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Portrait of a pensioned miner
Portrait of a pensioned miner
Mephisto


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Environmental Portrait II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
Lens: Sigma 20mm f/1.8 EX Aspherical DG DF RF for Nikon
Location: Schlema (Erzgebirge), Germany
Date: Mar 16, 2008
Aperture: 2.4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 18, 2008

 this entry is dedicated to my grandpa, who worked for the "wismut" uranium mining for over 30 years. he still lives in this area, where you can still see many stockpiles of stones and rubble and where you can even find radiactivity from the pitchblende. my grandparents had their 60th wedding anniversary this weekend and we visited them and walked around this old mining area, while my granpa talked about past times :)

i had a whole other idea in my head for this challenge, but coulnd'nt pull it off because i was a little busy and so was my model linda...

Statistics
Place: 84 out of 159
Avg (all users): 5.4147
Avg (commenters): 5.9231
Avg (participants): 5.0351
Avg (non-participants): 5.5224
Views since voting: 854
Views during voting: 369
Votes: 258
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 03/26/2008 01:32:53 PM
I'm very glad your model was busy - this is wonderful.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/25/2008 08:59:35 AM
Art speaks differently to different people.
 03/25/2008 03:50:26 AM
I really like the angle you chose and the openness of the photograph.
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 03/22/2008 04:31:21 PM
Brilliant to capture a portrait at this angle. An eight for you.
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 03/22/2008 03:20:24 PM
I love the literally edgy composition.
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 03/22/2008 10:04:04 AM
Ver bice subtle image and an interesting POV. The harsh white (grey) sky has actually contributed to the image by giving the subject a degree more pop, perhaps a shame there is not a colliery wheel in the background - although a counter argument could be made that a touch of subtlty is a good thing

Very nice portrait
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 03/21/2008 01:00:47 AM
without the title we'd know nothing about him. crop is quite unfortunate, contrast is way too high
 03/20/2008 12:44:43 PM
Beautiful angle and toning but he looks a little bit lost in the sky. I do like the negative space but you may need a bit more of the Miner in frame.
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 03/20/2008 03:01:41 AM
really like this well done
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 03/19/2008 02:06:45 PM
This would score more highly if you could clearly see the "Environment" that he's in.
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 03/19/2008 09:31:36 AM
Very nice!
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 03/19/2008 09:11:38 AM
lovely portrait, but the environment does not tell me much about the subject
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 03/19/2008 09:07:20 AM
The portrait is strong, but I wouldn't have known "miner" without the title.
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 03/19/2008 07:08:56 AM
This angle shows a different type of story on the miner. Good work.
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 03/18/2008 08:21:44 PM
some sort of mine related silhouette would really fill that sky well
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