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Challenge: Free Study 2008-01 (Advanced Editing VI ("Time Lapse"))
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
Date: Jan 26, 2008
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Jan 28, 2008

 A Romany gypsy lady who sells the Big Issue magazine in Manchester, UK. The Big Issue is a magazine bought by homeless and people a bit down on their luck for 60p and then sold to the general public for £1.50. The sellers keep the profits from the sales.

The title is the Romany name for themselves, a tribal name name I think. I don't actually know this lady's name so i'm going to call her Rose... or Steve.

I've seen this lady pretty much every day for a couple of months (she sells near my work) and have always loved her eyes, it's as if she has so much to tell us, and understands so much about life just in the way she looks at you when you walk past. She doesn't speak much (English isn't her native tongue) but she a great voice and was happy enough for me to take her picture.

Here she is.

If you like this picture, please buy a copy of the Big Issue from your local seller and support a worthy cause.

I desaturated the background to make the image pop a bit more than it otherwise would have. I had a bit of trouble with the final sharpening but I think it cracked it and kept it to a sensible level.

Overall, I'm very proud of this image and I think it's one of my best. If it doesn't get above a 6.5 i'll be quite disappointed, but as seems par for the course as of late, it'll teeter on 5.9 and 6 and then just decide to stay at 5.8.

Taken from a single jpeg, cropped, sharpened, USMed twice, high pass on soft light, color balance, selective color, levels, curves, levels, curves, color curves, and plenty of other stuff that involved me noodling around.

Anyways, I do hope you like it and it at least gives you enjoyment and ideas.

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Canon EOS-30D
 02/07/2008 09:57:57 PM
You can see her spirit in her faces and wrinkles. Great image
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 for Canon
 02/02/2008 09:29:46 PM
fabulous detail
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z9
Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
 02/02/2008 03:23:57 PM
Love the composition. The look on her face is lovely.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 02/02/2008 12:03:11 AM
I find that the orange yellow mass in the lower left is very distracting and really detracts from an otherwise dramatic portrait with great eyes. Would score this an 8 if this was cloned out or at least definable with a different crop - 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 02/01/2008 04:51:06 PM
Nice color in the eyes, and character on her face.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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