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Challenge: Poverty II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
Location: Swanston Street, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Oct 22, 2008
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/30 Handheld
Galleries: Emotive, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Oct 21, 2008
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THE IMAGE: This is one of our great BIG ISSUE guys in Swanston Street in the City of Melbourne. He is wheel chair bound, has speech challenges and his hands are withered. I got the courage to ask if I could take his picture for a few bucks and he kindly obliged while chugging on his cigarette. He couldn't speak, but he gave me about 10 great shots and thanked me by waving his curled up hand.
I wanted to do a proper portrait of a BIG ISSUE person for this challenge, so I am happy with this shot.
I used a 50mm 1.8 Nikon lens which is great for detail, but I was shooting into the light.
THE EDIT: USM, Levels, desat, contrast, curves, resize, smart sharpen...nothing much else. I have a black and white version, so I am still making up my mind...
THE PREDICTION: Some won't like the title, other will love the smoke - if they can tell what it is. Still others will think it doesn't depict poverty...not sure: 6.2126?
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10/31/2008 04:57:12 AM |
| Just to add, I want a 50mm 1.8 lens so bad, or 'portrait' lense for that matter... shots like this inspire me to shoot humans (w/ a camera, of course :P) |
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10/31/2008 04:55:08 AM |
| The light, the composition, the smoke... all brilliant in my opinion. This shot is painfully underrated, but I suspect it is due to the actual image's somewhat tenuous link to the concept of poverty (he doesn't look poor off the bat). I'm sure if this was zoomed out people would see it more clearly, but the photo as it stands is a fave. |
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10/28/2008 08:12:11 PM |
| What a fantastic portrait. Such true essence of man captured here. |
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10/28/2008 05:09:42 AM |
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10/28/2008 05:09:41 AM |
| This picture is a great close up portrait for his face. In your description you mention he is Wheelchair bound. I would have liked to see the wheelchair and a longer picture and some type of backround. Something to show his disabliity. I like the lighting and compostition of his face. You can see some glimps into his characture. |
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10/27/2008 04:56:33 PM |
| This works! I think clear, tight images of peoples faces can have a strong impact. |
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10/27/2008 09:21:48 AM |
| I expect to see this one in the first page of results. |
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10/24/2008 01:14:09 PM |
| such clarity in this, very nice |
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10/23/2008 07:38:34 PM |
| I just have a feeling that this one is Millsa's, so I won't vote, but I really like this. Pity that the non-Aussies won't understand what The Big Issue is, and what it means to this guy. |
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10/23/2008 03:41:11 AM |
| Great portrait and framing...A lot of spark in this man's eyes... |
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10/22/2008 07:53:13 PM |
| show us whats in the title in your photo. otherwise this doesnt meet the challenge. |
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10/22/2008 06:44:41 PM |
| The hat really ties this one together. I also like the quality of light and the cigarette smoke. |
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10/22/2008 04:37:28 AM |
| Great shot. Eyes draw me in, looks like a real person and not staged. Mood and lighting accentuate the subject. And the smile adds a poignancy to the composition. |
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10/22/2008 01:51:44 AM |
| Superb portrait study and it certainly tells the story. |
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10/21/2008 08:22:55 PM |
| He looks like many college professors I knew. The breath/cigarette smoke and nice glasses don't convey poor either. Perhaps including more of his situation would help. |
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10/21/2008 08:15:08 PM |
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