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Challenge: Henri Cartier-Bresson (Minimal Editing I)
Camera: Canon PowerShot SD950 IS
Location: san francisco
Date: May 25, 2011
Aperture: 5.8
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Urban, Candid
Date Uploaded: May 26, 2011

 Desaturate, sharpen.

I could not resist this woman and the expression on her face.
Taken with my little point n shoot through the windshield of my (parked) car.

I would have loved to put a little more contrast in there, but the rules said "no." Yeah, and maybe boost the blacks a bit.

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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 06/03/2011 12:36:55 AM
gertrude stein grimly manquee. knitting won't help, and besides in sf there is no there there.
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 05/31/2011 04:40:00 PM
This could have been a really great photo if the person had a badly knit sweater on.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/30/2011 11:25:57 PM
She looks a bit grumpy - I'm gonna guess that knitting lessons won't cheer her up. :-) While there may be a connection between the passerby and the sign, the space between the two creates a rather significant disconnect which leaves the photo feeling awkward and unpurposed. The overall harshness of the light that time of day doesn't help your case, either.
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 05/27/2011 01:34:01 PM
Good exposure, some more contrast would have helped out quite a bit. The sign in the window only serves to enhance the story being told! And hey, you even got a post in the middle of the frame... Distinctly Bresson!
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