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Challenge: Free Study (Classic Editing)
Collection: challenges 2002-5
Camera: Olympus C-2100UZ
Location: Sandton, South Africa
Date: Jul 11, 2002
Aperture: F2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/15 sec
Galleries: Candid
Date Uploaded: Jul 12, 2002

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Statistics
Place: 106 out of 175
Avg (all users): 5.1651
Avg (commenters): 6.1429
Avg (participants): 5.1143
Avg (non-participants): 5.2057
Views since voting: 1071
Votes: 315
Comments: 29
Favorites: 1 (view)


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07/21/2002 09:08:00 AM
the burn on the top left corner works perfect.
07/20/2002 01:19:00 PM
Most of the left side looks too bright. Still looks good
-7
07/19/2002 01:23:00 AM
Good, I like the way left part is burned out.
07/18/2002 08:48:00 PM
Too bad the left upper corner is blown out.
07/18/2002 07:39:00 PM
Good photo depicting a sector of the job force. Man and his craft, you might say. I don't like the washed out portion in the upper left. I still like it though.
07/18/2002 11:58:00 AM
I wish the car behind him wasn't there - what's with the paper in bottom left? The photo is too busy (IMO). If someone is sitting there, I wish we could see the shoe shiner working on 'them' instead of the single shoe. This has great clarity and I like the lighting. good job. 6 cthenk
07/17/2002 10:38:00 PM
are those your shoes?
07/17/2002 10:20:00 PM
Only thing I don't like is the overexposure in the upper left, although I'm not claiming anything could have been done...
07/17/2002 02:49:00 PM
I'd have tried this one in b/w or sepia tone to give it a different affect, I'd also crop out the paper, cropping that might also cut out some of the glare in the upper left corner as well. Otherwise a great shot, showing something thats getting harder to find.
07/17/2002 10:49:00 AM
looks like the upper left corner was editied out, see the very sharp demarcation between the light and the stones, not a gradient like it is in other places.
07/17/2002 08:59:00 AM
good portrait. The glare on the left is effective, but maybe just a touch too much glare. Overall, the photo works well, though.
07/17/2002 12:13:00 AM
anoter fine example of a wel-used blow-out, i realy like how he's framed by... well, nothing really, on the left.
07/16/2002 07:49:00 PM
Good color and detail, I like the light in the top left corner. I know some people wont like it.
07/16/2002 06:07:00 PM
Great storytelling. You did an excellent job of capturing this moment. The lighting is very good and complimentary to the subject.
07/16/2002 05:46:00 PM
The bright light on the left is a little too harsh. I wonder if you could have gotten a better picture from the left of your subject. Other than that...great picture! 7 Lisa
07/16/2002 12:06:00 PM
Lots of character in this picture. Well done.
07/16/2002 09:06:00 AM
I really like this shot. It does lose its impact a little wiht the car in the background, because the composition is otherwise very interesting.
07/16/2002 04:12:00 AM
too bad abokut the car wheel in the background and the hard light in the upper left. The rest of the portrait is very nice. I like the light across his shoulder and the sheen on the shoe.
07/15/2002 10:38:00 PM
interesting subject, and nice colors. it might have worked better if you had changed the angle to cut out the car wheel. Are you shooting through glass?
07/15/2002 08:38:00 PM
This is one of my favorites... Subject 10, Focus 10, Framing 10, Lighting 9 = 10 RLS
07/15/2002 05:20:00 PM
Good shot... the only thing I'd do is crop a bit tighter on the shoe shiner. We dont really need to see so much of the car behind him.
07/15/2002 02:05:00 PM
The concept of this photo is absolutely perfect !
07/15/2002 12:02:00 PM
I think it's too bad about the car behind him...the overexposed left I don't mind as much as the car.
07/15/2002 11:03:00 AM
Nice shot, except for the left hand side. 7 Swash
07/15/2002 10:04:00 AM
the light in the upper left hand corner linda spoils it.
07/15/2002 09:09:00 AM
I almost like this shot. I'm not being silly it's just that there is soooo much going on here. The only real negitive I can say is the bright sun light on the left that's a distraction and looks fried. The car bothers me but I love the cans stacked on his left. Hummm, I'll have to go with a six here. Kee
07/15/2002 04:48:00 AM
Badly overexposed in the upper left.
07/15/2002 02:32:00 AM
I think this particular photo would hold more impact if shot from a lower angle... The overexposure in the upper right is not adding any impact for me.. = 5 - jmsetzler
07/15/2002 01:53:00 AM
Nice light on the shine of the shoe, but looks quite digital (patterns and pixels)


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