I was hoping to to spend more time shooting for this challenge, but I had a hectic work schedule that week & only had about 30 minutes free while out scouting locations for a commercial HD shoot.
It was BITTER cold in the motor city on this particular morning & there was quite a wind whipping through the streets. I was standing on the corner pretending to shoot buildings but was really waiting for people to pass by so I could get shots of them. This guy came out from behind me & sort of surprised me as he was trying to dodge my camera. Catching him in this awkward pose was pure serendipity for this challenge!
Silly rabbit, you can't duck under a 10mm lens!
Anyway, I only got off 2 shots with him in frame & yes, I agree it sucks about the placement of that pole... :~( But, the second frame, though interesting as well, simply didn't have the comedy of this one.
All & all, I'm pleased how this did considering how much time went into it - I was afraid I might hit another 4.xx...
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another classic photo passed by by the voting masses.
No despair here for you I hope - realize that your image will be worthy of history books, while those on the front page forgotten by the end of next month.
Must have been one windy day! Great photo that tells a story. I wish you had waited a moment longer to snap this though, so your subject did not appear to have a light pole coming from his back.
There is a lot to look into this image. Though a very simplistic composition, i felt like searching something here. Though you could have cloned out the crosswires at th centre
your subjects dark coat blends too much with the dark lamp post, maybe waiting one or two more steps would have help to seperate the two. good image though.
Nice dismal looking day in the city. I would have done perspective correction here because I generally don't like the distortion, but this isn't too bad.
Your subject blends too well with the lamp post. A step forward or backward would give better contrast to their silhouette and provided a much stronger composition, IMO.
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