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Today's Special (Where Indian meets Chinese Cuisine) ;-D
Today's Special (Where Indian meets Chinese Cuisine) ;-D
rockyrajan


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Challenge: Street Photography V (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Dubai, U.A.E
Date: Aug 24, 2012
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Aug 25, 2012

 I found this place and the sign extremely amusing.. This is what you would call blending of the cuisines of 2 countries with the largest populations in the world.. Maybe we can call it 'Chindian' Cuisine.. Needless to say, most of these so called Chinese dishes wont be found in China either.. And while you're at it, dont miss the spellings either (lolipop, manchao and chowmen are just some examples) :-D

Slight Crop, clarity, conversion to B/W and sepia toning, contrast, HDR toning, USM (librodo technique used to enhance sharpness).

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 09/03/2012 01:06:49 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

It must be a little disappointing to you not to score better since this was your challenge suggestion and you posted some wonderful examples of your own work.

For me, good street photography needs to have the human element and although you can see the guy in the background, he's incidental and not the subject. The menu, whilst probably quite funny isn't compelling or interesting enough for most people. It may also be one of those cases where less is more when processing. The toning doesn't really work here. I can't help thinking it may have worked better in colour.

I agree with Melethia's comment below, a little bit less of the left side and a bit more of the right side would probably help balance this.

I do understand why you snapped this, I have a similar one from a visit to China, but it is not something I would ever consider for a street photography challenge.

Feel free to contact me by pm.

Sarah
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/31/2012 04:56:00 PM
Bizarre collections of shapes and writing. I like it. Not sure whether I like the pink/cream tonality.
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 08/30/2012 12:15:48 AM
An interesting composition - feels a bit uneasy (I want more on the right side) but provides fun things to investigate just the same.
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