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Fast Lane
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Germaine


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Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: East De La Guerra St.
Date: Oct 22, 2008
Galleries: Action, Children
Date Uploaded: Oct 24, 2008

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Comments: 5
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 Aaaargh! I love this shot, but the guy's head is in the door, and in the original it looks like the headless skateboarder. (Interesting concept. Maybe I should have left things as they were.) At any rate, I had a heck of a time dodging and working with the doorway to get some definition between the guy's head and the background.

I was using burst mode, and I have several other shots in the series, but I thought the body position in this one was the best. Too bad about the doorway. 8(

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 11/01/2008 10:33:06 PM
Good energy. Better in black and white maybe?
 10/28/2008 03:42:53 PM
I like the high key, energy, lines, shadows and the door. Good job with the dodging. What tnun said. With his and other shadows falling on the line in front of the skateboard it makes the lines in back look like speed marks. :)
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 10/27/2008 10:23:11 AM
I have nothing to add that is as insightful (or as interesting ) as what tnun and Iraklis already did but wanted to note how much fun this shot is.. his age and those red underwear really make this a great find.
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 10/24/2008 04:43:33 PM
Nice!!! Really like the graininess of the doorway and light...the guy's posture is great and what tnun said...

Message edited by author 2008-10-24 16:46:22.
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 10/24/2008 03:05:37 PM
Not sure the guy's head in the doorway is such a bad thing: it makes for a very integrated composition, shape and linewise. The interior stairway is a positive Germaine touch, and when you look at the guy you notice stuff like maybe he is a bit older than most skateboarders, and his butt is really about to pop out of his low rise jeans albeit cheerily in red. No, really, the lines are excellent, and we see enough of the head and cunning background. And the lines get better the more you look.
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