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sevilduvarci


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Challenge: Street Photography (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: dumbo, brooklyn
Date: Feb 18, 2007
Galleries: Urban, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 18, 2007

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Statistics
Place: 15 out of 288
Avg (all users): 6.6751
Avg (commenters): 8.0909
Avg (participants): 6.5932
Avg (non-participants): 6.7563
Views since voting: 2011
Views during voting: 421
Votes: 237
Comments: 40
Favorites: 8 (view)

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 06/01/2008 12:37:05 PM
what happened to the awesome photog that took this?
 09/13/2007 07:51:42 PM
This is an AWESOME SHOT!!!!!!
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 06/19/2007 01:44:19 AM
I love how the light just comes down through the clouds and between the buildings, seeing all the while not a single person but the lonely soul, a belated Congrats on your 15th place!
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 04/26/2007 03:43:04 PM
Love the mood captured here. The buildings are dark and gigantic - they seem to be pressing/closing in on the small & lone figure in the scene. The lone figure stands there isolated with buildings towering over him - almost swallowing him from sheer size. I see this as a conceptual piece commenting on the irony of how we can live in a large city/metropolis but yet can get lost and alone in it. I like how the middle third of the photo is light (things are illuminated) while the right & left thirds of the photo falls or is shadow. Again it adds to the feel of being closed in/isolated in/quartered off. The bridge is symbolic too. We only see a slice of it here - seemingly cut short because of the buildings. The bridge can be seen as symbolic of being able to get to places of reaching beyond a limited boundary. Here it does not offer the possiblity to escape from a boundary limitation. It does not offer the ability to cross. It is limited or cut off in it's visible span. Thus a visible 'road' that would allow the individual to escape/to travel 'out' of his/her confines of 'building bound' loneliness to open skies & friendly faces goes/leads nowhere. Wonderful street capture.
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 03/19/2007 07:32:35 PM
This is really awesome...I like the point of view you used.
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 03/06/2007 01:47:31 PM
very cool sevil.
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 03/05/2007 11:10:18 PM
wow...my chest tightens as I feel the weight of the buildings...beautiful work!
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 03/02/2007 08:05:33 AM
Great shot & a Great finish Sevil! I love the contrasting scales between the person and the buildings. Well done! :)
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 02/26/2007 04:51:32 PM
Congratulations. Very glad you achieved such a good grade! Those clouds are in just the right place. And the 3 - hydrant, person, truck - make for a nice odd number. Head backwards up that street towards the Navy Yard and there are some other nice locations too. The ConEd plant with its tall industrial chimney adjacent to the old Vinegar Hill houses offers and interesting juxtaposition.
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 02/26/2007 04:41:22 PM
Wonderful mood and lighting. Not sure how "natural" the lighting was moving up the sidewalk but it is very nicely done nonetheless. I like the imposing sides coming in. With the highlighted street, the man, the bridge, and then the far clouds shows great movement in the frame. Not too much to complain about the photo, maybe some dodging/burning issues around the figure, but overall an exceptional photo. It's not something I personally equate with "Street Photography" hence I gave it a lower rating, but just as a beautifully rendered photo and idea it garners HIGH marks in my book.
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 02/26/2007 08:57:43 AM
Great job on this, Sevil! Congratulations on your well-deserved high placement. The towering buildings and narrow perspective really serve to enhance the sense of isolation that you were going for.
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 02/26/2007 08:12:56 AM
Congrats on a great finish! Great capture.
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 02/26/2007 07:25:49 AM
This is awesome! Congratulations on suchan amazingn photo and an amazing finish in this very tough challenge.

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 02/26/2007 06:33:24 AM
Yay Sevil!! Great finish with this - it was definitely in my top ten. Very glad you entered this challenge - your work in this area is something I aspire to!
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 02/26/2007 04:56:38 AM
yoohoo Sevil:)! congrats on the 15th place, fantastic photo
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 02/26/2007 12:34:22 AM
TEBRIKLER, Sevil!!! Well deserved, love this photo and your work in
general. I'm so glad for you.
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 02/26/2007 12:29:58 AM
15th place!!!
awesome well done
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 02/26/2007 12:13:52 AM
I had this in my top three. Congrats on 15th place.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/25/2007 05:42:22 PM
Nice
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 02/25/2007 11:04:04 AM
Very interesting, squeezy feel to this but the tilt to the right is a bit unsettling to me as the viewer.
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 02/25/2007 10:43:30 AM
love it. I can imagine this in a gallery ! 10
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 02/25/2007 05:54:37 AM
One of my favourites of the challenge.
I think the tight crop and the composition work extremely well.
Nice dodging and burning except for round the figure, which is the main reason i've not given this a 10.
Still gets a 9 mind.
Well done, brilliant photo.
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 02/24/2007 10:37:23 PM
Great image... it makes me gazing and imaging...
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 02/24/2007 08:56:12 AM
it does bring out that emotion, I really like it...it almost looks like an old photograph from the 30s or 40s. I really like it. Very frameable.
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 02/24/2007 07:13:01 AM
Excellent use of grand scale to convey the mood implied by your title.
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 02/23/2007 10:06:53 PM
Excellent use of relative size to capture an emotion!
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 02/23/2007 08:59:20 AM
interesting...
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 02/22/2007 02:59:06 AM
lovely shot, reminds me of some mafia films in New York, well done
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 02/21/2007 10:55:40 PM
cool lighting. composition reminds me of the kertesz shot with the guy carrying the wrapped painting. totally different vibe here, but very interesting.
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 02/21/2007 10:00:46 PM
fantastic comp - 9
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 02/20/2007 06:10:25 PM
Very nice. The wide angle works great. I guess perhaps in an ideal world the person could have been a little closer.
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 02/20/2007 03:02:43 PM
There is something about this picture that I really like. The lonely figure in an empty street lined up with tall buildings, little life around, the black and white, somewhat soft rendition conveys the idea of lonmeliness and despair (perhaps) quite well... I love it (10)
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 02/20/2007 02:15:29 PM
Great angle and compostition!
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 02/20/2007 09:54:26 AM
Very moving.
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 02/20/2007 08:52:08 AM
Neat shot. Very artistic. I like the contrast between the person and the background.
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 02/20/2007 04:39:47 AM
Very nice and great PP - Would make a great postcard.
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 02/19/2007 08:06:51 PM
Fantastic perspective. Has a bit of a drunken lean to it, but a truly impressive b&w nonetheless.
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 02/19/2007 03:26:33 PM
Wow...lonely. Love this.
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 02/19/2007 09:40:37 AM
Well done. You captured just the right sort of lighting there. 9.
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 02/19/2007 05:58:06 AM
wonderful image and a great title...I love everything about this 9
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