Here's the unedited straight-off-the-camera version
For those who care, here's a look at the image at 100% size to see the noise:
[Dec. 1st, 2010 03:53:44 PM]
I've been doing this for a few years now and I don't think I've ever written here while a photo was in voting. Anyway, I was excited to "find" this location - actually a place I walk through every morning on my way into work.
It's funny how the world is filled with interesting things if we stop to look around. My first shot of this was without people - and I was just looking around using the camera. When I saw how the shot turned out without people … I knew I had to add one or two.
It turned out that 2 of my friends at work were happy to volunteer - and the guy walking down the stars here is actaully a bystander that just happened to be leaving at the time.
For the score, I'm feeling I might get a 3rd place ribbon if I am lucky =]
[Dec. 1st, 2010 03:58:04 PM]
I also want to add that this was done at 3200 ISO, and I think that was no problem for this type of image. I usually fear pumping up the ISO but in this case it helped since it was a hand-held shot at 1/80 sec.
If you want to encourage me to do this sort of thing,
please
1. can't see anybody's face
2. blown out areas as well as huge dark areas with no detail
3. different parts of the picture existing independently with no single point of focus
4. that top guy looks like he has wings
Awesome job Tate. Congratulations on the finish. Not only do I not think the grain is "no problem" here, but I think it helps things. My favorite parts are the light streaming through the stairs on the left and the painted walls.
Liked reading your story about how the shot happened. It's interesting because my own entry was similar in that I knew it needed a human element. In my case I just asked a passerby for a few moments of their time. Gav this a 9, btw.
Voted much earlier coming back to comment. I keep coming back to look at the composition - it is one that speaks the most and (one of only two 10's that I gave out). I love how there are two meanings in this shot. One is the obvious of the three floors. It is the second meaning that leaves a lasting impression. Three people, three stories. One is just beginning his story by climbing to the top. One is traveling down down the stairs as he begins/ends his day. One is at the bottom and perhaps story end ready to exit the door. As I said this made a lasting impression that during the week I kept thinking back to the shot - going into my fav's.
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a perfectly balanced photo with what looks like three strangers going about there lives in different directions, great composition, great theme, great photo.
Nice play on words with the title. Cool scene, with three distinct stories playing out that are wide open to the imagination. Excellent capture. Very creative and interesting. Well done.
This one earned a top score from me. I can actually see the "story line". Not really sure how to score in this challenge, but this one stood out for me.
Terrific. I enjoy taking images like this too - the intricacy of life and it's many winding roads, all of us living at the same time on different levels with different journeys, sharing space.
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