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"At 105, still ain't no crabber better'n me"
"At 105, still ain't no crabber better'n me"
dolphnz8


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study XIII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom
Location: Downtown Phoebus, Va
Date: Sep 14, 2006
Aperture: f4.6
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Black and White, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Sep 30, 2006

 Desaturated
Cropped
A little dodge and burn
Resized
USM
A little noise reduction

This guy is the neatest, most interesting person to talk to. He has outlived most of the crabbing boats here on the bay. His daughter took his car away from him so he takes a taxi everywhere. And YES, he just turned 105 this past August.

Thanks for the nice comments.

Statistics
Place: 201 out of 615
Avg (all users): 5.8396
Avg (commenters): 6.7778
Avg (participants): 5.8095
Avg (non-participants): 5.9500
Views since voting: 1368
Views during voting: 308
Votes: 187
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 10/12/2006 09:44:32 PM
Critique Club Review:

Focus is excellent. Depth of field is good, though a bit shallower would have further softened the background. It still is a little distracting for me.

Brightness and contrast are excellent as well.

Lighting looks like it came from the on camera flash. The head on light tends to wash out texture of the features and leaves the lighting a bit flat.

Very good composition. You can tell by the photo that this guy is quite a character. I'm sure this is a picture that his family will treasure in years to come.
 10/07/2006 08:24:21 PM
nice portrait! very professional-looking. I gave this a 7
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2006 07:48:41 AM
Great photo -
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 10/06/2006 11:34:59 AM
He looks great for 105!!
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 10/03/2006 05:43:36 AM
Sculptural.
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 10/02/2006 10:47:08 AM
His expression is very unique.
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 10/02/2006 05:05:47 AM
Nice photojounalistic look.
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 10/01/2006 03:36:46 PM
is that man truely 105? I love these types of portraits, soooooo dramatic. great lighting.
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 10/01/2006 01:59:01 PM
I'd say that for 105 he looks pretty good...hell of a life, I'm sure.
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 10/01/2006 04:03:51 AM
This is a timeless portrait, and wonderful one at that, and a high scorer from me.....
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 09/30/2006 08:28:35 PM
Bless him! Terrific portrait. The lighting and tones are spot on.
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