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Homeless Streets
Homeless Streets
rubentinajero7


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Challenge: Street Photography IV (Minimal Editing I*)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
Location: Hesperia, California
Date: Feb 13, 2011
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/600
Galleries: Emotive, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Feb 13, 2011

 I took this picture at a grocery store by my house, it's a homeless man that goes by the name river. He had a wife and dogs with him but I didn't decide to use that photo. I used this one because you can really see how hard of a life he has had by looking at his hand.

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Place: 55 out of 104
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Votes: 206
Comments: 11
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 02/23/2011 11:35:32 AM
I'm really surprised this didn't do better.
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 02/23/2011 11:26:34 AM
I thought this was one of the best shots in the challenge: the dirty, weathered hand is sharp, and although blurred the camo clothing, long hair and red face point to a life on the street. You managed to get a blue sky, too.

The homeless as subject for photography is such a cliché that even saying it's cliché is cliché. Here his anonymity is respected. His angry gesture is the perfect response to someone pointing a camera at him, but softened by the smile, which makes this picture kind of a joy.
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 02/23/2011 12:25:57 AM
Probably got hurt because of the gesture, but that is also the appeal of this shot. It's in your face and unapologetic real life. One of my 10's.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/22/2011 10:53:24 PM
Ok, THAT's in your face...
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 02/22/2011 07:21:49 PM
The perils of taking street pictures.
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 02/22/2011 06:54:06 AM
not exactly endearing but I suppose you had to be there ;)
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 02/17/2011 09:03:15 AM
Nice dept of field
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 02/16/2011 03:42:56 PM
Too funny! Guess he didn't want his picture taken, but ended up being a great shot anyway
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 02/16/2011 01:08:50 PM
His finger is kind of bent to the left...
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 02/16/2011 08:09:06 AM
amazing... posed or not
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 02/16/2011 01:00:36 AM
ExcEllent.
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