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Challenge: Playtime (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Tamron AF 18-200 f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II
Location: out of time and space
Date: Mar 24, 2006
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60s
Galleries: Urban, Candid
Date Uploaded: Mar 24, 2006

 Shot on my way to work. This is a reflection in a glass wall. Postprocessing is minimal: develop RAW, push to PS, convert to B&W, crop.
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One year later:
I had another look at this image, and cannot understand why I had to crop it this way and why I didn't keep the colour. The better version of this image can be seen here:

Statistics
Place: 98 out of 207
Avg (all users): 5.1839
Avg (commenters): 6.0833
Avg (participants): 5.0143
Avg (non-participants): 5.2614
Views since voting: 1167
Views during voting: 314
Votes: 223
Comments: 18
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 10/31/2006 12:35:53 AM
Is the shadow distacting or does it just add more interest and keep you seeking the different layers of the image? I like the vertical lines continuing into the darkness at the bottom and also "warped" area's.
great job

nick
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/10/2006 01:07:05 AM
Originally posted by docvorhies:
Backround too busy.

The background is not busy: what you are calling the background is actually an important element of this shot.

Message edited by author 2006-07-07 15:45:05.
 04/10/2006 01:04:08 AM
Originally posted by GrayGhost:
Nice idea. Reflections in glass are annoying, consider a (circular) polarizer if you want to shoot through glass. Tighter crop on people would be better.

If you don't like the reflections, then what do you mean by "nice idea"? I am lost. If I didn't want the reflections in the shot, I would not need a circular polariser - I would shoot the subjects directly instead of their reflections in the window.
 04/10/2006 01:01:37 AM
Originally posted by woutje:
there is a shadow behind the couple and it looks really strange, like an extra person trying to pick the guys pocket.

I agree, the shadow is distracting.

Originally posted by woutje:
Also, the reflections are a bit of a distraction, but only minor. Finally, the squarish crop isn't working for me ... I think I would have like some of the bottom dark space cropped away. These are all just personal preferences.

The reflections are what makes this shot different! Without them, it would be just another candid shot. The reflections add a lot of texture, divorcing the shot from the concrete place and time.

The black area in the bottom helps the viewer understand that he is seeing reflections, so it is necessary.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/04/2006 07:39:26 PM
Backround too busy.
 04/04/2006 12:03:11 PM
...oh thank God for this...in a sea of blah this is a treasure...I really enjoy the viewer as voyeur aspect of this image...witness to a stolen moment.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/04/2006 08:13:15 AM
this picture is pretty cool.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/03/2006 04:03:04 PM
distracting shadow behind the guy. looks like a ghost. otherwise great shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/03/2006 03:02:26 PM
Nice idea. Reflections in glass are annoying, consider a (circular) polarizer if you want to shoot through glass. Tighter crop on people would be better.
 04/02/2006 01:09:00 PM
This is a good shot and really presents well in B&W (you know, good tonal range stuff). For me, there are a couple of minor things that might have improved the shot ... there is a shadow behind the couple and it looks really strange, like an extra person trying to pick the guys pocket. I know it was just the way the light was working, but it looks like an extra person. Also, the reflections are a bit of a distraction, but only minor. Finally, the squarish crop isn't working for me ... I think I would have like some of the bottom dark space cropped away. These are all just personal preferences. After all those critical comments, I do like the photo a lot and I gave it a good rating.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/31/2006 10:37:15 AM
Very nicely composed photo, I like the kind of grain (for lack of a better word) created from the secondary reflection. Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/31/2006 12:33:43 AM
shooting through indows seldom gives a superior photo, though this adds to the voyeuristic feeling of this shot.
 03/30/2006 10:53:18 PM
I like the B and W but still too much clutter in shot.
 03/30/2006 08:00:34 AM
nice persepctive and light
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2006 11:41:18 PM
Nice shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2006 01:00:13 PM
Interesting what all you can see from inside somewhere. Good catch, very nice in b/w.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2006 01:45:30 AM
just doesn't meet the challenge for me...
 03/29/2006 12:44:50 AM
mmmmmmmm


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