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Turb -o- Man
2nd PlaceTurb -o- Man
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Portrait Of The Elderly (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: India
Date: Dec 27, 2008
Aperture: f4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100s
Galleries: Portraiture, Street
Date Uploaded: Dec 27, 2008

 I like 'People and their Living, or call it LIFE'; so taking people-pictures is a process I find most fascinating. So there was no way I was going to miss this challenge. I just regretted one small fact that this challenge was announced 3 days later, for I had met a very fine elderly lady (some 90 years old) and shot some of her picture last Sunday at a dinner.

So, that meant I had to redo this kind of shoot. But I decided to go outdoors for this one. So, this Saturday, I woke up a bit earlier than usual and took my 70-200 4L IS (Wonderful lens, and I hadn't used it much since it arrived) for a morning round around the place I live. Fortunately, this place if full of life, and always buzzes with people, and I enjoy interacting with them. Most of them are open and happy about their pictures being taken; this also makes my job easier, in a way. Nothing to beat a 'Willing model'. :-)

This shot was taken during one such sojourn. I liked the liveliness of this person, so I zeroed on his picture after downloading all that I had captured and viewing them on my monitor.

I hope you will enjoy the picture. Good scores are, just a nice bonus. Of course. :-)

Happy New Year to All!

Love
Vikram

Post-Post

I am so happy to get a good score on a people-portrait. I wish I can find this man someday and hand-over a copy of the picture to him. I knew him only for few minutes, and we only exchanged smiles.

Thank you everyone for your comments and appreciations. I must apologize for the blown-own high-lights on the turban, which some of you did not like. My excuse is this - I wanted to get the face right, during curve(contrast) adjustment and since I cannot do selective burn in basic editing, I let the turban blow out.

This challenge has so many good entries that I feel humbled. I shall be studying them for the rest of my day.

Good Day!

~Love~
Vikram


Statistics
Place: 2 out of 79
Avg (all users): 7.0161
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.3235
Avg (non-participants): 7.1256
Views since voting: 4728
Views during voting: 437
Votes: 249
Comments: 28
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 01/08/2009 02:34:22 AM
Great portrait, congrats on the second place!
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 01/07/2009 06:32:29 AM
Congratulations! Beautiful black and white....
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 01/07/2009 06:16:10 AM
Hey Vikram great subject! Well done with your red ribbon...
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 01/07/2009 05:31:15 AM
Congrats on your Red Ribbon! Wonderful, Vikram!
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 01/07/2009 05:11:42 AM
Your b&w conversion is so pleasing: very strong and dramatic. I love the composition, with the end of the turban framing his face. Very interesting subject too. Congratulations on the well deserved ribbon.
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 01/07/2009 05:07:25 AM
Excellent potrait Vikram. Congrats on the ribbon!!
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 01/07/2009 04:12:52 AM
Congrats. So well done.
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 01/07/2009 02:36:26 AM
What a great capture! Congrats!
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 01/07/2009 12:23:24 AM
Hi Vikram... great picture again! Congratulations on your ribbon too ! If you had a Canon 1D I wonder what you would have done :)
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 01/07/2009 12:21:38 AM
He has a very expressive face and it's a wonderful portrait. Congrats on your well deserved ribbon, Vikram.
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 01/06/2009 09:05:48 PM
wow stunning image congrats on the red
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 01/06/2009 08:14:42 PM
wow Vikram, your last three entries got you two red ribbons...excellent photography, well done and congratulations! Thanks for sharing the story as well
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 01/06/2009 07:19:40 PM
This is an awesome portrait Vikram! And you sound like me about loving to shoot people and not wanting to miss this challenge. I didn't even realize it was going on until the very last day when I went looking for my "face" :) So glad we both found one :)

CONGRATULATIONS!
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 01/06/2009 07:15:14 PM
Congrats on another ribbon - you're on a roll! Great shot - you really captured the character of this gentleman well.
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 01/06/2009 07:15:12 PM
Great character in this fellow, very nicely done. A well deserved win!
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 01/06/2009 07:08:41 PM
Congratulations
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/05/2009 06:14:09 PM
I like the eye contact and the composition. Very good detail too. The blown highlight is a little distracting though. 7
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 01/04/2009 08:32:17 PM
Excellent shot. 9
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 01/04/2009 06:24:16 PM
Classic shot. Very powerful subject, contrast, b/w. The horizontal lines behind them really work well to complement the lines in his head wrap and shirt.
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 01/02/2009 10:54:02 AM
It's a great picture, but, honestly, he doesn't look that old to me.
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 01/01/2009 10:18:53 AM
Great shot. One of the better entries. The contrast seems to be just a bit too much on this one - the skin tones are pretty dark vs the turban being a bit blown out. Masterful use of a great BG. Incredible piercing expression.
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 12/31/2008 02:06:26 PM
a winner? good luck with this...great contrast 8
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 12/31/2008 01:55:04 PM
nice portrait
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 12/31/2008 12:35:42 PM
Love the tone and lighting. Good eyes. Like the contrasting lines between shirt and background. 9
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 12/31/2008 10:30:44 AM
Excellent portrait. Hope for front page for you.
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 12/31/2008 07:56:19 AM
I like the texture in this shot and the B&W just make it feel "older"
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 12/31/2008 02:26:53 AM
Great eyes and expression! I love this shot! I think I'd like it better with a little less contrast but still a great shot!
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 12/31/2008 01:11:10 AM
Loving the title lol
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