on camera...
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01/18/2007 07:21:49 PM
Photo quality is too soft.
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01/18/2007 07:18:59 PM
YIKES!! I'm glad he's not looking at me! Or is he? AHH! I may not sleep tonight. I hope you didn't get hurt too severely while taking this pic! Cool shot and back to bump you up to 8 for risking life & limb!
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01/17/2007 08:24:25 AM
Doesnt look right....
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01/16/2007 11:08:24 PM
I like the processing. HDR with some smoothing of some sort? His stare is classic. It looks like a young Willie Nelson on the Right. And now that I look at it... the boss man looks like Tiger Woods on 'roids. :)

Edited to actually use punctuation marks!

Message edited by author 2007-01-26 18:06:51.
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01/16/2007 10:40:10 PM
Nice shot, but the shadows on some of the faces distract me.....
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01/16/2007 10:15:36 PM
A little too much post processing for my liking. Great glare though!
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01/15/2007 03:31:21 PM
Hehehe, boy you gonna get yous ass whopped ;-P
Love this shot
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01/15/2007 03:28:14 PM
I love the look the Sheriff is giving you, and the inmates appear to not even notice you're there.
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01/15/2007 10:24:10 AM
Interesting capture
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01/15/2007 08:29:18 AM
LOL, what a look !
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01/15/2007 07:13:18 AM
Like someone mentioned in your comments when you posted the image earlier, I really like the image, but not a big fan of the post processing. Great expression. Good work ~ 6.
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01/14/2007 03:57:25 PM
Yay, I know who's this is.
He looks like he's about to shoot lasers of death from his eyes. Either that or he's constipated.
;]
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01/14/2007 02:58:10 PM
From the thumb this looked like a painting! Nice colours and what a look the Sheriff has on his face!! :o)
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01/14/2007 12:08:22 AM
The policeman's look is priceless, but the lighting is very strange, looks like HDR gone wild.
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01/13/2007 11:31:15 PM
Nice processing and cool subject.
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01/13/2007 10:43:59 PM
It looks like you got in big trouble right after this shot!
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01/13/2007 10:25:20 PM
what's with the cartoon?
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01/13/2007 07:44:28 PM
Wow, if looks could kill! Good composition and focus.
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01/13/2007 04:19:50 PM
Man he looks pissed! Nice moment you captured, The appreciation on the inmates faces is priceless.
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01/13/2007 09:30:30 AM
I hope you are ok. He looks like he's gonna kick your butt.
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01/13/2007 09:29:58 AM
I always get a kick out of this shot. The look on the guards face is just classic.
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01/13/2007 01:35:57 AM
From that look, did you end up joining the inmates? Nice shot.
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01/12/2007 08:31:45 PM
I like the processing. Interesting subjects.
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01/12/2007 07:35:29 PM
the excitement of a shot like this comes from its realism. your processing subtracts the realism, and therefore subtracts the excitement.
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01/12/2007 11:46:08 AM
nice shot, it just seems too overprocessed to me. not counting down b/c of that. great job, and nice colors.
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01/12/2007 11:16:47 AM
this looks like a photo from a previous challenge.
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01/12/2007 03:24:14 AM
Ahhhh finally one I recognize! Although I cant remember whos this is, I remember the story behind it. Damn he looks pissed!
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01/12/2007 03:07:37 AM
Ahh Slippy, such a familiar image to us all. It is still a very nice image with good colour and great characters
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01/12/2007 01:02:22 AM
Good pj shot. Interesting to look at, and technically good. I find the shadow/light thing contributing to the image. Nice job.
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01/12/2007 12:59:20 AM
Glad to see my tax dollars at work. Two guys getting paid to let a bunch of criminals loaf around in the shade. Wait a minute, that sonofabitch with the sideburns stole my car!
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01/12/2007 12:34:24 AM
A little heavy on the noise reduction. The guard looks way to serious!
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