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Challenge: Live Music (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: London, UK
Date: Aug 12, 2005
Aperture: f4
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Performance, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 13, 2005

 A Busker plays for commuters on the London Underground.

Post Processing - De-saturation applied and brighness and contrast.

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 210
Avg (all users): 6.5262
Avg (commenters): 7.7391
Avg (participants): 6.0854
Avg (non-participants): 6.6548
Views since voting: 1360
Views during voting: 556
Votes: 363
Comments: 27
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 08/25/2005 08:34:43 AM
Thanks all for your comments...

I was on my way home from the office after a few beers when I grabbed this shot... forgetting to manage my exposure properly. Fortunately I shot in RAW and was able to produce this JPG. I actually had to compensate exposure by 2.5 stops!! (Kudos to the 20D for managing to produce a usable image at ISO800 with this amount of 'saving' applied)

I enjoyed this challenge and felt that this photo represented an improvement in my approach to photography. I actually waited and chose my moment with some thought and care and it paid off (to me at least) I tried to get a scene with a story, the passers by interacting with the busker. I was very happy to achieve this.

In answer to some of the comments regarding the lady in the distance. I was not particularly factoring her in to the shot, focusing mainly on the foreground interest but in my opinion she adds to the scene. (I would not clone her out)

Chris
 08/24/2005 09:30:55 PM
A very cool entry for this challenge. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/23/2005 10:26:22 PM
maybe its me ..but the woman in the distance steals a lot of the attention in this scene
nevertheless a real nice and interesting image !
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 08/23/2005 11:14:04 AM
Very Cool! Love the fish eye look!
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 08/22/2005 05:57:52 PM
Very well done and composed. 9.
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 08/22/2005 05:19:17 AM
well told story, B/W was a good choice in for this image
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 08/21/2005 10:05:47 PM
You waited for the right time to capture this. great response from passing couple and what a cute dress with the lady past the gate or door. A very nice b/w. Bumping up.
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 08/21/2005 02:21:38 PM
Good use of B&W.
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 08/20/2005 07:47:33 PM
Very nice. Effective composition and a powerful capture of the connection between the musician and the passing couple. Eye contact, both ways. Also a meticulously exposed and processed image. 9
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 08/19/2005 09:25:42 PM
Classic but effective. Great shot!
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 08/19/2005 06:06:20 PM
Great photo. 9
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 08/19/2005 02:11:28 PM
I keep come back to this. Its wonderful, so much to look at.
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 08/19/2005 08:48:22 AM
good choice of bnw.
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 08/19/2005 03:47:38 AM
Nice moment! I love the people passing, it really adds to this picture
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 08/19/2005 02:09:51 AM
Nice wide. Great perspective and composition.
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 08/18/2005 08:10:06 PM
Excellent
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 08/18/2005 08:01:52 PM
focus soft
 08/18/2005 08:27:13 AM
There's just so much to look at here, it's great. Ignoring the challenge, I want to know where the girl in the tunnel is going, why the station is so empty, what's making the couple smile... Any picture which makes people think is good. 9
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 08/18/2005 12:38:53 AM
interesting composition. I like it.
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 08/17/2005 02:45:36 PM
one of my favorite in the challenge
10
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 08/17/2005 12:49:39 PM
Very nice
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 08/17/2005 12:01:10 PM
I love this shot and the story it tells. 10
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 08/17/2005 11:58:06 AM
We knew there were going to be "street performer" pictures. This one is second best in my mind. I love the addition of the two spectators watching as they walk by hand-in-hand. The tonality and contrast are done well. 8.
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 08/17/2005 11:06:42 AM
nice how the wide angle distortion played with the curvature of the wall to match the ceiling. Good background support with the couple looking/smiling at the musician. And the cute waist walking in the background with object in hand. Nice job....
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 08/17/2005 10:20:33 AM
great picture!!!!
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 08/17/2005 08:47:41 AM
Nice candid, not sure about the slightly tilted camera angle. Missing an extra something I can't really put my finger on.
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 08/17/2005 02:35:44 AM
very cool
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