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Even a Stormtrooper needs to rest!
Even a Stormtrooper needs to rest!
jblaylockrayner


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Candid IV (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED
Location: Hollywood, CA
Date: Jun 10, 2007
Aperture: F 4.5
ISO: 210
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Candid, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jun 10, 2007

A man dressed as a Stormtrooper on Hollywood Blvd in CA - These guys are funny - I was hoping to get Superman resting but he wasn't on today!

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 448
Avg (all users): 6.5946
Avg (commenters): 8.3158
Avg (participants): 6.5050
Avg (non-participants): 6.7872
Views since voting: 6282
Views during voting: 2246
Votes: 148
Comments: 36
Favorites: 14 (view)


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05/06/2009 06:50:37 AM
This really is a funny one :)
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06/21/2007 12:30:05 PM
Haha, nice find. I especially like how he's been sipping at a cold drink on the stairs. Would've been wonderful to get a picture of him trying to shove a straw through his helmet.
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06/18/2007 04:53:14 PM
Thought this would be yours, really enjoyed it, grats on top 10, you are on FIRE
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06/18/2007 08:26:26 AM
thought this would ribbon, still great finish.
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06/18/2007 04:20:25 AM
Awww - only 10th? This was my 2nd favorite in the challenge! Well, congrats on the top 10...
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06/18/2007 03:10:21 AM
Great shot, Jeff!! Nice top ten finish!!
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06/18/2007 02:08:29 AM
Great to see this made it to the top 10 Jeff...a great quirky image. Thought it might be in the top 3, but nevermind...10 out of 447 is great...you are a real asset to this site
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06/18/2007 01:00:56 AM
WTG, Teammate! Brilliant shot.
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06/18/2007 12:47:04 AM
Beautiful work as usual Jeff...nice to see you are finally pulling in a ribbon and top ten scores!!
Surprised it took this long...

btw the tiger series blows my fricking head apart, sooo kewl
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06/18/2007 12:25:16 AM
hah nothing says hollywood like dressed up street performers.
nicely done.
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06/18/2007 12:25:16 AM
Excellent BW, crop, wide angle and composition. Oh yeah, and content - juxtaposition of 2 figures and setting. Does it get much better?
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06/18/2007 12:18:42 AM
Was he waiting for Chewbacca?
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06/18/2007 12:11:22 AM
I thought this might be yours! Terrific photo, says Hollywood all over it. Congrats on top ten.

EDIT: Was one of my 10's.

Message edited by author 2007-06-18 00:11:48.
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06/18/2007 12:11:08 AM
Great shot, Jeff - I thought this might have been yours. Nice sense of whimsy to it, and the guy passing by makes the shot work for me. Great sense of timing, great light!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/17/2007 09:43:12 PM
ha ha ha - nice catch! << 9 >>
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06/17/2007 08:06:26 PM
How does a storm trooper drink thru a straw? hehe

I like the lighting in the pic.
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06/17/2007 06:53:51 AM
great capture! The guy that's walking by really adds to this...and the drink as well...great for the challenge 9
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06/17/2007 02:17:57 AM
Great candid - curiuos as to why you decided to make this b&w?
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06/14/2007 06:31:35 AM
haha great shot
7 Jack
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06/13/2007 09:52:06 PM
i like the person walking into the photograph and the excess space is occupied by the glowing white body. Nice catch here.
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06/13/2007 07:14:11 PM
I really like this shot, and not just because I like star wars. Haha, the cup next to the stormtrooper is the best part of it IMO..
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06/13/2007 04:23:08 PM
I love the perspective/crop of this, AND it is hilarious.
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06/12/2007 07:19:38 PM
great shot. i love it. the low angle and the guy walking by make it even better. and man that dude has a huge calf! I wonder how the stormtrooper drinks through that mask
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06/12/2007 12:36:32 PM
thats an awesome capture!!!
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06/12/2007 10:31:47 AM
Charming piece of Americana - day in the life style. 8.
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06/12/2007 09:28:40 AM
Classic capture.
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06/11/2007 08:50:40 PM
Hahaha...now this is well done. 8
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06/11/2007 07:35:05 PM
Great frame, love the guy walking past to emphasise the 'candid' aspect.
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06/11/2007 06:02:59 PM
Very Very cool capture and wonderful b/w! Fantastic candid
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06/11/2007 12:48:34 PM
Now this one really stands out in the challenge. Interesting subject, good job getting the low angle.
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06/11/2007 11:52:06 AM
Great capture, I love it!
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06/11/2007 08:59:28 AM
LOL bizarre and wonderful, I really hope this was a moment you stumbled across (I am marking in that light) and image that stops you in your tracks. Terrific (especially the passer by...Which I have to say is the bit that makes me wonder whether there was a bit of posing going on, cos no way could I walk past a storm trooper so nonchalently!!!!) still a solid 8
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06/11/2007 08:57:47 AM
V glorious. Processing is worthy of, well ... The addition of the partial figure is essential, of course, and the drink finalises it, and tops it.
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06/11/2007 08:12:10 AM
i think the stormtrooper is looking at you and is aware that the photo is being taken.
he's probably even smiling!!!

i'm just kidding of course.
nice juxtaposition with the faceless legs crossing the path of the faceless 'trooper.
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06/11/2007 08:06:34 AM
This one really grows on me. I do like the low angle, the way the trooper seems to be invisible to the pedestrian striding by. And that glass of slushie (?) is the extra touch of humor IMO.
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06/11/2007 01:37:37 AM
wOOt! 10 (technically well done!) oh yeah....wOOt!
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