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Lonely & Waiting
Lonely & Waiting
kdkaboom


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Challenge: Defining Feature (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z1
Location: Central Park, NYC
Date: Oct 9, 2004
Aperture: f3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Candid
Date Uploaded: Oct 10, 2004
I thought about this challenge for a long ass time! I took a bunch of pictures of friends, but found this candid shot was my favorite. At the park this weekend, this woman was waiting in this same spot, in this same stance, for over an hour. Whether or not that's apparant, hmph. This won't fare well in voting and I'm okay with that (ahahaha)... but it was the best of the bunch in my opinion!

Crop, Hue/Saturation, Curves, USM


Statistics
Place: 79 out of 122
Avg (all users): 5.0796
Avg (commenters): 5.3750
Avg (participants): 4.8148
Avg (non-participants): 5.2583
Views since voting: 837
Views during voting: 292
Votes: 201
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 10/29/2004 01:07:35 PM

Thanks everyone! I appreciate the comments!

I know this one didn't realllly make the challenge, but I was going more for personality/behavior traits than physical features. Of all the shots, this one did it for me. I'm not too concerned with where I placed in the challenge, but just that I ENTERED the challenge ahaha.

I appreciate the suggestions for improvement, too. Thank you all!

Katy
 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/17/2004 08:21:04 PM
Returning for comments.
I do not know if this is a defining feature. While the woman looks in waiting, there is someone coming. It is otherwise a very nice study and the partial top view and design of the bricks do drive the point home of waiting. If your title is true then the only way she can be lonely and waiting is if she awaiting a pick-up, but no, I do not get this feeling. But since you have created a composition reminiscent of the Japanese gardens you get my 6 for making this an ideal study of waiting, even though that is not the challenge. Good picture, who cares.lol 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/14/2004 12:34:49 PM
i like this
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/13/2004 02:00:38 PM
Is this a defining feature for her? How sad.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/12/2004 07:03:24 PM
Great patterns on the ground. Nice simple composition. I like this one.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/12/2004 08:11:25 AM
Not sure of the defining feature here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/12/2004 04:33:11 AM
How about less centered? I like red blocks... maybe could do desaturation on girl...would make it more interesting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/11/2004 12:09:25 PM
hopefully only once, not always :)
gets the mood across quite well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/11/2004 04:08:51 AM
Good use of negative space, interesting brick pattern, and nice contrast between the black clothes and the red bricks.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/11/2004 02:29:47 AM
hmm.. I must be blind.. I don;t see how this meets the challenge
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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