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Driving down to "Marquês de Pombal" Roundabout
Driving down to "Marquês de Pombal" Roundabout
duartix


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Main Street (Basic Editing)
Camera: Olympus E-510
Lens: Olympus 14-42mm f.3.5-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Zoom
Location: Lisboa
Date: Jan 26, 2010
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Street
Date Uploaded: Jan 26, 2010

 Placed the camera on a windshield tripod in my car and kept shooting while driving down to this Square which can be considered Lisbon's Center point (at least that's where people go celebrate the city's teams victories).

My initial plan was to go out near my house to a closer Square (Saldanha) which also considered as the city Center. I planned to talk to and shoot a local character Mr. Goodbye which has become famous because one day he got tired of beeing at home and decided to fight his loneliness by greeting passerbies. BTW he doesn't like to be called Mr. Goodbye, he likes Mr. Hello better because he says that's what he does.

People who don't know him, usually take him for a fool but he's a charming person when you get to know him and he his a very lucid person for someone who's in his 80's. He's a cinema lover and does a movie critic weekly with a young Portuguese movie director: //senhordoadeus.blogs.sapo.pt/

Unfortunately he didn't show up on Saturday (his regular day), so I ended up driving around for shots.

Crop, straighten, curves, contrast and desaturation.

Statistics
Place: 47 out of 81
Avg (all users): 5.3305
Avg (commenters): 5.8182
Avg (participants): 5.1463
Avg (non-participants): 5.3687
Views since voting: 668
Views during voting: 410
Votes: 239
Comments: 13
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 02/03/2010 06:52:09 AM
Hi Duarte, greetings from our Critique Club :-D
I can't believe that I got yours in the draw.

Well, I'll try to give it my best :)

Composition
It doesn't seem like it was shot from inside a car, you can notice any glass, any structure from inside, it really feels like your outside the car, so great perspective here. Good balance between road and sky, there's always a tendency to put too much road on these shots, and this one's very well done.

Lighting
This is were some people have mentioned, that the scene is a bit dark. Although it was night, probably a slower shutter speed would have got you longer trails and a bit brighter image. However, it would also mean that it wouldn't be so straight (damn these Portuguese streets, full of holes and bumps).

Processing
It's a shame that this was basic editing, because a careful dodging could have highlighted some points in the picture. It has a good processing, and you managed to retain a lot of details and colours. Just a little of fill light could have done the trick.

Overall
It should have placed a little higher, but maybe with longer trails it would have more impact.

Let's see some more photos!!

Um abraço!

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 02/02/2010 11:10:44 PM
This deserved better! I've never met Mr Hello (Goodbye) before, but I'll be sure to keep an eye open for him on Saturdays around Saldanha.

Abraço.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/02/2010 12:39:44 AM
If the street was lit a bit more it would have fetched more marks
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 01/30/2010 10:35:59 AM
Very dynamic. Love it.
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 01/29/2010 05:04:46 PM
I like the sense of motion this shot gives. I think this would be better at twilight though, as some of the buildings are lost into the sky.
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 01/29/2010 07:57:47 AM
Neat job on the motion.
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 01/29/2010 06:04:03 AM
Nice job, 6.
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 01/28/2010 08:04:31 AM
Can't really distinguish much here, use a tripod or part of a car for a brace.
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 01/28/2010 05:19:33 AM
Really shows the speed at which the car is being driven. Good example of a miz of stationary and moving subjects and a moving camera !
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 01/27/2010 11:50:26 PM
It's a little dark, but the leading lines are nice and clean and interest is increased by the longer exposure. Para onde é que ias? :-)
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 01/27/2010 11:56:18 AM
Interesting mix of lights and blur
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 01/27/2010 10:39:42 AM
like this
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 01/27/2010 12:47:06 AM
Duarte? :)

Como conseguiste que ficasse tão direita? E eras tu a conduzir?
Temos de fazer um anúncio "Don't shoot and drive" :)
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