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The news, day by day
The news, day by day
johnmk


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Candid (Classic Editing)
Camera: Ricoh RDC-7
Location: Amsterdam, NL
Date: Aug 31, 2002
Aperture: 2.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/630
Date Uploaded: Sep 1, 2002

I was struck by the intensity of keeping up with the news that this 86 year old grand-grandmother displayed. Not even the camera would distract her.

Statistics
Place: 65 out of 172
Avg (all users): 5.4340
Avg (commenters): 6.9375
Avg (participants): 5.5462
Avg (non-participants): 5.3418
Views since voting: 869
Votes: 288
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2002 11:14:00 AM
i like the blues and greys of her shirt, the clouds the chairs.
09/06/2002 01:17:00 PM
This is a really nice photo. She seems a little dark, but still viewable. 8 Swash
09/06/2002 07:24:00 AM
The background suggests she's in some sort of institution...... I like the colors and focus - communicates "drabness", which suggests that reading the newspaper is all she has to look forward to.
09/05/2002 10:38:00 AM
I appreciate the image, and wish the windows and sky didn't subsume her. 5 sjgleah
09/05/2002 07:45:00 AM
This is an excellent picture. The angle is interesting, the windows wonderful, the lady intense. The mood is there/ The colors are exquisite. all shades of blues. the three blue chairs and her shirt matches the sky. The height jusdged by the buildings out the window. Her eyes focus on the newspaper and the viewers eyes follow hers. Perfect! Suggestions? None...or maybe edit out the glare on the left eyeglass?
09/05/2002 02:17:00 AM
Very sharp.
09/04/2002 08:11:00 PM
test
09/04/2002 12:49:00 PM
This is such a pleasing photo. The soft light filling the room gives everything even amounts of light and nothing is overexposed. I like the blue tones present throughout the photo and the expansive dual background (the room wall/windows and the sky outside). Great photo.
Score: 8
Courtenay
09/03/2002 04:41:00 AM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background8,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing7,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 5,
Total Averaged Rating7. Autool
09/02/2002 07:41:00 PM
Is this vancouver?
09/02/2002 06:37:00 PM
mood captured - rapt interest in what's become of humanity
sincerity of expressions - great
09/02/2002 05:53:00 PM
now we all know who goes to the library, don't we?--10
09/02/2002 04:57:00 PM
Very well done! She looks like she's really concentrating on a story here. I may have considered cropping it just a little more tightly, bringing her in just a little closer. Still an 8, though!
09/02/2002 12:20:00 PM
Well done, good work. Iike all of this, maybe a bit more light, but I like it. Score 7 Justine.
09/02/2002 11:53:00 AM
Good shot. I like the serious face. I might have cropped it to have her face more in the top left corner. Just me. marcvg. =6
09/02/2002 06:59:00 AM
Great shot. It doesn't look posed and the picture has great atmosphere. Some voters may quote the thirds rule at this, but I'd say they were being pedantic. My only gripe would be that it's a little dark, but that's is so small issue and may even be related to monitor I'm using. Splendid effort (9)
09/02/2002 06:40:00 AM
Framing seems a little too central. Good subject, though, with good colour and contrast. 7 - floyd
09/01/2002 10:42:00 PM
pretty good


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