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Challenge: Free Study 2009-11 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
Location: Salt Lake City
Date: Nov 27, 2009
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Urban, Candid
Date Uploaded: Nov 28, 2009

 Inside a local hamburger diner, winner of awards over the years, a window from the kitchen looks out to the customer tables. Heads enter and leave the frame randomly. Tried to capture the girl, but when the guy peeked out with this concerned expression, it seemed to imply the middle of a story. Needed high ISO for the indoor darkness. Framed news items aren't hung exactly level, which throws everything a little off balance, echoing the ambiguity of the situation. Title from the "Best burgers" piece under the window. Maybe not the classic entry for a high free study score, but I rather like the color, ligjt, and candid moment.

Note after challenge: Thank you all for the wonderful comments. The black thing at the top is a sports jacket, but showing the logo would have unbalanced the image. This was not posed, sort of indoor street photography, and the guy only glanced out a second or so - so I was glad to get what I could.

Statistics
Place: 260 out of 366
Avg (all users): 5.3022
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.3200
Avg (non-participants): 5.2564
Views since voting: 779
Views during voting: 28
Votes: 139
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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Nikon D7000
Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4
 02/11/2010 08:55:55 AM
This isn't the ordinary sort of shot. The interest is concentrated in the window, and then the surrounding things creep into view. I also like the connection with the title in both the window and the poster. Good find.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 12/07/2009 11:27:53 PM
Subtle fun unnerving.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sigma DP1x
12/07/2009 06:15:57 PM
Looks like a restaurant shot. Cool!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 12/07/2009 05:22:56 AM
Very nice! 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 12/05/2009 11:15:56 AM
title works perfect!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 12/05/2009 10:41:02 AM
Wow; awesome composition! Definitely gets my imagination going :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 12/04/2009 01:39:02 PM
Quirky and unique. I like this a lot. There is just a teeny bit of perceptible tilt which is made visible because of all the right angles.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Leica SL
Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black
 12/04/2009 11:48:37 AM
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: Great candid image, excellent colours and bags of interest - makes me wonder what I would see to the left and right of your image.

Critical stuff: I do wish the focus on the face was a little crisper and that the black thing at the top of the frame was either not there or made more sense.

Overall: An interesting shot which I have been pleased to have found.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 12/03/2009 09:15:44 AM
i like this. the colours are beautiful and the guy peaking through the window gives it character. if that woman's head was not there, it would be even better. wall hangable better.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 12/02/2009 01:02:59 PM
this holds my interest...I want to see the people in it more...I want to stand on my toes and get a better peek...good job, great colors and processing
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 12/02/2009 12:15:45 PM
Interesting how the window/mirror juxtaposes with the other pictures ... or is it a photo that does. I like the mystery.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D810
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 12/01/2009 10:40:12 AM
The composition is wonderful and I love the expression in his eyes. I find the black blob at the top a little disturbing, but not much.
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Nikon D70
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Nikon
 12/01/2009 02:57:04 AM
A good photo can tell a story. I think this is a good photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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