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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: johannesburg south-africa
Date: Mar 8, 2009
Aperture: 20
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Cityscape, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2009

just another early Sunday morning in Johannesburg

Statistics
Place: 394 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.8068
Avg (commenters): 6.8750
Avg (participants): 5.8491
Avg (non-participants): 5.5616
Views since voting: 771
Views during voting: 669
Votes: 497
Comments: 58
Favorites: 1 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 05:45:13 PM
I like the guy's shadow on the wall. Nice sun rays.
03/17/2009 03:21:55 PM
perfect shadow, great leading lines too, and sunstar-9
03/17/2009 11:31:11 AM
Dramatic lighting and shadows. Good composition.
03/17/2009 10:08:16 AM
Nice photograph. Great light and shadow.
03/16/2009 11:00:18 PM
The detail in the shadow really makes this shot even more amazing.
03/16/2009 05:45:40 PM
This one's fun. I'd crop a tiny bit off of the top, to bring the focus back more on your subject, I'm a little distracted by the lacey balcony railing and whatever is top-center. The bottom part of your sun rays are more interesting than the top, and it would intensify your golden tones.
03/16/2009 03:55:21 PM
your sunburst is really good..but on my screen there are quite a few "specks" in the beams...is your lens clean?
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03/16/2009 02:33:12 PM
Good shot and lighting. Nice shot.
03/16/2009 12:47:53 PM
pretty nice although Id go for portrait format ;D

five from me

take care,
brano
03/16/2009 11:13:37 AM
Great image with instant impact, lovely sunburst, great lighting and shadows
03/16/2009 03:50:31 AM
Well captured and presented.
03/16/2009 12:45:29 AM
Cool shot.. I like your choice of composition.
03/15/2009 10:30:49 PM
I love the shadow.
03/15/2009 09:15:14 PM
nice leading lines
03/15/2009 04:33:06 PM
The shadow looks pretty cool. The more I look at this pic, the more I like it.
03/15/2009 02:28:04 PM
Personally I think the crop should have been brought up to the edge of the lit sidewalk, jmo
03/15/2009 12:32:19 PM
Stunning! One of my favorites so far...
03/15/2009 12:02:47 PM
I like his shadow and the bricks look neat too.
03/15/2009 01:21:33 AM
Great light and shadow!
03/14/2009 09:45:12 PM
cool shadow
03/14/2009 07:07:09 PM
Love the lighting! Great shadows and flare!
03/14/2009 06:36:37 PM
I really like the way the light in this, the long shadow it creates is really magical. Very nice!
03/14/2009 05:22:06 PM
a lot to like here, striking image... 8
03/14/2009 03:28:37 PM
Amazing light. Well seen
03/14/2009 01:00:43 PM
Great silhouette and capture of the shadow.
03/14/2009 12:40:21 PM
Lovin' it. I like how it feels like he's the only one around for miles.
03/14/2009 11:59:44 AM
you handled the extreme dynamic range in this shot very well. The shadow adds to the image very nicely. Would have liked it even more if you had fixed the vertical tilt of the overall image. 7
03/14/2009 10:51:58 AM
This photo intrigued me, so I had to play with it a little in photoshop. I absolutely love the shadow on the wall, but the foreground seemed so dark, it was distracting. I played just a tad with levels and made the midtones brighter. It made the picture a bit brighter, which seemed to fit because the sun is shining directly at us, and brought out your brilliant shadow a little bit more. Fun shot! 8
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03/14/2009 09:08:35 AM
Great mood to this
03/14/2009 12:57:55 AM
interesting exspecially the shadow
03/13/2009 09:09:51 PM
Excellent sun flare! Nice golden hues and POI. Very nice!! 8
03/13/2009 08:21:56 PM
Love the play of light and shadow and textures on this.
03/13/2009 03:07:23 PM
Excellent capture, the POV and the use of backlight with the shadows are great.
03/13/2009 01:16:55 PM
Great focus with great detail preservation. An excellent silhouette portrait.
03/13/2009 12:37:26 PM
Twins! Good composition and lens flare.
03/13/2009 01:53:29 AM
Like the shadow here.
03/13/2009 12:34:23 AM
Fantastic, love the lighting, love it all
03/12/2009 11:47:00 PM
such great use of shadow
03/12/2009 09:07:24 PM
Interesting shadow & silhouette, patterns in sidewalk and brick wall, sun light and shadow.
03/12/2009 06:36:15 PM
great lighting and perspective! nicely done.
03/12/2009 04:58:49 PM
love this has a real mood to it
03/12/2009 04:29:31 PM
Awesome use of lighting to create the image.
03/12/2009 04:27:17 PM
I love the rays of the sun extending out and the long shadow that makes it look like it belongs to a different person.
03/12/2009 03:53:39 PM
try this in bw
03/12/2009 03:52:11 PM
very nice shot
03/12/2009 11:42:00 AM
Love the shot. This is so well done. A keeper to say the least.
03/12/2009 06:38:27 AM
Yeah. Love it! The use of the sun, and the resulting shadows really work for this photo. Even the diagonal line formed from the stop sign to the subject adds interest. You've created something really unique here.
03/12/2009 01:34:58 AM
I like the shadowplay and the textures. Creative title as well. There may be just a little bit of tilt and fisheye curve in the frame that takes away from the impact just a smidgen. Not enough to stop me from giving it a high vote and a fave, however.
03/11/2009 10:48:37 PM
Great composition!
03/11/2009 07:37:28 PM
Normally I do not like shots directly into the sun but it works here. Nice strong shadow.
03/11/2009 04:53:52 PM
Nice shadow. I thought he was facing the other way but the shadow shows him looking towards you. Its like an illusion. Nice lighting.
03/11/2009 04:49:03 PM
nice try . but the mode is not really captures here
03/11/2009 12:57:09 PM
Nice contemplative feel here. Great shadow.
03/11/2009 11:03:14 AM
Oh man, I am loving this one. One of my faves so far!!
03/11/2009 10:55:01 AM
very nice
03/11/2009 10:43:45 AM
I love the light in this, the silhouette and shadow are great
03/11/2009 02:06:21 AM
cool shot
03/11/2009 01:44:31 AM
Fabulous shadow. I also like the star burst sun, just maybe crop a little more off of the dark left.
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