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Challenge: Free Study 2007-10 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 LD Aspherical IF Super II for Nikon
Location: Washington, D.C.
Date: Oct 28, 2007
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500 sec
Galleries: Candid, Children
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2007

 Caught on my way to the 2007 Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., while attending a conference.

Processing:

Levels
Black and white layer (on auto), masked out the boy and lowered opacity on that layer
Curves
Sharpened
Resized
Saved for web

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/10/2007 11:00:08 PM
I'll agree with your assessment that this does seem like a snapshot, but I can also see why you took it. As an avid reader, and one who worries that the artform of reading is losing out to video games and such, I find this a compelling sight. As a photograph, maybe it needs more context (which I prefer), or less (for DPC purposes). I do like your choice to "gray" out the background a bit - I've been trying that lately as well.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 11/01/2007 02:18:51 AM
A snapshot, but doesn't come across as a serious shot aimed at a competition of this number.

Perhaps it may have worked to move the boy under a tree or shade of some sort to reduce the harsh lighting and also to remove the 1/2 person and other person and distractions in the background.
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