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Life is Good
Life is Good
bspurgeon


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Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: duotone, overlay, homeless, life, good, thumb
Galleries: Black and White, Overlays
Date Uploaded: Jan 13, 2009

Viewed: 331
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

 Friendly fellow. I gave him $5 for a photograph, this is him saying thanks for the money.

Single overlay for some subtle texture. Something different for me.

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 04/05/2009 06:53:05 PM
Excellent processing to bring out the grittiness of it all. And good for you to stop and talk to him and take his picture.
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 02/14/2009 04:53:24 PM
Oh wow! He looks like someone I would have stopped and approached to take his picture :) That's why I like it so much. But I'm betting. . .he's gonna put that $5 to gooood use, don't you? :) But nice of him to work for such cheap modeling fees, huh?

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 02/14/2009 04:54:06 AM
I think the comments here are right. No stylised or romanticised stuff. And I very much like that you gave him some money, now I don't have to feel mean about looking at his picture.
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 02/11/2009 04:07:25 PM
I think the partially obstructed eyes actually help this shot. Makes it feel more downtrodden.
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 02/10/2009 03:54:44 AM
Wonderful processing as has been mentioned. I also think the direct, harsh light works well in this instance. Will you be trying this new approach again, do you think?
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 02/08/2009 08:23:50 PM
PAW - I like the DOF. This guy looks like he's had some hard times and I'm sure he appreciated a few bucks for the shot. I just saw Robert Plant on the Grammies and this guy kind of looks like him, but cuter. I guess for a 60 year old hard rocker Robert doesn't look so bad either.
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 02/08/2009 05:19:26 PM
Like the subject and the treatment - just one little nit - the shadows above his head kinda look like his hair!
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 02/08/2009 01:10:27 PM
The processing definitely goes with the subject.
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 02/07/2009 01:38:04 PM
Full of character and interest. I do like the processing quite a bit, really seems to not let the subject down.
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 02/06/2009 11:05:06 AM
Very cool dude....lotsa hair....but I still think my guy is cuter...LMAO!
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 02/05/2009 07:35:08 AM
He looks like a nice fellow. Light is a tad harsh but when shooting "street" stuff, you shoot in the conditions you get!
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 02/04/2009 05:18:53 AM
like the character in this shot!
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 02/03/2009 05:20:06 PM
I like the processing here. Great environment portrait. Eyes are not clearly visible.
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 02/03/2009 03:45:22 PM
nice I like the processing also
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 02/02/2009 05:20:43 PM
The processing really "suits" the subject in this one.
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