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Challenge: Construction (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: Bridge construction, Hwy 26 in Portland, OR
Date: Jun 3, 2005
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/8
Date Uploaded: Jun 5, 2005

 I searched all over to find a vantage point to take a picture of this guy working under the lights. I finally gave up in defeat, and as I left the freeway, the exit went right under the bridge he was working on -- unbelievable! I parked in an apartment building lot and bushwhacked back to where I could get a shot.

This fellow's reaction was pretty funny when he saw me (after I'd taken several shots). He started screaming at me,

Statistics
Place: 196 out of 305
Avg (all users): 4.8454
Avg (commenters): 5.3636
Avg (participants): 4.7143
Avg (non-participants): 4.9455
Views since voting: 707
Views during voting: 421
Votes: 291
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/14/2005 08:54:54 PM
the photo looks slgithly out of focus but the fact you could capture a shot like this at night is impressive.
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 06/14/2005 06:28:28 PM
Good idea to do it at night although it looks a little blurred. A tripod would have helped to keep the camera steady, or perhaps the blurring is just caused by post editing to get rid of noise.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/13/2005 08:52:33 PM
Image is out of focus
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/11/2005 08:35:07 PM
Love the concept on this one. Could be a touch sharper in execution (at least on my monitor) Excellent composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/11/2005 02:48:07 PM
would be perfect if it were sharper
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/11/2005 11:37:42 AM
i like the black background and the wiry thingies.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/11/2005 07:02:16 AM
nice image but it seems a bit soft
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/10/2005 07:16:08 PM
Very Creative.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/10/2005 07:15:18 AM
Wow - great contrast between light and dark together with nice composition!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/09/2005 05:39:45 PM
ok I will assume the soft focus is for a reason.... good shot though. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/09/2005 04:31:09 PM
I like the blur in this, it gives the feeling of the man shaking from his drilling.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/09/2005 12:27:57 PM
It looks a little out of focus, but I like this picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/08/2005 12:29:18 PM
What a superb lighting. Dark backround adds value to the photo
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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