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Day 02 - Market War
Day 02 - Market War
shalrath


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Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 APO DG Macro HSM for Nikon
Location: Gildong Market, Seoul
Date: Oct 2, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Candid, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Oct 1, 2008

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Comments: 14
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 I came out of the shower this morning to hear some women fighting in the market outside my window... once I looked out I saw that one was pinned to the ground and others were shouting to call the police. I decided that this was too good an opportunity to miss and swung my 70-200mm out the window to shoot this shot of the woman pinned to the ground.

What started the fight, I do not know. However, there were lots of four letter words (Korean equivelent) exchanged between blows.

A fun morning.

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 10/26/2008 05:48:58 AM
Nice journalistic type of shot
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 10/05/2008 02:08:42 PM
Women can be nasty! Great catch.
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 10/05/2008 02:43:38 AM
Quick thinking! You had the perfect angle for this and great placement to include the knocked off shoe! This is such a well caught intense scene, not sure if the border is doing it justice...
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 10/04/2008 09:28:58 PM
What a moment! Almost looks like they're tickling her. The angle is terrific and of course you had to leave the shoe in the image. The border is superfluous.
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 10/02/2008 10:44:42 PM
A great angle for capturing the skirmish. The shoe and scattered papers add to the drama.
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 10/02/2008 07:42:53 PM
the intensity of human nature - i wonder what the deal was that these women were fighting over....
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 10/02/2008 02:22:34 PM
This is a great picture, your timming was perfect on this one (I was laughing so hard, when I read how you named this side challenge... too funny)
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 10/02/2008 11:39:21 AM
A great capture indeed - like your crop - and I agree having the shoe in the frame was perfect
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 10/02/2008 10:09:09 AM
Now this is street photography! I love the shoe off to one side. Nice composition, too.
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 10/02/2008 09:27:02 AM
Nice point-of-view! This is cool because at first glance it seems like children tickling another child, but then the details begin to accumulate. Definitely makes the viewer curious about the story. I think the duotone works well, too.
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 10/02/2008 05:16:54 AM
I like it. Good on you being able to move fast enough to get the shot. I always miss action out my window.
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 10/02/2008 12:08:58 AM
I really like this. It is a very well captured shot on spur-of-the-moment. These kinds of opportunities don't come along very often. Good for you for being there and getting the shot. Very nice focus and your crop is perfect (including the shoe was genius).
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 10/01/2008 11:40:18 PM
That is a great albeit violent little street moment. I must admit the border does nothing for me, maybe if it was sharp like a film frame, but the soft fade not so much.
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 10/01/2008 11:34:32 PM
Well spotted!
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