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Challenge: Shoes (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8-4.0 Aspherical for Canon
Location: Toronto
Date: Aug 26, 2005
Aperture: 100
ISO: f5.0
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Urban, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 26, 2005

 I was driving along with a friend when I spotted this guy..we had to stop. Took the shots, a little worried about the extreme glare from the sun, and had to shoot between people on a busy sidewalk..then I sat down with him, and we looked over the shots together..I made the point that most were a bit overexposed due to the glare..he responded "don't worry you can do anything on a computer'...
He says he has been at this for 5 years, and it "keeps me out of trouble". I am glad I stopped, and met him.
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Statistics
Place: 64 out of 465
Avg (all users): 5.6928
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.4552
Avg (non-participants): 5.9257
Views since voting: 1084
Views during voting: 479
Votes: 293
Comments: 22
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 09/09/2005 11:48:48 PM
I think it's a nice story behind the image, and that makes this quite special. I like the texturing here very much. There's almost a symmetry to the subject's pose, between upper and lower torso, and that's very interesting to look at. Finally, there seems to be a bit of rags on the background, to the subject's right hand side. My eyes kept straying to this point, and for a second I kept thinking it was another person peeking a view. Rather than being a distraction, I think this was also one of those subtle things that add to the image. Nice. Going on favorites...
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 09/09/2005 09:27:29 PM
Nice

Message edited by author 2005-09-18 22:38:17.
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 09/07/2005 01:00:40 AM
i just noticed humpty had a great fall lol - thanks for sharing this story.
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 09/07/2005 12:22:42 AM
This should have placed much higher. So very unique in the challenge.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/04/2005 03:41:00 PM
I like this a lot! Take the "ones" out of the title for my preference, but it might just make it different, not necessarily better. Excellent photo, did he pose, or is it candid? 7
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 09/04/2005 02:17:59 PM
I think you will do great! This is an awesome photo. Very few could find a shot so appropriate for the contest.
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 09/04/2005 09:32:23 AM
Would have been good to see him at work on a shoe
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 09/03/2005 02:37:14 AM
Wow, nice piece of photo journalism image
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 09/02/2005 04:47:52 PM
Angle is somewhat awkward. Very busy. Generally, when you have a lot of diff things to focus on in a pic, you want color rather than black an white.

Nice subject, though. I like how he doesn't have any shoes on.
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 09/02/2005 04:16:52 PM
This is a good picture - but there are no shoes in it.
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 09/01/2005 09:16:56 AM
i cant wait to see the results this is my blue pick. this image sticks out as a gem of originality! kudos.
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 09/01/2005 08:33:16 AM
Great environmental portrait. Tells a story, technically spot on, nicely composed. It won't score well in this challenge but it's worth a 10 in my book.
Did you leaves with shiny shoes?
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 09/01/2005 02:07:04 AM
nice originality
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 08/31/2005 10:17:05 PM
Are there any shoes in this picture. If not, it's way off the challenge which is a shame.
 08/31/2005 06:29:35 PM
if this isn't staged, i hope you walked away with shinier shoes.
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 08/31/2005 05:10:53 PM
Great shot, but I am curious..... what kind of shoeshine guy wears no shoes?
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 08/31/2005 04:17:14 PM
Nice idea, I would have liked it better though if it had been framed slightly wider since you cut off the low part of the sign and the jar with the toothbrushes. Nice tones but maybe it´s just the screen I am looking at but it could be a little bit sharper. One of the better shots in the challenge, gave it a 7.
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 08/31/2005 09:13:46 AM
Great image. Great take on the challenge. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/31/2005 08:31:20 AM
Nice urban shot. It has a photojournalistic sense to it.
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 08/31/2005 08:24:50 AM
i like the idea, really nice, i like it, amazing
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 08/31/2005 02:02:34 AM
well this is one of my favorites so far, and theres a ton of entries. But...so far i hope this ribbons, and if it loses to some studio shot of shiny black shoes ill be pissed off with you.

u dont need that gnarly border though.
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 08/31/2005 12:45:56 AM
lol, love it
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