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Life is a Waiting Game...
3rd PlaceLife is a Waiting Game...
librodo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Waiting (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Date: Jun 6, 2004
Aperture: F2.5
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jun 8, 2004

 Waiting for the rain to stop...
Waiting for someone...
Waiting...

I wish I can do some cloning and blurring. But I have to abide with the rules. WAITING...for the challenge to finish to make this picture more "perfect".

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 309
Avg (all users): 6.6759
Avg (commenters): 8.1739
Avg (participants): 6.4718
Avg (non-participants): 6.8716
Views since voting: 7322
Votes: 290
Comments: 47
Favorites: 28 (view)

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AuthorThread
 06/22/2004 11:59:41 AM
Great Photo - Passively moody - I can just imagine her thoughts.
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 06/22/2004 07:48:40 AM
great shot, keep it up...

Message edited by author 2004-06-22 11:48:51.
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 06/21/2004 09:46:22 AM
Great portrait, lets see what you come up with in the "Color Studio Portrait" challenge :)

Congrats on the ribbon...
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 06/21/2004 01:54:38 AM
Congrats Manny, beautiful shot!
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 06/17/2004 04:01:17 PM
WTG Manny!! Another ribbon! Congrats! Well deserved, well deserved :)

Jose

Message edited by author 2004-06-17 20:08:15.
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 06/17/2004 07:01:13 AM
Originally posted by librodo:
....I am very happy for Katrina, too, my model. My "Strength" entry here:



also placed in the top 10 and was a subject of discussion. She said that she is a jinx to me. Well, I don't think so. I couldn't have a more effective model than her.
...


Ask her if she'll pose for me? I could use a little of that Jinx,

Taking your camera to Mass and submitting whatever came up for shots? You need to be recieving BLUEs for this to be just. Nicely done (again!)
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 06/17/2004 04:56:53 AM
Congratulations - a lovely portrait.
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 06/17/2004 04:24:01 AM
Congrats man this deserves a blue on ...great portrait
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 06/17/2004 02:26:57 AM
Hahaha, nagkatotoo, congrats sa 3rd place!
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 06/17/2004 01:28:14 AM
Congrats Manny,
brilliant work as usual.
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 06/16/2004 11:44:07 PM
Excellent work, as always! Congrats!
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 06/16/2004 11:18:52 PM
Congrats Manuel!! You are a composition expert! Your eye is outstanding!! :-)
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 06/16/2004 08:52:35 PM
This is what I'm WAITING for...another ribbon. OOpppsss sorry...can not contain my happiness.

Yesterday, when I learned that I earned another 4th Place (my fourth 4th place), I told myself that life indeed is a waiting game...that I might wait for another ribbon... maybe forever. But the wait was rather short.

I am very happy for Katrina, too, my model. My "Strength" entry here:



also placed in the top 10 and was a subject of discussion. She said that she is a jinx to me. Well, I don't think so. I couldn't have a more effective model than her.

Anyway, I took this shot after a Sunday mass. Hoping to join the challenge, I bought my camera to the church with the intention to take photos of kids waiting for their parents. It rained during the mass. An idea came to me. I hope I could see a glass window with clearly visible raindrops. Katrina was a given; she is a parishioner of the church. Then I saw what I was looking for. I took around 20 shots and this was one of them.

Thanks to your votes. This ribbon makes my week!

Manny

Message edited by author 2004-06-17 00:56:39.
 06/16/2004 08:40:30 PM
hey manny! congrats on your yellow ribbon :) dumadalas na huh.... :)
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 06/16/2004 08:39:58 PM
Manny, congratulations guid subong!
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 06/16/2004 07:58:22 PM
You made it in the top three after all! Congrats! ;o)
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 06/16/2004 10:25:51 AM
You're a real artist. You take the most beautiful pictures. Congratulations!

Added: congratulations on the ribbon!!!!

Message edited by author 2004-06-17 01:04:22.
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 06/16/2004 03:13:29 AM
Congrats Pare, muntik na :)
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 06/15/2004 08:30:24 PM
soooooo close. another beauty Manny, and different than your others...I like it good on ya.

Pedro
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 06/15/2004 08:24:36 PM
Congrats on your top ten finish, Manny! ;o)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/15/2004 05:26:11 PM
well done
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 06/15/2004 04:38:06 AM
Love this one!
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 06/14/2004 09:32:25 PM
Brilliant! Great composition and use of the horizontal frame. I'm not always a fan of black and white but this is very nice. I really have to give this a ten, it is so much better than the other 100-odd photos I've rated in this challenge.
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 06/13/2004 02:41:09 PM
good sense of waiting
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 06/12/2004 02:02:49 PM
Wonderful picture... WOW... Cute...
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 06/12/2004 01:15:59 PM
Good shot. Good exposure. Good subject. Meets the challenge.
My only criticism is that there are a few "rainy window" pictures.
Good score though.
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 06/12/2004 03:52:24 AM
Nicely done. Good use of tones and lighting.
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 06/12/2004 03:50:07 AM
Just great!
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 06/11/2004 11:28:43 AM
How perfectly done.
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 06/11/2004 10:31:39 AM
Very nice portrait. I like the DOF and rain drops on the window. Nice detail as well.
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 06/11/2004 10:15:05 AM
very nice photo
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 06/11/2004 09:14:55 AM
Nice Idea, but no WOW factor.... just and OK picture a8 anyway
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 06/11/2004 03:07:45 AM
True representation of the challenge and very well presented. Love the soft tone, the focus and your 'model' has just the perfect expression for the occassion. Well done.
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 06/10/2004 08:38:35 PM
Very nice photo, well done.
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 06/10/2004 01:34:46 PM
Good comp. I like the rainy window and the out of focus background. The lines of sight all run to her face. B/W adds mood.
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 06/10/2004 01:18:51 PM
Fanstastic use of space, and I love the way the raindrops and window make a clean background, yet compliment the photo. The model's exporession couldn't be better - well done in every way!
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 06/10/2004 05:28:43 AM
excellent!
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 06/10/2004 03:16:08 AM
A little overexposed for my taste. Great shot otherwise.
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 06/09/2004 05:20:56 PM
VERY NICE 8
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 06/09/2004 01:53:55 PM
My top pick for this contest. Interesting composition mood and expression. Nicely done!
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 06/09/2004 08:07:57 AM
very good
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 06/09/2004 04:29:05 AM
gorgeous
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 06/09/2004 03:43:24 AM
nice mood and composition. 'Looks like you spent some time converting this to B&W, the contrasts are great.
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 06/08/2004 11:56:20 PM
i like everything about this picture--i hope to be able to capture photo's like this some day :) this is just plain good
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 06/08/2004 08:49:53 PM
i like this alot
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 06/08/2004 08:36:26 PM
Very nice pose and expression, definitely conveys the theme to me. B&W is a great choice for it. The rain drops on the window really add to the shot, makes it a bit moody. Gets a 9 from me.

Good luck...
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 06/08/2004 08:11:48 PM
Excellent portrait, wonderful capture of emotion. 10
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