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Freedom: A Photographic History of the African American Struggle
Freedom: A Photographic History of the African American Struggle
brianlh


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Challenge: Book Titles II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Aug 7, 2009
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Street
Date Uploaded: Aug 9, 2009

 This isn't the greatest shot aesthetically speaking, but I only got to take a couple quick shots before the guy mumbled something, pointed at me, then leaned over to pick up a rock. Needless to say, I didn't spend any time recomposing and reshooting the shot, despite the fact that he was still sitting in the exact same position when I passed by the next day.

I debated back and forth between a black & white version, and multiple partially desaturated versions, then finally settled on this one.

Statistics
Place: 102 out of 130
Avg (all users): 5.0183
Avg (commenters): 4.0000
Avg (participants): 5.0000
Avg (non-participants): 5.0259
Views since voting: 665
Views during voting: 256
Votes: 164
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 08/20/2009 02:39:44 PM
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club

First Impression: Yup, I think your comments say it well, "not the best shot aesthetically". For me this is little more than a snapshot somebody might take of the monument rather than trying to convey the story behind the book.

Composition: Whilst your main subject (the guy on the bench) is well placed in the frame I do think the background takes away much of the impact of the shot and (for me) this would have worked better as a much tighter crop on the monument

Subject: I think and dnmc voters would be pretty mean to think any image doesn't match the book title so yes, this meets the challenge for me but the image wouldn't make me pick up the book to read.

Technical: Your sole commenter mentioned the harsh light and is quite right, The guy on the bench appears almost in shadow on my monitor and I'd have liked to have seen more of him. Focus is ok and I can read most of the writing on the monument.

Final thoughts: This probably scored about right in the challenge but with a little more care and time am sure this could have been much better (though understand your reasons for not hanging around lol).
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/14/2009 07:51:45 AM
very harsh light
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