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Towards Nirvana (An Extraordinary Goal)
Towards Nirvana (An Extraordinary Goal)
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Extraordinary (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Luang Prabang, Laos
Date: Jun 27, 2004
Aperture: f 2.8
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Candid, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jun 28, 2004

 This was not a posed shot. He is a monk in Hok Xientong temple, Luang Prabang Laos. One of those very lucky shot.

Statistics
Place: 40 out of 278
Avg (all users): 5.8123
Avg (commenters): 6.8947
Avg (participants): 5.6000
Avg (non-participants): 5.9702
Views since voting: 3787
Views during voting: 407
Votes: 293
Comments: 23
Favorites: 8 (view)

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 07/09/2004 12:31:52 AM
should have known this was you Manny. Great shot. I gave it a 9 during the challenge, and that's rare for me. Did you bump the saturation a little? The colour looks a little grainy for the D70.

well done as always.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/06/2004 08:28:11 PM
Beautiful colors
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 07/06/2004 01:18:12 PM
Great capture! Pose is perfect as is his expresion. Robe colors are very rich - adding to the impact. The dark background is very nice but the bighter green area surrounding his head does not work well for me. Border = not needed.
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 07/05/2004 04:24:24 PM
He looks peaceful. Wish it were just a touch sharper... or you really took advantage of the softness.
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 07/04/2004 11:39:29 AM
i liek this pic.
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 07/04/2004 12:16:19 AM
The photo is so good, it doesn't need the additional items in parentheses, IMHO. - 8
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 07/03/2004 04:25:08 AM
yes it is.
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 07/02/2004 10:36:38 PM
nice one.
8 for the idea of buddhism =)
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 07/02/2004 07:54:30 PM
Very well done. Colors are just great,
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 07/02/2004 06:52:48 AM
ad-hoc.
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 07/02/2004 02:29:14 AM
Good concept but I'm not sure the final image conveys the feeling.
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 07/02/2004 01:23:39 AM
nice picture, nice theme you chose for it.. it gives the picture meaning which is the whole point of these challenges, and I think your the first one that i've come across that has!
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 07/01/2004 08:14:06 PM
Very nice picture, I would have cropped out some of the top and include his feet. 8
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 07/01/2004 06:58:39 PM
Great portrait! I like the halo of light around the monk and the darkness around the edges. I don't care for your title- at least the parenthetical part. The title makes it seem like you are either trying to shoehorn the image into this challenge, or you think we need help figuring out how it meets the challenge. Either way makes me want to score it lower than I otherwise would have. Would you have included "(An Extraordinary Goal)" if this weren't for DPChallenge or weren't for an extraordinary challenge? If not, shame on you for for pandering to the masses and not following your own artistic vision!
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 07/01/2004 06:49:51 PM
really nice portrait. The yellow sash pulls the eye to the man. 9
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 07/01/2004 06:32:23 PM
I like the expression here, and the pose is very nice, especially the hands. The vibrant orange and yellow came out really nicely. I would like less air above his head, and possibly a sharper focus on his face, it looks a little fuzzy, maybe just needs a light unsharp mask to make him stand out more clearly. Nice DOF.
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 07/01/2004 10:31:16 AM
Lovely pkoto and colors.
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 07/01/2004 09:40:03 AM
The composition makes good use of the shallow DOF by framing the subject in the lighter portion..well captured
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 07/01/2004 07:39:07 AM
Good job. A bit underexposed though.
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 06/30/2004 08:20:24 PM
"National Geographic-esque " ... well done, and cranking up the saturation really helps.
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 06/30/2004 08:07:12 PM
Nice DOF.
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 06/30/2004 06:34:18 AM
Nothing extraordinary about this photo. Smart title would not fix the image.
 06/30/2004 02:26:40 AM
How extraordinary would this picture have looked in black and white? Just a thought.
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