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Somewhere Other Than Here
Somewhere Other Than Here
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Challenge: Candid IV (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
Location: Sale Lake City
Date: Jun 10, 2007
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/3200
Galleries: Urban, Candid
Date Uploaded: Jun 10, 2007

 This is a homeless person in Salt Lake City. I like to get out and shoot homeless people becuase they always have very interesting expressions, and their eyes and skin tell so many stories. I generally pay them a small amount, or offer to buy them a meal, so that we can help out each other. I wish I could have had more environment included in the photo, but I had only one lens on me at the time.

For editing, I adjusted the shadows, sharpened, increased contrast in the eyes via two curves layers, converted to black and white, and then added the original layer on top in color mode, increased saturation with a hue/sat adj layer, then added a blank layer on top and stamped the visible layers and changed the mode to overlay to increase saturation more. Adjusted the shadows some more, dodged and burned a bit, and then cropped and resized for the web, cloning out a small peice of newspaper in the lower portion of the photo.

Statistics
Place: 121 out of 448
Avg (all users): 5.7566
Avg (commenters): 6.2222
Avg (participants): 5.7030
Avg (non-participants): 5.8627
Views since voting: 763
Views during voting: 238
Votes: 152
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Konica Minolta A2
 06/16/2007 06:15:21 PM
this almost looks posed, but I don't think. It's a nice closeup.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 06/16/2007 12:49:33 PM
your title works very well this image. Your processing, which normally I wouldn't like for a candid, also works well for your themes. And when you've got your themes working, you're golden! 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K100D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 06/13/2007 07:10:44 PM
A little overexposed for my taste, good shot though
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-H5
 06/13/2007 03:36:22 PM
Excellent PP. The right eye (his left) looks a little too white, but I didn't notice the first time around so...maybe I'm wrong.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 06/13/2007 10:49:25 AM
One of many highly expressive images of faces in this challenge

Very nicely executed and I love the fact that you have used rich colours rather than converting to B&W
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 06/12/2007 10:58:35 PM
Nice capture - Like the lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K7
Pentax FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited AF
 06/12/2007 03:26:00 PM
This image has a lot of character, with its bold, strong colors and the man's intense expression.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/11/2007 11:11:43 PM
Over processed and over sharpened. Try pulling back a bit and then work it gently.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF
 06/11/2007 09:10:09 AM
Nice job on the crop and awesome detail. Love the colours as well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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