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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
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Challenge: Color Portrait (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Richmond International Raceway
Date: Sep 9, 2005
Aperture: F/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Sports, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Sep 11, 2005

 post-challenge comments

thanks for the comments and votes! i was really psyched to see this finish above a 6, after it had been flitting between 5.8-5.9 all week!



Statistics
Place: 56 out of 284
Avg (all users): 6.0134
Avg (commenters): 7.1200
Avg (participants): 5.8429
Avg (non-participants): 6.1646
Views since voting: 1340
Views during voting: 545
Votes: 298
Comments: 33
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/18/2005 11:43:35 PM
A very interesting character capture with the look of desire and aspirations. 7
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 09/18/2005 09:12:18 PM
wonderful!
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 09/18/2005 05:33:10 PM
Ewww! ;-)
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 09/17/2005 10:35:09 PM
Nice capture and great colors. Love the sunset reflection in his glasses.
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 09/17/2005 02:17:49 PM
Truly awesome. Realizing the date it was taken, the title is so appropriate. An amazing shot.
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 09/15/2005 11:44:31 PM
Ehh, the little squirt is getting old, yet not aging as well as some the elder statesmen in his sport. And, shoot, when will they ever figger out that the sunglasses don't make the man.
This is a good shot, though the patch on his hat appears to be in better focus than his face. Good use of a mono-color background. This would make a good picture to autograph, but those darn sunglasses...
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 09/15/2005 08:30:37 PM
good reflection on the glasses. how much did you have to crop this?
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 09/15/2005 04:51:40 PM
A great color portrait. Hope it's a Blue for you.
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 09/14/2005 09:01:22 PM
great image but too candid to be a portrait for me... :)
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 09/14/2005 08:08:03 PM
gordon's skin seems a little too reddish. other than that i really like it.
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 09/14/2005 11:13:21 AM
I Really like this picture. I can almost see the intensity in his eyes even though they are covered. Very powerful in my opinion. Excellent!
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 09/14/2005 04:30:13 AM
A fitting title for an excellent picture!
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 09/14/2005 12:55:37 AM
Wow great job, the colors and lighting are awesome.
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 09/13/2005 08:42:34 PM
well, wasn't expecting that. great clasic pose. there is A LOT of noise in the frame and that really really pulls the quality right out of the shot. I like reflection in his glasses that puts some back though. overall, if the noise wasn't so present it would be a much better shot
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 09/13/2005 04:43:56 PM
Very good portrait. I like the way the sunset is reflected in the sunglasses. I just wish the face was a little more in focus. It seems the camera focused more on the hat and jacket. Other than that, this truly is a stunning shot of a very handsome man.
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 09/13/2005 04:02:23 PM
Wow. Maybe someday I'll reack this level of photographic genius. Or was it luck? I dunno. Awesome shot, awesome color. Wow.
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 09/13/2005 12:24:29 PM
I would like to see this shot without the sunglasses
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 09/12/2005 10:46:02 PM
nice capture of the sunset
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 09/12/2005 10:10:00 PM
Nice candit
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 09/12/2005 09:53:26 PM
This is a good shot. The reflection in the glasses is a great bonus. Good focus and nice colour. I think that a tighter crop might have made a more dynamic image ... perhaps cropping some from the left side and the top.
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 09/12/2005 07:53:43 PM
Nice reflection in the shades and good coloring...I don't follow racing, but guessing he is known? 9
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 09/12/2005 05:17:44 PM
Kinda an Ironic Title since he didn't make it into the Chase.
Very Nice photo, even it is wasn't Gordon. The Reflection in his glasses makes the shot..
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 09/12/2005 04:50:30 PM
neat is that the real guy
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 09/12/2005 02:52:22 PM
his face is a touch soft, but given how he has been racing lately this is a great miage on a purely photographic ( except afore-mentioned quibble ) and as a metaphore of his career.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/12/2005 12:48:57 PM
Fantastic photo, but more of a candid than a portrait IMO.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/12/2005 12:43:02 PM
Vey good lighting. I like the reflection on the sunglass.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/12/2005 11:22:44 AM
Did Jeff pose for this for you? Awesome photo. Love the sunset in his glasses!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/12/2005 10:24:42 AM
The colours work very nicely
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 09/12/2005 09:53:32 AM
lost some detail in the darker areas. nice shot though, I like the blurred background.
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 09/12/2005 09:16:09 AM
I love how you can see the sunset in his glasses. Very cool photograph. Well Done! 8
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 09/12/2005 05:12:51 AM
Is HE really Jeff?? GREAT SHOT!!
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 09/12/2005 12:51:25 AM
I know who this is taken by! Great job! You could make some good money off this!8
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 09/12/2005 12:47:33 AM
Wow!!! I give it a 10 just for getting Jeff Gordon to model for you! Very cool shot with the sun setting in his shades. I'm thinking this is done by the talented SkipRow, but I'm probably wrong. Very nice, and I'm not even really a Nascar fan. Very sellable.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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