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Challenge: Henri Cartier-Bresson (Minimal Editing I)
Collection: 2011 challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Date: May 26, 2011
Galleries: Black and White, Street
Date Uploaded: May 26, 2011

I was out in CW looking for stories, and I loved this family. Wonderful subjects, wonderful story. I didn't even notice the teddy bear backpack for awhile, and it so added to the charm.

I was so dismayed to find that I had cut off the feet. The funny thing is, in looking through HCBs stuff, a lot of the shots were missing their bottoms. :)

I'm so incredibly pleased with the score. I thought it would get slammed for the technical difficulties.

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 97
Avg (all users): 6.1519
Avg (commenters): 6.8750
Avg (participants): 5.9153
Avg (non-participants): 6.2929
Views since voting: 1023
Views during voting: 378
Votes: 158
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0


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06/03/2011 11:30:36 AM
Didn't mind the missing bottom, but there does seem to be a bit too much on top, which doesn't add anything to the composition. I didn't take that into consideration when I gave this image an 8. I think a lot of voters overlooked minor technical problems because of the minimal editing rule.

This is a fascinating photo, since it is such an odd configuration for a wheel chair, and as you said, the teddy bear backpack. I seems so much less personal to pull it this way, than to be close behind pushing, almost in contact with the rider.
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06/03/2011 01:54:09 AM
Solid 6 from me, Wen. My only issue is the cutting off of the bottom portion. In other words, you aimed too high. ;-)
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06/03/2011 12:23:32 AM
Wendy...one of my four 10's! I loved this image! Well done!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/31/2011 04:27:06 PM
The teddy bear backpack is hilarious :)
I like the way the lines work in this image. The guy standing merges with the fence to make the sitting guy really stand out.
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05/30/2011 11:57:36 PM
An interesting moment in time kinda shot. I like the enterprising adaptation to the young man's wheelchair.
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05/30/2011 04:35:10 PM
I like the simplicity of this and the expressions. You managed the exposure quite well. Composition isn't bad, but watch your framing. This would be far more effective had the bottom of the photo not been cut out of the shot when shooting. You don't need all of the trees in the background. Maybe framed to go through the middle of the top branch in the upper left, still keeping part of it for effect, but including all of the feet and the wheels. Or, frame with top being directly above the bottom branch. This would also make the top of the fence not a dead center horizon. :)
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05/29/2011 04:29:13 PM
Wow.. what a, shocking setting. I wish the feet and wheels wouldn't have gotten cut off.
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05/29/2011 01:39:16 PM
touching and very moving a good photo journalist shot!
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05/29/2011 07:32:43 AM
oh, I love this! Realyy nice scenery
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05/27/2011 01:19:28 AM
Excellent. Nice composition and a great moment captured. 9
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05/27/2011 12:39:46 AM
A strong image, Wendy. I like it.
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05/27/2011 12:21:27 AM
My favorite of the "random people walking" genre. The poles just make you imagine and wonder a bit. 8
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