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The Legend of Harmonious Monks
PennyStreet


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: In The Style Of: bspurgeon (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2011
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
Location: New York City High Line
Date: Jul 12, 2011
Aperture: f8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/160 sec
Galleries: Nature, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jul 14, 2011

 So I really love these images that Ben does and wanted to represent him. I felt my result was a success for what I set out to do and I'm pleased with the response. My only regret, personally, is that it was more an imitation than a real "in the spirit of" but I'm still glad I did it.

and here are a couple of contenders

Statistics
Place: 37 out of 156
Avg (all users): 6.1593
Avg (commenters): 7.1538
Avg (participants): 6.3500
Avg (non-participants): 5.6970
Views since voting: 918
Views during voting: 222
Votes: 113
Comments: 19
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Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 07/22/2011 12:19:25 PM
And the legend continues. Beautiful.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 07/22/2011 09:47:48 AM
Totally underrated. People need to study his work. You did.
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Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 07/22/2011 01:34:27 AM
Beautiful work Penny.
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA
 07/22/2011 12:38:44 AM
Funny we entered something similar!
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 07/22/2011 12:09:50 AM
ooh did not pick this out as yours. We had about the same idea except you did a better job at getting his kind of bokeh. Pretty!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/21/2011 11:52:23 PM
I love the bokeh and overall tones here. Nicely done.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/21/2011 06:01:04 PM
Yes, spurgeoness. Good luck...
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
 07/21/2011 08:46:20 AM
Nice and simple with cool bokeh textures. Pleasing.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 07/20/2011 11:30:37 AM
Love the title. This is VERY Bennish, although there seems to be too much "space" around the subject.
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Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 07/20/2011 04:02:16 AM
Love the textured bokeh.
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 07/19/2011 08:11:19 PM
Beautifully tender. Lovely.
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Canon EOS-5DS R
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 07/17/2011 10:58:11 PM
Good interpretation.
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Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 07/17/2011 02:05:32 PM
Love the painterly brush stroke bokeh. Wonderful capture of natures beauty that captures the spirit of Ben's style.
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OM System OM-1
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 07/17/2011 01:22:19 AM
beautiful bokeh! I would possibly crop out the other sharp piece in the upper right, the rest is lovely, and worthy of Ben's work.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 07/16/2011 10:15:47 PM
Has all the BEN elements.
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Sigma DP1x
07/16/2011 10:31:12 AM
A fitting poetic title for a classic Ben theme.
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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 07/16/2011 12:55:21 AM
I like this because I cannot put my finger on it - on neither the title whose resonance tantalizes me by being just out of hearing, nor a subject. Like so much of Ben's work, eluding the tight grasp.
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Pentax K5II
Pentax SMC DA 55-300mm F4.5-5.8ED
07/15/2011 05:07:49 PM
Nice representation of the spirit of the challenge.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 07/15/2011 09:28:09 AM
This could be straight out of his portfolio. :)
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