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Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
Location: The California, Auburn CA
Galleries: Candid, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 15, 2008

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Comments: 10
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Taken outside one of the two bars in the city I live. Not too many places for street photography. :P

Converted to black and white with a gradient map and selective color layer underneath to work with tones. Little dodge and burn.

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05/01/2008 08:55:01 AM
What an interesting image. So crisp and clear. The process you use to convert to B&W is awesome.
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04/25/2008 01:32:51 AM
This is really unique, the shadow just makes it really awesome. Great job.
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04/19/2008 09:54:28 AM
The mystery of the shadowed smoker... :-) Kind of camp, kind of lonely. Very good job with the conversion as always.
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04/18/2008 12:12:51 PM
this is really cool, the detail in the shadow is quite amazing. you captured her in the perfect pose and angle, i wonder what time you took this, must of been late afternoon or early morning?

according to your description that this place is not quite the busiest, this picture has quite some symbolisitc meaning to it, as if a shadow, a strucureless "object", is the only thing that brings live to that place.
well done!
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04/17/2008 12:37:10 AM
I agree with Ken, the shadow looks pregnant and smoking:) Probably just a bad angle for her..I hope. I'll take one of those Coronas, you can keep that nasty Sierra Navada beer! Cool shot.
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04/16/2008 02:41:15 PM
Sweet.
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04/15/2008 07:08:39 PM
Great job of letting the shadows tell the story here. Such detail and perfect timing to get the pose just right, you can even see the cigarette in the lady's hand.
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04/15/2008 05:45:14 PM
I love the shadows, all of them. They add a certain life to this image.
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04/15/2008 10:11:53 AM
Nice deep shadows & silhouette of a smoking female figure outside the bar - a very pleasing conversion & tone.
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04/15/2008 03:58:30 AM
In the shadow of a neon martini glass no less. :) and is that a pregnant woman smoking a ciggy?
Nic job here, Joe. Yeah, "Happy hour" is really one of the classic misnomers. :)
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