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Banana Farmer
Banana Farmer
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Challenge: Banana (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: canada
Date: May 23, 2004
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/45
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 23, 2004

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Statistics
Place: 23 out of 122
Avg (all users): 5.8377
Avg (commenters): 6.7143
Avg (participants): 5.6892
Avg (non-participants): 5.9750
Views since voting: 1076
Votes: 154
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0


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09/15/2005 12:23:44 PM
I like the light tones in your image. The sepia tint gives it a warm touch, which is however broken by the farmer's cold, hypnotic stare at the viewer. It makes me feel slightly unconfortable, as if he was saying "So, you were trying to steal these?".
05/30/2004 01:55:01 AM
Thought this was going to take the blue ribbon. I like the character in your subjects face. Great shot.

Message edited by author 2004-05-30 01:55:15.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/29/2004 05:00:17 PM
Great portrait! I like the thoughtful look on the subject. Great choice of color on the image as well. Nice bokeh. 8
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05/29/2004 07:37:56 AM
I never knew that bananas were grown by scary looking men. 7
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05/29/2004 01:11:24 AM
You have a GREAT portrait of a very expressive face. Your lightinhg technique is near perfect with half the face in soft light and the other half in minor shadow. The sepia printing is perfect for the subject. Having said all that, I hope you took the same exact shot WITHOUT the bananas. They are so very distracting with the placement and the OOF. It just didn't work for you.
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05/28/2004 10:58:48 AM
Nice protrait. The bananas provide the depth.
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05/27/2004 10:03:25 AM
Very creative portrait, nicely done. The tonal range is beautiful. 9
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05/25/2004 09:12:45 PM
My favourite of the challenge by far...incredible texture, amazing everything...remind me to add to favs.
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05/25/2004 06:15:20 PM
would have liked to see the focus on the bananas
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05/25/2004 11:51:19 AM
Out of focus in the foreground distracts from an otherwise great shot.
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05/25/2004 04:23:07 AM
Brilliant portrait. Superb lighting and DOF...One of my faves. 10
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05/25/2004 02:51:14 AM
I like how the title and DOF both emphasize the farmer rather than the bananas (intentional?) Desaturation and composition also work well here.
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05/24/2004 03:30:21 PM
This would have been more successful if the bananas were not obscuring the lower half of hs face. I know you want the focus to be on his eyes but I think the bananas and his hand are a little too blurry. Could a happy medium be achieved where the sharpest details are in his face without losing all the detail in the bananas? The lighting is great and the subject appealing. There is a bit to much purple cast to the grays.
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05/24/2004 03:27:27 PM
unique take onthe theme -- one of my top picks
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05/24/2004 01:42:20 AM
My mind just does not picture this gentleman as a banana farmer, but I could be wrong.
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05/24/2004 12:30:36 AM
Thank you, but I really had enough today :D
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