Yes, I do know better. Really I do. But I really like this one.
The goal was to get nine in a shot without cropping to get to nine. This is one such shot. Granted, one guy is only an ear, so it's almost a sort of Where's Waldo at the same time... And no, I do not expect this to score well. Which is fine. But I did sign up for the golf thing, and playing the hole is more fun than walking it with the ball in your pocket, yes?
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[Sep. 19th, 2009 05:00:47 PM]
Made it above 4.6!! Let's see if it holds! (Very exciting, you know. I'm glued to my update button!)
Holy cow!! Made it up to 4.7 on rollover! Way to go, me! :-) (And dang, didn't spot that reflection in the window, but I'm not counting the reflected guy.)
[Is it somehow indicative of my lack of judgement or taste that I STILL like this, alot?]
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Place: 134 out of 165 Avg (all users): 4.7065 Avg (commenters): 5.2500 Avg (participants): 4.3729 Avg (non-participants): 4.8640 Views since voting: 1133 Views during voting: 343 Votes: 184 Comments: 22 Favorites: 0
Really surprised at the score - I really like this shot. If I had to guess this was a victim of fast voting - the ninth guy (the ear) was one of the things I particularly liked.
Ah Deb, after your PM I see it now. Weird, I looked and looked. I love the shot. What I found most interesting is that everyone is looking in a different direction - even up. Nice image, well done!
Graphic design elements all over the place to make this more than a random snap shot; I can see why you like it. First we have a strong diagonal of three guys from right lower corner, with the line picked up further along by the gal near the door. The third guy of that group stands in a paver pattern that works like ripples in a pond, helpin the eye move through unexpected parts of the image. The gal faces toward the bag-holding person, creating an implied triangle. Lines of windows, doors, sidewalk provide a geometric background to contrast with the people. Photographer with tiny camera tosses in a bit of hook for the imagination. As noted by others, the white-shirt-ear person is difficult to see (but easier if image enlarged to 400% - maybe print huge and hang in a cafe), and the fragment of guy with glasses can be mistakenly seen as going with the other fragment guy's white shirt, making him appear giant sized.
sigh... just more proof that people fly through voting like it's a race. i thought this was a great entry and i really think it should have done way better.
there's something about this image I really like, it's like everyone is off doing their own thing, heading in their own direction, from the guy in the back looking @ his camera to the guy whose barely seen in the upper right hand corner, great candid
I really like how you see different parts of all the people. This picture does a nice job of helping me feel like I'm there and that this is a busy street with lots of activity. I keep coming back and looking at this one.
While a good foundation for a street photography entry, I am missing the relation to the Nine challenge. I do like your contrast and tonal range, but this one misses the boat to me. 3.
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