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Challenge: Street Photography III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D60
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Location: A small city in Central Belgium
Date: Oct 23, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Action, Rural
Date Uploaded: Oct 26, 2008

 This was a lucky shot from the hip while I was walking around town. I saw this boy pedalling feverishly and went to capture him for the motion blur challenge but just as I snapped he turned his head to check out the specials menu on the restaurant sign. I was surprised to see another biker that was behind him reflected in the window and I thought the photo as a whole begged some intriguing questions. I hope the voters like it.

Focal Length (35mm film equiv): 82mm

PP - Convert from RAW to 16 bit TIF, Crop, Shadow/hightlight, Levels, Curves, Exposure +.20, Convert to 8 bit TIF, LucisArts filter at low settings blended in at 25%, USM, Resize to 720X, Frame, touch up 720X size, Sepia Filter @ 50%, Vignette - softly feathered black around borders.

Statistics
Place: 141 out of 146
Avg (all users): 4.5488
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 4.5192
Avg (non-participants): 4.5625
Views since voting: 747
Views during voting: 355
Votes: 164
Comments: 6
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Apple iPhone 6s+
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 11/04/2008 09:00:56 AM
Such good processing. I'm so glad you posted the steps. Before I read them I was particularly taken with the subdued color, and was trying to understand what made it so special. I like the reflection in the window, and I get a really nice feeling from this little snip of the neighborhood -- the cobblestone streets and walk, the open door of the restaurant and the sun on the building across the street.
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Nikon D200
Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
 11/04/2008 12:38:12 AM
I really like the double take here, with the reflection and the rider. Though not the same person, it does engage you in the photo.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 11/02/2008 09:03:32 AM
wish the focus was a little better ... good idea though
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/31/2008 09:20:33 PM
Meets Challenge:2
Technical:1
Interestingness:2
Creativity:
TOTAL: 5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/29/2008 02:02:33 PM
Interesting thing is the reflection doesn't seem to be that of the foreground subject.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2008 09:04:38 AM
While I think the subject matter is good, the blur I find a bit distracting, both the bike rider and the background OOF.
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