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Water makes the earth grow
Water makes the earth grow
BHuseman


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Challenge: The Four Elements II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Location: Seojong-Dong, Republic of Korea
Date: May 26, 2007
Aperture: f5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Photojournalism, Rural
Date Uploaded: May 26, 2007

 Pyongtaek is a combination of urban life and city sprawl. As the city has grown many of the farms and rice paddies have dissapeared. The area right outside of Osan Air base is called Songtan. Until about 6 years ago it was its own city but was then annexed by Pyongtaek.

The city is broken down into towns, such as Anjun-ri, and Seojong-ri, and neighborhoods such as Sinjang-dong, and Seojong-dong.

This photo was taken in a rice paddy in Seojong-dong, about a one minute drive from the house I live in. We had a lot of rain come through on Thursday and the paddies have began to fill up. Here an old Korean farmer who would guess is in his 60's tends to the land to prepare it for his crop. As you can see he is standing in water and mud deeper than his ankles. The wrinkled lines on his hands tell the story of his age while he still does this back breaking work. The traditional hat worn by many asian farmers covers his head to keep the mid-morning sun off of his head.

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Place: 113 out of 394
Avg (all users): 5.8683
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 5.7547
Avg (non-participants): 6.0656
Views since voting: 767
Views during voting: 209
Votes: 167
Comments: 8
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 02/25/2008 07:38:49 AM
great shot, love the colours and focus.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/02/2007 10:20:28 AM
Nice idea, but without seeing anything of his face it lacks interest. Even a profile in shadow would have helped. My original reaction was a 4, but bumping to a 5.
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 06/01/2007 11:49:11 AM
I'd want to see his face
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 06/01/2007 03:53:35 AM
first impression, this is too tightly cropped at the top and I would like to see more of the hat as i think this could add a lot to the scene.
It's very sharp and the colours are great. Personally i do not like the background and feel it would be better with a shallow depth of field or taken from a different perspective, as it currently stands there is almos too much detail in the background. It has a lot of potential and changing a few minor things could transform it into something great. 6
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 05/30/2007 10:39:17 AM
ok
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 05/29/2007 06:38:31 AM
While I like the hat hiding his face, I wish I could see more of his hat. It feels like he's been beheaded.
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 05/28/2007 01:21:12 PM
Great capture:)
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 05/27/2007 08:41:18 PM
Almost 3d image, clarity is magnificent, feels like I am two feet from person and can reach out and touch them. psart
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