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working man
charliebaker


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: North Africa
Date: Mar 29, 2008
Galleries: Candid, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

 Taken in an open market in north Africa, this working man was sweaty from his labor, looked up from his work just a moment to look out upon the crowd in the marketplace. Totally candid shot, not posed, not in a studio, but a moment of life in an open market. Thank you for all the comments!

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Place: 593 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.5402
Avg (commenters): 5.9535
Avg (participants): 5.5756
Avg (non-participants): 5.3467
Views since voting: 919
Views during voting: 633
Votes: 485
Comments: 52
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 07:18:45 PM
Extremely nice work here. You've really captured this guy and told us something about him - it almost doesn't need a title. Good luck in the challenge.
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 03/17/2009 05:57:28 PM
Nice isolation.
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 03/17/2009 05:28:28 PM
excellent, honest capture of the man. very nicely done.
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 03/17/2009 12:52:34 PM
Excellent characterization! 8
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 03/17/2009 08:12:25 AM
The lighting is great. Works very well. (Not voting, just commenting.)
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 03/17/2009 07:23:16 AM
A portrait with a lot of character. Great expression.
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 03/17/2009 06:10:51 AM
Good portrait, and nice texture on the skin.
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 03/16/2009 03:48:20 PM
Fabulous portrait... not the traditional one, but just as striking, if not more.

Not voting yet.
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 03/16/2009 11:35:18 AM
Nicely done the lighting is good. His expression tells it all.
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 03/16/2009 07:20:31 AM
Cool shot, almost looks like a political poster of sorts. Great detail.
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 03/15/2009 11:59:54 PM
Well captured and presented
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 03/15/2009 06:45:20 PM
Very good emotive portrait of a working man. Lots of character in that face.
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 03/15/2009 02:42:39 PM
Good portrait and use of lighting.
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 03/15/2009 11:55:32 AM
Nice detail, feels a bit over sharpened. Good portrait.
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 03/15/2009 08:06:21 AM
gritty reality, nicely done
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 03/15/2009 07:56:36 AM
Good detail in his face, he does look like he has worked a lot.
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 03/15/2009 07:47:31 AM
I am not sure but I think this may have been sharpened too much. I like the expression and overall emotion of the shot
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 03/15/2009 03:46:29 AM
Wonderful portrait of the man with nice light.
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 03/15/2009 01:27:53 AM
interesting performed
nice


;D brano
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 03/15/2009 12:02:54 AM
nice potrait, a little too much yellow in the shot, 6
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 03/14/2009 03:34:42 PM
Think I've seen him before. Very nice expression and lighting on the face.
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 03/14/2009 01:55:07 PM
This will du better in bw - then the grain will add something to the image
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 03/14/2009 11:10:04 AM
A god portrait, it looks as if he has a story to tell.
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 03/14/2009 08:02:08 AM
Great portrait.
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 03/14/2009 05:01:12 AM
Nice gritty processing and great lighting make this an outstanding portrait. 8
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 03/13/2009 11:45:05 PM
I love a portrait that really expresses character!
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 03/13/2009 06:24:22 PM
a hard life I would say...focus is a little soft
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 03/13/2009 03:05:57 PM
interesting pose
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 03/13/2009 11:40:34 AM
Nice portrait, the lighting and expression are great.
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 03/13/2009 10:38:24 AM
this is kind of bizarre.. the title, his expression, and that cigarette..
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 03/13/2009 09:39:36 AM
I like the cigarette tucked behind his ear; Very symbolic of the working man, I think. :)
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 03/12/2009 11:02:15 PM
nice portrait image
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 03/12/2009 05:14:22 PM
Good lighting. You seem to have captured the "grit" of his personality.
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 03/12/2009 03:38:20 PM
good character study
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 03/12/2009 03:00:05 PM
nice portrait, good catch lights, not sure I like the cigarette but I imagine it's part of his character
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 03/12/2009 01:17:56 PM
I really like his facial expression.
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 03/12/2009 12:44:10 PM
Great portrait. Love the sigarette behind the ear. 8
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 03/12/2009 11:39:48 AM
nice (what looks like) natural light portrait, like the grit, suiting
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 03/12/2009 10:14:58 AM
Good story shot!
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 03/12/2009 08:45:45 AM
Congratulations on being part of this 1000th challenge on DPC. Keep up the good work!!
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 03/12/2009 08:13:03 AM
There is a lot of good stuff in this shot. The expression, the creases on the face, the lighting. Some minor stuff are the specs on the black shirt, the position of the cigarette (which would have been better in a more horizontal position), and the yellowish cast.
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 03/12/2009 05:52:41 AM
He looks overworked and tired.
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 03/12/2009 05:28:35 AM
To me its a little grainy but nice expression and lighting.
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 03/12/2009 03:46:20 AM
Good capture. The expression on the man's face makes me feel this would have made a better environmental portrait
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 03/12/2009 12:29:49 AM
Nice, really nice
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 03/11/2009 09:16:41 PM
nice portrait, i like the gritty feel it has.
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 03/11/2009 08:08:12 PM
love the character but wish it was a bit clearer
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 03/11/2009 05:53:42 PM
Oh I get up at 7 yeah
and I go to work by 9
got no time for livin' yeah
I'm workin' all the time
Seems to you I could live my life
a lot better than I think I am
I guess that's why they call me..
they call me the workin man.

Very nice portrait.
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 03/11/2009 01:17:58 PM
Interesting portrait.
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 03/11/2009 12:08:09 PM
Well done. That cigarette behind his ear is a great touch.
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 03/10/2009 10:59:26 PM
An excellent capture of character. To me this speaks of a quiet inner strength - perhaps hard times, but always a quiet strength.
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 03/10/2009 09:24:22 PM
Little blurry for me but good expression.
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