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Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: 4:00-5:00 a.m. (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Louisville, KY
Date: Dec 9, 2005
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 200?
Shutter: 1/13
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 9, 2005

 Some curves, saturation, channel mixer and cropped.

I like this photo and have high hopes for it. I had two others from this series that I liked as well (and would have made a nice triptych) but I thought this best exemplified the early morning feeling while looking technically the best.

Statistics
Place: 40 out of 115
Avg (all users): 5.6948
Avg (commenters): 7.2800
Avg (participants): 5.3273
Avg (non-participants): 5.7596
Views since voting: 1079
Views during voting: 573
Votes: 367
Comments: 27
Favorites: 0

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 12/22/2005 08:57:42 AM
Not sure why this one placed where it did - I voted it as the best in the challenge. I has an excellent 'oh, Jeez, why am I up at 4AM?!?' feel to it, is pretty funny, works well in black & white, and has good lighting. I thought it was a great response to a difficult challenge!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/20/2005 08:11:56 PM
Hmm, I've heard of drinking orange juice out of the carton, first time I've seen coffee drunk out of the pot.
Good One.
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 12/20/2005 11:34:53 AM
Haha, why not a whole pot while you were at it :) Still not completely selling me this shot, I think it needs another backround, I personally would have voted higher if there was an out of focus kitchen behind him rather than an blank wall but other than that, a very "believable early morning shot".
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 12/20/2005 09:09:43 AM
very nice :)
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 12/20/2005 06:18:06 AM
Nice idea, not sure about his placement in the frame. I think if his eyes obeyed rule of thirds this could have been more effective. Shame his torso is overexposed. Background is too bright, it takes attention away from the subject.
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 12/17/2005 09:11:51 PM
Haha, I agree .. Good shot too ..
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 12/17/2005 06:15:21 PM
I think it would have spilled on his chest as he actually began to drink from the pot. This is a clever picture with a top notch background. 9
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 12/17/2005 05:49:19 PM
good composition.... creativity is there the overall picture is gray... i need to see the true blacks and white.... he look like he was just posing to take the picture.. he needs to put just a little more expression as how He would really get up early in the morning to go to work....
Good Job....
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 12/17/2005 04:30:55 PM
Never seen anyone drink coffee from the pot before.... lol Well shot, a tad overexposed in spots, but I think that adds to the feeling. 8
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 12/16/2005 10:53:27 AM
OK, that is funny. And way too on the mark. 9
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 12/16/2005 10:36:00 AM
I can sympathize with this one...good feeling to it.
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 12/15/2005 11:19:55 PM
That's my kinda breakfast!!
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 12/15/2005 11:05:42 PM
I think a little darkness could really add to this picture; furthermore, it would help it work with the theme of this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2005 03:24:50 PM
"sex sells"

the man's naked torso detracts from the focus of the photograph, the coffee pot.
plus, it's not light out at 4 or 5 AM, and that lighting suggests light coming through a window. also, the isolated subject thing isn't a good thing, it makes it look unnatural and commercial, and this shot would be a lot better in the context of a kitchen or something.
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 12/15/2005 02:37:41 PM
I try to imagine this picture with black background, could be better. Anyway it's a good shot.
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 12/15/2005 02:14:54 PM
Good humour that most of us can probably relate to. Good lighting and tones and great title. Well done.
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 12/15/2005 12:12:35 PM
very nice.
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 12/15/2005 10:18:27 AM
thats the spirit nice pic
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2005 09:58:10 AM
that's hot=10
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 12/14/2005 11:06:11 PM
pig
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/14/2005 06:44:49 PM
Good touch with it the 5'o shadow and coffee right from the beaker
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/14/2005 06:19:59 PM
Oh this is great!! I like the white light on his torso and the background. HEE HEE this is clever!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/14/2005 02:37:21 PM
Well composed photo and humurous as well. I wonder if a darker background would of made a greater impact considering 4-5 a.m. time. Very nice!
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 12/14/2005 02:29:01 PM
Love the composition and the set up. Wish it weren't so washed out, more contrast would help.
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 12/14/2005 12:09:16 PM
Classic!
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 12/14/2005 09:53:39 AM
Very funny!!
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 12/14/2005 08:47:40 AM
Funny!
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