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Challenge: Art of 2011 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Olympus E-510
Lens: Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
Location: Maputo, Mozambique
Date: Aug 11, 2011
Aperture: F 3.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Mar 14, 2012

Street portrait from Maputo, Mozambique. That man taking a breath of fresh air, opened the door of the warehouse and watched the people on the street.

PS: cropped a little bit, converted to BW (even though it was originally mostly BW), framed, sharpened.

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 241
Avg (all users): 6.7914
Avg (commenters): 8.3846
Avg (participants): 6.8660
Avg (non-participants): 6.6190
Views since voting: 2144
Views during voting: 370
Votes: 139
Comments: 22
Favorites: 6 (view)


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05/03/2012 09:56:46 AM
beautifully rendered.
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03/28/2012 07:00:33 AM
Great image. I love this.
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03/26/2012 10:23:41 PM
I'm so disappointed that this didn't ribbon.

It SCREAMS art.

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03/26/2012 09:01:25 PM
was one of my picks :). Congrats on two HM's with one image. Well done, Gunnar.
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03/23/2012 01:40:28 PM
Truly great shot. Very visually interesting. Fun to look at!
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03/22/2012 07:11:38 PM
I. Absolutely. LOVE THIS. Love love looooooove. Love!!
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03/22/2012 01:05:30 AM
An awesome image, congrats on the top ten.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/21/2012 10:09:35 PM
Powerful portrait made strong by setting the face off against the bleached white. 7
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03/21/2012 07:53:03 AM
Doesn't get much better ;)
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03/20/2012 07:42:11 PM
I like the way the face seems to float in the frame. Nice job
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03/20/2012 10:59:13 AM
Love the emotion and composition.
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03/19/2012 08:47:27 PM
Good stuff.
Bumping it from 9 to 10.
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03/19/2012 12:37:03 AM
Riveting. Extremely well composed!
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03/17/2012 09:23:38 PM
Love it! The graphic contrast, composition & light are amazing. Maybe the top could be cropped just a bit. I just want to keep looking at this image!
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03/17/2012 04:45:56 PM
great concept and execution. love the composition as well. hope this scores very high. gl. 10.
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03/17/2012 12:46:04 PM
Like a book cover for his 18th novel of mystery and intrigue. Very nice.
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03/17/2012 12:08:04 PM
Interesting shot. Crisp shot. Good detail. Like the lighting.
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03/17/2012 06:04:16 AM
High impact minimalistic drawing of a merchant at the doorway of his store. Extremely well done.
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03/16/2012 10:39:16 PM
amazing work...this is just beyond for me...
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03/16/2012 03:35:49 PM
Nice composition and works for me. With your large areas of white and black this could be the smallest file in the challenge.
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03/15/2012 09:09:23 PM
Great juxtaposition here. The door opens and the man emerges from the dark interior - as if he is moving into the light. To me, it speaks that he is emerging from the dark past of how Blacks were once horribly treated and now moves out into the open, to freedom and new possiblities. I also like how the composition is not divided half and half but the white door occupies 60% - it is as if the light is overtaking the dark as how the dawn dispells the night. I see it as symbolic of new opportunities that are dawning as the door swings open.
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03/15/2012 12:40:10 AM
Whoa.

This is definitely "art".

I hope this ribbons.


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