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It's a bit of old ... hat ... man ... transport
It's a bit of old ... hat ... man ... transport
tonyv


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Something Old II (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX APO RF HSM for Canon
Location: Cape Town
Date: Apr 17, 2006
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Humorous, Candid
Date Uploaded: Apr 18, 2006

 * Conversion from RAW
* Bit of selective dodge, burn and colour saturation / desatuartion
* DeNoise
* USM
* Save for Web

Statistics
Place: 227 out of 402
Avg (all users): 5.0219
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 4.8602
Avg (non-participants): 5.1889
Views since voting: 782
Views during voting: 250
Votes: 183
Comments: 5
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 04/26/2006 04:25:55 PM
Hmm, a few thoughts here.
1) I love the man. That beard is a wicked subject.
2) The guy is nicely offcentered.
3) I go back and forth between color and B&W. Color captures that great sign well, but B&W gives it an older feel to it (and that's what we were going for).
4) A different crop may have helped with more of the donkey displayed. Unfortunately right now all we get is a portion of the ass's ass.
5) It's not like you could have asked him to take it off, but I really think his jacket limits the shot. It is the most modern looking thing in the shot and that shade green (like fir trees) just never transmits well on a picture. It dominates too many pixels to be ignored. Some dodging of this right side to bring it out of the shadows may have helped a bit too.

I think I would have given this a 5 or 6.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/23/2006 07:56:38 AM
Great composition. The colours make the whole thing look like a poster, then a closer examination reveals the truth.
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 04/21/2006 06:48:05 PM
I like this, mainly because it made me laugh its not just a photo of a old item, it has a bit of a story to it, well done 9 from me
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 04/19/2006 02:03:18 PM
bit of a stretch.....
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 04/19/2006 09:11:05 AM
Hey, I think I saw this on your PaD. Mike? What a beard on that guy! Wish we could see more of the donkey or donkies. For me, I think this would be improved as a landscape and a slightly less tight crop so the viewer could get more a sense of place from the whole scene. Cool capture, though!
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