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FLINDERS STREET IDOL: "Weddings, Parties, Anything"
FLINDERS STREET IDOL: "Weddings, Parties, Anything"
hotpasta


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Challenge: Street Smarts (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Flinders Street Station, Melbourne
Date: Nov 16, 2007
Aperture: F3.5
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/25
Galleries: Black and White, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Nov 16, 2007

 THE IMAGE: Saw this guy in the subway at Flinders Street Station. He was belting it out. I like the details on the wall, including the do not spit sign. Notice the fact that there is spit all over it? If I had more light and time, I would have shot a better image. I don't particularly like the distortions in the lens, nor do I like the way the light worked, but at the end of the day, it was pretty spontaneous.

I gave him $4 I had in my pocket for the privilege...

EDIT: Grayscale, duotone, B and W filter tint, levels, USM, Noise Ninja.

PREDICTION: Well, I have been getting hammemred lately. Maybe my MOJO has gone again. If I get 6.1 for this, maybe I should throw a party!

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 61
Avg (all users): 5.9347
Avg (commenters): 7.1250
Avg (participants): 5.1818
Avg (non-participants): 5.9787
Views since voting: 1945
Views during voting: 329
Votes: 199
Comments: 15
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Nikon D300s
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon
 12/04/2007 11:57:27 PM
Originally posted by posthumous:
great capture. My favorit part is DO NOT SPIT

huh, thats what I was gonna say
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
 12/04/2007 11:51:01 PM
A nice piece of street photography. Little dodge/burn editing would make this stand out for your personal portfolio.

Message edited by author 2007-12-04 23:52:17.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 12/02/2007 01:05:46 PM
great capture. My favorit part is DO NOT SPIT
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM III
 11/30/2007 05:20:06 PM
Congratulations on your top 10 finish. Beautiful shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5100
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 11/28/2007 05:28:51 PM
I love the do not spit sign!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 11/27/2007 05:54:19 PM
nice use of negative space. love the little "sign" above the mike
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/26/2007 02:00:48 PM
I like the comp of this photo, and the idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 11/26/2007 10:56:05 AM
Nice composition & slight motion cap, 7.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix S5600Z
 11/26/2007 09:14:59 AM
I really like the arrangement of this shot with the man to the left, it works really well - and his sign is brilliant! - 8
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 11/24/2007 03:11:58 PM
I especially love the "do not spit" sign!
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 11/21/2007 09:49:47 PM
Truly depective of life on the streets.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/21/2007 09:49:24 PM
NYC metro? Man I was just there but it was a bass player in Ascott PL and a vocalist at 14th street. Great street photography!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 11/21/2007 11:14:36 AM
i love the signs (do not spit and his advert) - you can photograph the wedding and he can play - that is a deal! I think the image may suffer a bit from the choice of cropping - he seems almost too far over to the edge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 11/21/2007 07:25:50 AM
Ah, there's a lot of clues here - is that you, hotpasta? :) Not a bad image, although a little blown in the highlights, mainly the shirt. There's also a bit much space for my liking, with the amp taking a subtle centre stage, and the artist falling off the edge of the frame. Would be nice to edit out the barrel distortion too. Still, overall, not a bad image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 11/21/2007 05:23:02 AM
That's some beefy distortion you have there :) Nice capture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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