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Challenge: Construction (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Bridge construction, Hwy 26 in Portland, OR
Date: Jun 3, 2005
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/8
Date Uploaded: Jun 5, 2005

 I searched all over to find a vantage point to take a picture of this guy working under the lights. I finally gave up in defeat, and as I left the freeway, the exit went right under the bridge he was working on -- unbelievable! I parked in an apartment building lot and bushwhacked back to where I could get a shot.

This fellow's reaction was pretty funny when he saw me (after I'd taken several shots). He started screaming at me,

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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 06/14/2005 08:54:54 PM
the photo looks slgithly out of focus but the fact you could capture a shot like this at night is impressive.
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Panasonic DMC-LC20
 06/14/2005 06:28:28 PM
Good idea to do it at night although it looks a little blurred. A tripod would have helped to keep the camera steady, or perhaps the blurring is just caused by post editing to get rid of noise.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-S85
 06/13/2005 08:52:33 PM
Image is out of focus
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
 06/11/2005 08:35:07 PM
Love the concept on this one. Could be a touch sharper in execution (at least on my monitor) Excellent composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S95
Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
 06/11/2005 02:48:07 PM
would be perfect if it were sharper
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z5
 06/11/2005 11:37:42 AM
i like the black background and the wiry thingies.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 06/11/2005 07:02:16 AM
nice image but it seems a bit soft
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-100mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 06/10/2005 07:16:08 PM
Very Creative.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
 06/10/2005 07:15:18 AM
Wow - great contrast between light and dark together with nice composition!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-80D
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C
 06/09/2005 05:39:45 PM
ok I will assume the soft focus is for a reason.... good shot though. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 06/09/2005 04:31:09 PM
I like the blur in this, it gives the feeling of the man shaking from his drilling.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
 06/09/2005 12:27:57 PM
It looks a little out of focus, but I like this picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus C-765UZ
 06/08/2005 12:29:18 PM
What a superb lighting. Dark backround adds value to the photo
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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