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A quiet read in the sun
A quiet read in the sun
bob_bobski


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Candid III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Victoria Park, Portsmouth, England
Date: Apr 6, 2006
Aperture: F/5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Candid
Date Uploaded: Apr 6, 2006

Picture was taken at a local park, this guy was intently reading his folder, my guess was he was preparing for a meeting that afternoon.

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Avg (commenters): 4.7500
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Votes: 212
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04/15/2006 02:50:43 AM
if only you had waited for her to take a drag off that ciggie, or to exhale. anything that would have brought life into the image. also, it's a bit over-exposed, wouldn't you say?
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04/13/2006 01:30:55 PM
subject is sharp, image composed well. Honestly, its not giving me much of interest to dwell on. A well taken image and a good candid but short of what I would consider a great candid. 6
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04/12/2006 03:32:24 PM
I'm not much for receiving or giving comments, but since Candids are
near and dear to my heart, I have decided to give comment on every entry
in this challenge.

This is an ok candid, but has very little interest or pop to me. A woman reading and sitting on a bench is just to uninteresting of a shot. It's a candid, and does meet challenge, has good technicals as red is hard to photograph, but it is just not my particular interest for a candid. It's a 4 for me.
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04/12/2006 09:44:08 AM
Quite a bit overexposed, unfortunately. For a candid to appeal to me I want to see the subject captured doing something unexpected (but in a real, not set-up way), or as is more common, in away that reveals something about a universal theme (love, happiness, friendship, loneliness, etc) and do it in a way that engages the viewer in an emotional way. This subject has potential but this shot didn't quite capture it for me.
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04/12/2006 02:39:58 AM
The colour becomes such a strong element of a colour photograph that it doesn't help guide the eye to your subject. The over-exposure isn't helping - would love to see more texture in those hands.
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