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civil servant, Buffalo, NY (Avedon)
civil servant, Buffalo, NY (Avedon)
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Challenge: Tribute (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Date: Jan 22, 2006
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Date Uploaded: Jan 24, 2006

desaturate, burn & dodge, levels, crop, resize

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Place: 118 out of 188
Avg (all users): 5.4542
Avg (commenters): 5.6250
Avg (participants): 5.3676
Avg (non-participants): 5.4884
Views since voting: 629
Views during voting: 333
Votes: 240
Comments: 10
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02/04/2006 06:26:00 PM
Did you know he built a lightbox for the street photos? That's how he got such rich details on the subject while also getting the lovely white background. It had panels on each side and one overhead. If I remember right, the side ones were black. Maybe not. Maybe someone else improved on his idea but I think it was him. Anyway. Good job.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/31/2006 10:14:44 AM
Great representation of Avedon. I would like to see a tad more contrast to bring out the finer details in the clothing and face.
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01/30/2006 10:12:00 AM
good idea maybe it would have been better if improved the space and value
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01/29/2006 07:55:39 AM
Good portrait.....
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01/27/2006 11:07:55 PM
Nicely done and very reminiscent of Avedon down to the cloudy (or so it appears) gray sky behind the subject.
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01/26/2006 01:27:52 PM
your background seems a bit brighter than what I see of Avedon, and has less noise. Another thing Avedon does most of the tiome, yet not all the time, is to slightly off center the subject. You have captured the individual's personality and candidness well.
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01/26/2006 03:28:53 AM
good b&w tones, but overall not strong enough
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01/25/2006 08:56:13 AM
I think in order for this to look like Avedon, it needs much more contrast and perhaps a sense of purpose. As it is, it just kind of looks like a guy in a windbreaker. Does that make sense? Avedon's stuff caught people in the act of doing what they do (ie: a singer singing, a chef with a chef hat on, etc.) I think this might have a bit better impact too if it wasn't so centered.
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01/25/2006 08:52:41 AM
Hey I live near Buffalo!
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01/25/2006 12:50:21 AM
Nice picture. I note the tonality in Avedon's work is a little richer, with darker tones and more contrast. This one is coming off a little light, perhaps some more PS work. Fits the challenge and style very well though! Nice job.
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