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The Bluff: Jacks Rule the Realm
The Bluff: Jacks Rule the Realm
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2009-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Location: Denver, CO
Date: Aug 25, 2009
Aperture: f 4.5
ISO: 80
Shutter: 3
Galleries: Humorous, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Aug 25, 2009

A shot of a poker player capturing the spirit of the bluff. His bizarre portrait became the Jack.

Statistics
Place: 407 out of 414
Avg (all users): 4.1000
Avg (commenters): 4.0000
Avg (participants): 4.0532
Avg (non-participants): 4.2692
Views since voting: 621
Views during voting: 190
Votes: 120
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/05/2009 03:54:40 PM
needs more light
09/01/2009 09:41:30 PM
Nice compostition though seems dark and has a red color cast.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/01/2009 03:35:43 PM
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy):

Positives: Very interesting lighting and intriguing subject. I feel there are references here I don't understand but then I'm not a poker player. Back to the lighting - it has a setting sun feel about it yet the context of the image is such that I imagine we are inside here, I like the ambiguity of that. The deep shadow on the face is very effective and helps to keep the smile enigmatic.

Critical stuff: Despite being intrigued by it, this isn't an image I particularly like; I feel a story is being withheld rather than communicated and that frustrates me. The focus is clearly on the face but the composition thrusts the less than sharp cards in the viewers face - I feel this puts the image somewhat in conflict with my senses.

Overall: This is a competent image and I feel sure that you have served up something which is very close to your original intent - that in itself is noteworthy.


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