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Challenge: Where In The World Is drewmedia? (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Stories
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Canon
Location: NYC
Date: Nov 24, 2007
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 250
Galleries: Candid, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 25, 2007

 a candid snapshot of a friend and his wife. I used gradient map to black and white and then curves to make the darks and lights darker. Slight rotate and slight crop. resize and USM.

I'm particularly proud of this because it's on manual exposure. The sunlight was bright and the shadows were dark, so I set it at an exposure that I thought would be good for a sunny day, and let the shadows be dark. Turns out, the detail in the shadows is pretty good, too, but my highlighted areas are not blown out. The sky wasn't blown out, either, but you can't tell so much in b/w.

Statistics
Place: 92 out of 115
Avg (all users): 5.0857
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 4.8500
Avg (non-participants): 5.1800
Views since voting: 770
Views during voting: 236
Votes: 140
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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 02/01/2008 09:46:15 PM
Originally posted by krnodil:
One of those shots where you wonder if the photographer saw the shadow while taking the shot, or found it afterwards. I wish for you that you found it afterwards, because I have found myself that that's the most delightful way to interact with your own images. :)


excellent wonder. most of my photos are a surprise, but in this case I saw the shadow and was trying to capture it (though not for the challenge. I'm not that foresighted!).
 02/01/2008 08:58:51 PM
One of those shots where you wonder if the photographer saw the shadow while taking the shot, or found it afterwards. I wish for you that you found it afterwards, because I have found myself that that's the most delightful way to interact with your own images. :)
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 12/04/2007 10:22:03 PM
ha!
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 12/04/2007 11:24:49 AM
You're getting scary good with both the street stuff and the B&W. Didn't vote or even peruse this challenge so I'm a bit sad I missed this originally.
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 12/03/2007 08:25:55 PM
I can't believe this didn't score higher. I gave this a 7 in voting. I was quite impressed with the cross on his face.
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 12/03/2007 05:42:34 AM
don, iso 100 f11 1/250

set and forget... :)

Oh and great shot, reminded me of buckets "but boys have shadows..." image with the cross.

Message edited by author 2007-12-03 05:45:11.
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 12/03/2007 12:22:17 AM
I thought the cross on his face fit perfectly with the title and was therefore very clever.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/30/2007 09:16:04 PM
I get it, goood
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 11/28/2007 04:47:29 PM
nice portrait, sharp and detailed, but the cross-shadow on his face is distracting me a bit :-(
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 11/26/2007 08:47:23 AM
Difficult lighting conditions. The shadow on the face is not ideal but strangely adds interest. Good choice going for the mono conversion. Street photography is usually to complex for colour
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