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Fiddler On The Rope
Fiddler On The Rope
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Live Music (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Edinburgh's Royal Mile
Date: Aug 13, 2005
Aperture: F4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250 sec
Galleries: Performance, Traditional Art
Date Uploaded: Aug 13, 2005

 This is taken on Edinburgh's Royal Mile. The Fringe Festival strated last week, this is the first weekend we've gone in to have a look around.

This guy was performing on the high wire, well, it's about 6 feet off the ground.

Only managed to get about 4 pictures of him, some of them were too overexposed.

Cropped this image, sharpened a touch and adjusted levels, colour and contrast

Statistics
Place: 47 out of 210
Avg (all users): 5.7983
Avg (commenters): 6.8000
Avg (participants): 5.7439
Avg (non-participants): 5.8145
Views since voting: 854
Views during voting: 475
Votes: 357
Comments: 25
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/23/2005 07:33:38 AM
Nice timing and shot
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 08/23/2005 07:18:38 AM
Interesting! :) I might crop this a little tighter to remove the sign on the right and whatever the blue thing is on the left. Good shot!
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 08/22/2005 09:47:59 PM
fun picture!
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 08/22/2005 09:28:02 PM
that is not easy!
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 08/22/2005 03:42:15 PM
Great shot. 8.
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 08/21/2005 06:43:36 PM
Right place. Right time. Well done! You have captured the delicate balance here. I might have lightened the darks a bit, but as it is, it's still among my top picks for best of show.
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 08/21/2005 03:02:45 PM
very cool, but a bit to centered for my taste.
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 08/21/2005 02:10:20 PM
I realize these things aren't in your control, but it's too bad that the fiddler blends into the background. Also, the picture would be better if it didn't have the OOF head in the lower left. An original subject. Good work.
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 08/21/2005 11:47:20 AM
great moment, good colors, composition and framing
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 08/20/2005 04:03:17 PM
Now that's extreme. :D Great capture.
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 08/20/2005 03:19:39 PM
Very nice shot, really captured the moment. Perhaps a shallower DOF would keep my attention away from these interesting people in the background?... :-)
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 08/20/2005 08:16:11 AM
I usually NEVER comment on distractions because the world isn't neat and perfect that way and sometimes things are what (or where) they are.

This is one of the most fun images in the pack but those darn two heads. Sometimes you you need to just, break out the axe.
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 08/19/2005 08:45:29 PM
great amusement! 8
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 08/19/2005 07:07:17 PM
Your subject has lots of passion for sur. Nice image
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 08/19/2005 12:32:06 PM
That is pretty impressive. I feel the photo itself would benefit from some tighter cropping, make it a "thin, tall" picture.
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 08/19/2005 04:18:14 AM
great title
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 08/19/2005 03:55:00 AM
Whoa!
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 08/18/2005 06:31:45 PM
nice action shot and good clarity, just wish there were not those 2 heads in the foreground right and left corners
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 08/17/2005 10:29:41 PM
I like this. Good job.
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 08/17/2005 01:56:50 PM
Other than those three heads at the bottom this is a great pic. Very orgininal.
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 08/17/2005 11:28:27 AM
Great capture...but you should have cropped it more. You could crop out hte distracting blue sign on the left and the head on the left. Along with the white sign on the right and the head on the right and maintained most of the the look and feel without distracting elements. Had you done this it'd be a likely 8.
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 08/17/2005 06:33:12 AM
Shame about the 3 heads in the foreground. Harsh sun really spoils the shot, especially as the audience are looking into it. Why centre your performer? This seems unimaginative. The head is too near the top edge of the shot. Very impressive acrobatics though, I can't imagine being able to do that... does he keep the rhythm of his violin playing steady?
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 08/17/2005 05:27:45 AM
LOL - great timing coming upon this guy and having your camera! 9
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 08/17/2005 04:36:38 AM
OMG :| kids, never try that at home!
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 08/17/2005 01:04:02 AM
Love the title. Nice colorful shot.
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