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Challenge: People II (Advanced Editing IV)
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Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: New York City, New York
Date: Apr 15, 2005
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500th sec
Galleries: Cityscape, Urban
Date Uploaded: Apr 17, 2005

 Taken with the Canon 70-200 F2.8 IS and Canon 1.4x Extender II, from the top of the Empire State Building, looking down on lower midtown. People really do look like ants from that height, so I tried to capture a coupla shots to prove it, this one being the best.

The original was cropped, a little levels work, focus tweaked, and double bordered.

Statistics
Place: 94 out of 251
Avg (all users): 5.6943
Avg (commenters): 6.7273
Avg (participants): 5.5045
Avg (non-participants): 5.8729
Views since voting: 1099
Views during voting: 335
Votes: 229
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 04/30/2005 02:15:44 AM
You have met the challenge very well with this composition. It was a very creative and ambitious photo. Although it does not show people faces, it does shows how people are part of the vastly larger social system.
The image also protrays the infrature structure that people must circumvent on a daily basis, especially in larger cities. I see people walking, in taxi, buses, bicycles, subway. The cropping was also a good idea, to focus on the middle portion of the image.

Technically, I would not have done anything differently. Some people do like to see close ups and some fail to see the message in this type of image. Lastly, I am sure that other people will directly relate to this type of photo, because they live it, on a daily basis.

Well done, success in future challenges, and keep up the good work.
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 04/25/2005 08:56:57 AM
This should have done much better. It was way more original than the "usual" portraits.
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 04/25/2005 12:09:02 AM
excellent shot, matt, deserved much better. my guess would be that it was just too 'impersonal' for most voters.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/24/2005 11:12:09 PM
awesome composition... very creative and unique. 8
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 04/24/2005 10:17:40 PM
Good Old 34th street. :) I love it. 7
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 04/24/2005 10:00:45 PM
Very unique point of view.
The human ant effect. Crop works well in this kind of shot.
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 04/24/2005 01:34:02 PM
Nice prespective.
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 04/24/2005 02:05:58 AM
Very cool perspective.
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 04/21/2005 06:20:23 PM
LOVE the perspective. Very original. Not another like it in the challenge so far.
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 04/19/2005 11:48:54 PM
Nice view & perspective.
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 04/19/2005 11:26:06 PM
I like the perspective from this photo, well done.
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 04/18/2005 01:42:40 PM
Very interesting POV. Well done!
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 04/18/2005 01:40:13 PM
This is how I feel every weekday in Toronto. Nice work at capturing the hustle & bustle. I also like the long aspect ratio, it works well for this. [10]
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 04/18/2005 09:00:47 AM
cool perspective
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