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Challenge: October Free Study (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: BCE Place, Toronto On.
Date: Oct 19, 2004
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/50
Date Uploaded: Oct 12, 2004

I took this on a field trip to the photojournalism expo that is touring the world. It showcases the best and most powerful images of the previous year. Because the majority of the photos are considered contoversial and political they have a very hard time finding places in North America to show. It mostly tours Europe and Asia, there are only 3 cities in Canada and 1 in the U.S. that held the expo this year. Although these are some of the most powerful images in the world almost none of them appeared in Newspapers.

Very few modifications, just cropped, desaturated, slight curves adjustment, darkened the edges and added border.

Statistics
Place: 235 out of 487
Avg (all users): 5.4615
Avg (commenters): 6.5263
Avg (participants): 5.4419
Avg (non-participants): 5.5938
Views since voting: 1587
Views during voting: 377
Votes: 247
Comments: 25
Favorites: 4 (view)


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12/17/2004 04:46:14 PM
Oh, I just love a challenge.

I've seen this place twice before, once entered into a challenge, I don't remember which one. I did comment on it then. However.....

Firstly, it works well in B&W, a little overblown in the ceilinng but.....

Its a litter tilted down to the left, I don't like that. I like the frame and the darkening of the inside border, it draws the interest towards the centre, where it should be.

OK, now for the artistic side of things...

A excellent viewpoint, the face in poster is very dramatic and dominating both in stature and in expression, gives a feeling of him being in control of the scene rather than the photographer. A big "Big Brother" ish.

Obviously a shopping mall, would have been better without the people, has a futuristic feel, given the architechture.

Emptyness while being whatched would have been better I feel.

That's it for now...

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11/24/2004 05:46:40 PM
Sorry for the Icelandic comment I left you on this one, I was absolutely sure this was a mall in Iceland. The comment transalates to "Very nice shot, both yours and the portrait in your shot".
Tyrkinn
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11/08/2004 04:29:09 PM
What is really freaky about this photo is that in the thumbnail I swear the guy in the pictures eyes are closed, and when you open it up, they are open.
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11/08/2004 02:05:03 PM
Deserved to be much higher. Got sinking feeling as I had to scroll through many pages to get to yours. Keep up the originality.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2004 06:42:43 PM
think this would be much better if it had more contrasts
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11/07/2004 05:41:40 PM
Very disconcerting photo. Nice tonal range.
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11/07/2004 02:53:20 PM
I liked the concept of the picture. But the big face on the side or poster stands out.
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11/07/2004 11:32:44 AM
This is cool but I think you could of found a better angle. The lines implied by the building are too straight, wich is not bad for a symetry shot. but The guy in the poster ruins the symetry and the picture asks for some diagonal lines. Hope this makes sense.
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11/07/2004 07:58:50 AM
So where is the world press photo exhibition right now? Love thhat shot of Colina - and taken for the most unlikely publication, being the Daily Mail in the UK, whihc is pretty much a sneering right-wing rag. I do like the efffect of photos in photographs, though I'm not totally sure about this one. He seems too dissociated from the rest of the image, not playing a part in the composition.
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11/06/2004 03:50:28 PM
:) saw this roof before... really like your compzition with poster and people.
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11/05/2004 04:55:23 PM
Flott mynd (báðar, þín og andlitsmyndin ;) )
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11/05/2004 01:53:19 AM
I have no idea why I like this one.
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11/04/2004 06:42:53 PM
I like this a lot....great contrast between cathedral-like light and the gaze of Pierluigi Collina. very surreal!
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11/03/2004 11:07:26 PM
I liked 'they walk perpendicular' much more, but the contrast with the flat panel is striking too.
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11/03/2004 02:01:11 PM
This is the third of such a picture I've seen of this facility. Where and what is it? I love the portrait in the corner but it needs to be in line with the horizin. Somewhat over exposed. BOL
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11/03/2004 01:13:02 PM
thats freaky, a little haunting
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11/02/2004 06:20:04 PM
This is excellent :) Great eye and great composition...
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11/02/2004 04:35:34 PM
This is imnteresting with the face in the foreground... this same building wasd in the "implied lines" challenge, I think.
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11/02/2004 03:54:43 PM
Creepy! Nice shot though.
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11/02/2004 12:30:49 PM
that is one freakish looking dude ! The sky is a little blown out for my tastes, but a great composition.
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11/02/2004 03:56:56 AM
Wow, this shot is worthy of praise. It was especially interesting because the image loaded from top to bottom slowly and the eyes just jumped out at me. Great idea and execution. 7.
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11/01/2004 04:54:08 PM
I see the humor of this one.
The top is a bit blown out.
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11/01/2004 04:51:58 PM
Fabulous capture. This is a very moving piece of art. I would hang this in a gallery and be very proud of it had I taken it. 10
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11/01/2004 04:16:17 PM
Original thinking.
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11/01/2004 07:05:59 AM
BCE Place ! Good shot !
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