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Kurt Vonnegut, smokin
Kurt Vonnegut, smokin
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Challenge: Free Study XV (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Location: Manhattan, NYC
Date: Nov 4, 2006
Aperture: 4.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Urban, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Nov 17, 2006

 I am working on a collection of portraits of New York visionaries. Most of these I catch when I can as I see them on the street or wherever I am. The only editing I did on this shot was to desaturate it a bit, and change the hue slighgtly for better skin tones - plus altering the curves to darken the image slightly.

Statistics
Place: 456 out of 501
Avg (all users): 4.9664
Avg (commenters): 4.8000
Avg (participants): 4.9697
Avg (non-participants): 4.9600
Views since voting: 1029
Views during voting: 222
Votes: 149
Comments: 10
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Nikon D7000
Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
 12/07/2006 07:53:59 PM
2 point bump for my fav author!
 12/07/2006 06:52:05 PM
His pants are blown out and the upper part of his body is in a shadow sorry 3
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 12/06/2006 02:37:04 PM
my hero!
Konica Minolta A2
 12/02/2006 07:47:36 PM
Unfortunately, I do not understand the significance.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 12/02/2006 11:38:00 AM
I love Vonnegut. Looks the same as he did 20 years ago. Image quality okay but the subject really requires a good score. :)
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 12/01/2006 10:22:37 PM
Kurt's pants are too bright,crop unnecessary and distracting objects.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 12/01/2006 08:39:09 PM
This photo would have been much better if it didn't seem so washed out.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 12/01/2006 02:41:14 PM
Still smoking Pall Malls? Ironic that an author known for his independent thinking should be so addicted. Did he say yes to the photo?
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 12/01/2006 11:05:27 AM
i think it would have been better as a veticla shot. then his feet would not be cut off.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/01/2006 12:17:37 AM
Holy shit, first thing I said to myself before I saw the title was 'is that Vonnegut??'. Nice catch if that's really him. If it's not, you've found his doplleganger.
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