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Challenge: Personality (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
Location: Sydney Australia
Date: Jan 17, 2009
Aperture: f/3.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Photojournalism, Political
Date Uploaded: Jan 17, 2009

 First let me say this shot is not meant to express any personal opinion or make any religious or political statement, it is simply to document the event.

That being said, I don't expect this to score particularly well because of the strong opinions on both sides of the debate, but I hope voters can put that aside and judge the photo on it's merits alone, which if it scores badly from, I have no problem with!

Taken in Sydney CBD from across George Street, had to crop down to a small portion in the middle of the frame to get a good looking result.

Curves, brightness / contrast, custom B&W, USM and resize. Some burning on the observer to keep focus on the main subject and vignetting applied.

Statistics
Place: 43 out of 112
Avg (all users): 5.7338
Avg (commenters): 7.1250
Avg (participants): 5.6383
Avg (non-participants): 5.7757
Views since voting: 1094
Views during voting: 292
Votes: 154
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 03/20/2011 11:53:56 AM
Great shot.
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 04/12/2009 08:57:15 AM
Fantastic and underrated IMO... I love the juxtaposition of the very flamboyant protester and the passive "passer byer"...
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 01/28/2009 02:19:44 AM
Fantastic reportage shot. Captured a great moment.

As a side note, there is a large amount of irony here as the protesters who picket the Scientologists and who wear the V masks organise under the collective name of Anonymous, so to have this shot in a Personality challenge is pretty ironic!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2009 12:19:09 AM
This is a very powerful image....for those who choose to think. ;-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2009 11:07:08 PM
I'll be your hoping that DPC doesn't have many Scientologists? Excellent focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/25/2009 10:52:41 PM
Much personality and character here... one of the best this round!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/25/2009 09:53:41 PM
Nicely done, I've seen these protesters walking the streets of Seattle a couple of times and have never quite been able to compose a shot as well as this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/23/2009 12:19:29 AM
Very nice work. interesting with nice tones.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/20/2009 10:02:07 AM
Nice composition and capture. You have a good eye. 8
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 01/20/2009 05:01:41 AM
ha nice shot, love the B/W
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 01/20/2009 01:56:43 AM
Seems that all personalities are hidden by masks of some sort. I love the way this is cropped/composed. Quite bizarre, but very interesting. Gotta love it in b/w. Only thing that would make this perfect is a bit of blur :)
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 01/20/2009 01:54:43 AM
Love the title. Makes you wonder who is under that mask.
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