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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Family (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III
Location: Fayetteville, GA
Date: Jul 8, 2005
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Family, Action
Date Uploaded: Jul 10, 2005

This hard-working Chinese family own and operate a restaurant near my home. Dad and nephew cook, Mom and niece assist behind the counter bagging orders and the school-age children run the cash register and take orders. During slower periods the kids sit and do homework, read or play GameBoy.

Statistics
Place: 108 out of 159
Avg (all users): 4.9425
Avg (commenters): 5.8462
Avg (participants): 4.8478
Avg (non-participants): 4.9941
Views since voting: 786
Views during voting: 371
Votes: 261
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/17/2005 04:44:49 PM
Not a bad idea, to photograph a family buisness but this photo doesn´t really work in that regard as I have no clue on what the family buisness is after seeing this. What I am suggesting is that next time you take a step back and try an environmental portrait approach and show what it is that they are doing. I can´t tell if they are bagging groceries, sewing, wrapping a brand new 1Ds mkII in gift paper for your special someone or writing a nobel prize book

Also the image quality isn´t very good, there are a couple of very ood lines that lead through the lady in the bottom left corners face and over the yellow t-shirt and there doesn´t seem to be any one point in this shot that is spot on in focus.

Gave the shot a 4.
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07/17/2005 05:02:04 AM
I don't personally care for the soft focus, but it works alright here; the fact that the bag is fairly sharp makes it look like the blur wasn't intentional, which does detract from the shot. I'd have voted this higher if the girl's frontal lobe hadn't been sheared off by the edge of the frame.
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07/15/2005 07:11:57 PM
Its a cool photo...reminds me of a place I used to eat at alot, but I wish it werent quite so soft.
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07/14/2005 12:40:40 PM
focus poor dislike crop but lovely idea and colour
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07/12/2005 10:56:47 PM
Subject Impact: High
Meets Challenge: Average
Technical: Low
Composition: Average
Creativity: Average

Score: 5
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07/12/2005 03:46:27 PM
In this case the shot is quite soft but, I like it ... I also like the subtle blend of colors ... I would have liked the shot not to include the plastic bag though ...
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07/12/2005 02:03:38 PM
Fit to challenge criteria: 2 /2
Contrast/Colors: 1/2
Photo Quality: 1/2
Composition: 1/2
My subjective affinity: 0/2
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07/12/2005 09:58:55 AM
love this shot, I've always admired how Asian families work so hard to make a better life for future generations of their children. This shot captures it :)
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07/11/2005 08:32:52 PM
Wish you hadn't cut her off at the forehead.
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07/11/2005 08:12:54 PM
Little soft for me although I know you intended it that way, and that I respect. You creativity is showing up well. good job.
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07/11/2005 12:41:13 PM
I like the soft focus here. Tells a nice story about family working together.
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07/11/2005 04:27:44 AM
would have liked a clearer shot - too blurry
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07/11/2005 12:51:05 AM
Excellent photo. Composition is very good. Color saturation, too. Well meets the challenge. Diminished by overly soft focus/DOF.
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07/11/2005 12:19:02 AM
I like the soft focus and texture. Like they are lost in a blur of work! Nice colors and the lighting on her shoulder is good.
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