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Challenge: Independence (Basic Editing III*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Olympus D-490Z
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Date: Jul 15, 2005
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Date Uploaded: Jul 16, 2005

 Some independent contractors working on the house next door.

@ RGB Curve
@ Cropped to 3:2 ratio
@ Noise-reduction with PictureCooler
@ USM at 16%/64 dia/TH=0
@ USM at 66%/0.6 dia/TH=7
@ 1-pixel black stroke
@ SaveAs JPEG at 9/10 quality setting = 128kb

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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)
 07/24/2005 01:42:36 AM
Originally posted by vfwlkr:
Both subjects have their face partly in shadow. Another angle could have helped.

Thanks for the comments, everyone. I was potentially going to use these shots for stock purposes, so having their faces in shadow was part of protecting their anonymity--also important if they're truly "moonlighting" or working a second job, where they may not want their identity and location revealed to the world.

Interesting perception about the structural resemblance to a gallows--you are absolutely correct. I may take some more shots without the guys there for just that look now.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/21/2005 07:37:36 AM
You will probably think this is odd. Each time I see this image, especially in thumbnail, I think of a gallows. I think it is the overpoweringly geometric in your face of the wood. The moon is not really that stong - I look and move on. The placing of the two men reinforces the 'gallow' sense I get. The only thing that pulls me away fromt hat is when I look hard at their faces. So, for me at least, this image works on a much more subtle level than I think you may have intended. Hey - that's good for you, yes? The lighting in this image is not the greatest - harsh sunlight - but we work with what we have. I think this would be interesting to re-visit on a dreary day, framed the same, without the smiles. Maybe not. But I find this image intriguing and forcing a second, third, and fourth look. 8 - good luck in the challenge!
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 07/20/2005 04:47:50 PM
Both subjects have their face partly in shadow. Another angle could have helped.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2005 06:33:40 PM
i like the photo a lot, compositionally and everything. the hat's great.
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Panasonic DC-G9
Olympus 12-45mm f/4.0 Pro
 07/18/2005 10:46:31 AM
Might have been better if they weren't posing, but that's just my opinion...
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Nikon Coolpix 8700
 07/17/2005 11:21:24 PM
Talk about framing a shot!. I love it. I wonder if you considered cropping a bit off the top. I think it might be better, possibly, if much of the wood lintel were cropped off. And I do wish I could see the faces just a little bit better. Still, it's a fun point of view
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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