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07/02/2002 02:56:00 PM |
Hi Les of the Great White North!! Good to hear from ya! I didn't stick around for the reggae for this shot, way too chaotic.
Also, I think you are thinking about the alley above Blue Post...this one is right behind the Ice House, and it is a doorway the poor sap has taken over--
notice the weeds!:) |
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07/01/2002 11:55:00 PM |
| I know the window he is sitting in, the old brick building down on the river. So the Ice House is still up and running huh? I thought it was sold. Glad to see the downtown life is still how I remember it. I think I may have been on that ledge a time or two. How was the reggae? Miss you. Les |
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07/01/2002 04:32:00 PM |
| With the background story, I can better relate! I sort of remember this kind of evening, college years are still a bit hazy.....Thanks for the explanation. This really is a great example of photojournalism. |
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07/01/2002 01:36:00 AM |
While I wasn't the only one to think it was staged, nevertheless, I still have to say my bad. :-)
I like knowing the backstory. It makes me regret the comments I made because it is a good photojournalist style shot -- I just had my mind set on a completely different stereo-type. |
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07/01/2002 12:13:00 AM |
| wow--shoulda thought a little more about this one before submitting! I wish I had put something about "college" in the title! I didn't think a thing about it at the time, because I was only seeing it from my perspective--but this is definitely not sad nor is it a homeless person/vagrant type drunk, but one that probably drives a BMW and lives in a Frat house! This is so common here--we get bombarded by thousands of college kids (Chapel Hill, etc.) every summer who pretty much take over! It has gotten so bad that the cops think they need reinforcements--the kind that dress in all black and hide in the bushes--to "keep the residents safe". That sucks, but people do get mad at these kids for passing out on their porches, in their lawn furniture, etc. I even found a guy under my car one night! Pretty bizarre, especially when you think of these guys as our future politicians/lawers/doctors! Anyway, considering that they drink practically non-stop all weekend, it isn't really surprising--it's really pretty funny when you see it all the time--and it isn't sad because their friends are usually close by. We told the bouncer at the bar about this guy--so I'm sure he was fine! |
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06/30/2002 10:07:00 PM |
| B/W works well for this I think. A dirty/holey shirt and pants would've really set the mood, too I think. So, next time, find a drunk, dress him up, dump him in an alley, and take a picture. :-) |
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06/30/2002 07:15:00 PM |
| Technically a nice picture -- maybe a tad flat, but still pretty nice. However, I have a hard time believing this isn't a set picture. Whether or not the guy is a drunk, he just doesn't look like he would have fallen asleep in a place like that. His clothes are too clean, the hat, the sandals, even his beard stubble looks to have been shaved around his neck. It's just not believable to me. Because it has the look of something "photojournalistic" but because I don't believe it's a real shot, it loses the impact it might otherwise have. |
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06/30/2002 11:20:00 AM |
| LOL! Looks a bit posed to me, but I love the idea. |
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06/29/2002 05:16:00 PM |
| Looks less like an alley; more like a closet under construction. Not clear about connection to challenge. 3 sjgleah |
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06/28/2002 10:21:00 AM |
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06/27/2002 09:53:00 PM |
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06/27/2002 05:25:00 PM |
| Offers a pretty low appreciation for city life. Photo is well done, but the sadness of the topic makes me want to avoid it. Sorry. Photo 8 City 6 total 7 |
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06/27/2002 04:09:00 PM |
| I think having restricted aspect ratios might have hurt here. I'd like to see more to create the context of "alley" and not just "doorway". Not a lot more; that's why I thought a differently-shaped crop might work better... |
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06/27/2002 10:20:00 AM |
| This seems very staged, because you wouldn't normally see someone this clean cut drunk in an alley... A better subject would've produced a better impact. |
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06/27/2002 01:48:00 AM |
| Very nicely composed, nice duotone too. |
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06/26/2002 06:26:00 PM |
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06/26/2002 05:15:00 PM |
| this looks posed, he is way to clean. |
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06/26/2002 11:56:00 AM |
| lol... that's the 'cleanest' drunk i have ever seen :) I think this is a neat shot... good work! = 7 - jmsetzler |
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06/25/2002 10:55:00 PM |
| Good composition and texture. |
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06/25/2002 07:54:00 PM |
| Maybe just a little tired.....Not what I expected from your Title. |
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06/25/2002 09:24:00 AM |
| The line at the top took something away from the shot. A closer crop might help. |
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06/24/2002 08:25:00 PM |
| Do you know if he was really drunk? Doesn't matter. Nicely cropped, good image color. Do you have this type of problem often where you live? Good work. |
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06/24/2002 06:10:00 PM |
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06/24/2002 01:19:00 PM |
| Man, moving shot, visual impact. Great b&w work. Nicely done. Kee. |
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06/24/2002 12:55:00 PM |
| nice... : ) a bit fake but at least u tried... |
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06/24/2002 12:02:00 PM |
| Interesting idea for a posed shot. |
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06/24/2002 11:53:00 AM |
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06/24/2002 09:18:00 AM |
| why do I wish this guy was a bit dirtier? heh ;] |
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06/24/2002 03:43:00 AM |
| Good b&w quality, perhaps instead of centered, could have taken it from an angle? |
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