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Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: New York City
Date: Oct 1, 2008
ISO: 2000
Date Uploaded: Oct 1, 2008

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Comments: 10
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 This is the same candid as the color version (below), only converted to b&w and lightened.



For this shot I held my umbrella in one hand and practiced focusing on the jostling crowds with the other! I ended up with with many blurry photos.

This has been cropped. In PP I increased the light on her face and darkened the shirt of a person behind her. I also fooled around with both sharpening and noise reduction. It was pretty dark, so I shot at ISO 2000.

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 10/05/2008 10:10:21 AM
Love the grain and the hint of rain on her chest. And the reflections. Has a sort of expectation feel to it - like she sees someone she's going to meet. DEFINITELY better in B&W.
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 10/04/2008 10:47:43 PM
2000 thousand ISO! My D40 gets grainier with 800... : (

I like the stream of light on the street...in BW it ties in with her skin and wet gleam on her chest. She seems to be in a rush and this is accentuated by the feeling that she is just about to walk past the picture frame.

Message edited by author 2008-10-05 02:48:58.
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 10/02/2008 06:50:12 PM
Good focus and clean at the 2000 ISO. I like the B&W best as well.
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 10/02/2008 12:47:13 PM
I like the expression and the capture. The graininess/whatever around the face and neck make me think that you must have had to pull this out of an underexposed image even at ISO 2000.
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 10/02/2008 10:29:49 AM
I like the b&w better too, I love the expression on her face (I don't know why, but she reminds me of Taryn Manning)
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 10/02/2008 07:37:06 AM
Her expression really makes this photo stand out - B&W is perfect - the rain on her chest - the sense of movement made all the more evident by her hand position and her earrings swinging - wonderful on many levels.

edited for spelling

Message edited by author 2008-10-02 20:37:34.
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 10/02/2008 07:31:07 AM
Love the moment. ISO 2000, wow! I head the D300 was a marked improvement in ISO performance... but wow! the D200 would be completely unusuable at that ISO... incredible!
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 10/02/2008 07:10:00 AM
I have a few thoughts but I'll tell you next time I see you in the hood. Cheers!
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 10/02/2008 06:08:08 AM
Very clear capture. I vote for the b&w, too.
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 10/01/2008 07:35:50 PM
I think the B&W works very well, somehow better than the colour version. I sort of imagine she is looking to hail a cab or something.
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