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Blues Brother
Blues Brother
jimness


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Failure (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: St. Martin's Lane, London
Date: May 22, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 22, 2006

 This guy strums quietly on St. Martin's Lane in London. He's a lovely bloke and I hate to suggest he's a failure, though I guess sometimes he wonders what might have been.

Increased white balance and contrast in Raw Shooter Hue/Saturation and a warm photo filter in Photoshop

Basic Editing prevents me from removing the blue tint on the top of his guitar!

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 129
Avg (all users): 6.7437
Avg (commenters): 8.4000
Avg (participants): 6.4200
Avg (non-participants): 6.8298
Views since voting: 2218
Views during voting: 389
Votes: 238
Comments: 30
Favorites: 7 (view)

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 02/04/2007 08:36:47 AM
This is an incredibly moving real-life portrait. The selective desat really works here, because it has a point. Into faves!
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 10/29/2006 04:54:19 PM
Favoooorite
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 10/26/2006 08:28:48 AM
Just perused your portfolio after seeing "London is Burning" and this one truly moved me.

What a terrific capture of poignancy and grit.

You have a rare talent, sir!
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 06/06/2006 09:38:23 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club

Not too much to critique, here. This is an excellent image. It meets the challenge, and the overall mood is conveyed nicely.

It's perhaps not as sharp as it could be, but for a shot like this, I don't think it's important to be tack sharp. The selective desaturation is well done and the the voters clearly liked it.

Very well done.
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 06/04/2006 08:31:34 PM
Congratulations on your top 10 finish with this fine capture.
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 05/31/2006 10:56:05 AM
Excellent finish. This is a terrific photo and the "blues" rings true twice in this photo - not only with his music, but his jacket.
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 05/31/2006 10:06:21 AM
Congratulations on your top 10 finish. Brilliant shot!
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 05/31/2006 08:30:32 AM
I gave this an 8. It would have been a 10 but I really don't like selective desaturation.

Great subject, composition, lighting and tones. Get rid of the horrible blue and this (in my opinion) would be a fabulous picture.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/30/2006 11:51:51 PM
Very clear, the tone adds to the rustic look of this photo. This would make a nice poster.
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 05/30/2006 06:40:05 PM
I like the mood that this image captues. At first I was wondering if it met the rules for editing for the challenge, then I noticed that the image had been validated. Very nice work.
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 05/30/2006 05:08:06 PM
Purdy sweet.
 05/30/2006 12:11:24 PM
Excellent photo, but...not seeing how it fits into the challenge. 8
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 05/30/2006 10:11:21 AM
Indeed, a nicely processed photo.
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 05/30/2006 08:34:55 AM
Nice job on the PP, looks like an image taken around the turn of the 19th century, I love the feel of this image. 8 from me.
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 05/30/2006 03:50:37 AM
really nice!
 05/29/2006 07:46:41 AM
A life's story in one picture, nice.
I don't understand though why you left the blue color on the picture. Why only the blue?
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 05/28/2006 06:12:55 PM
wow. what an absolutely beautiful image.
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 05/28/2006 10:02:21 AM
A wonderful photograph. My fave for this challenge.
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 05/28/2006 04:08:43 AM
I love it...
 05/26/2006 12:06:21 PM
WOW!
 05/26/2006 06:11:34 AM
Very nice capture. Lacks a bit on sharpness. I like the post processing also.8.
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 05/26/2006 05:22:07 AM
hear the blues with this one, great composition and clarity-9-
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 05/25/2006 06:54:57 PM
excellent work, very evocative of the theme!!
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 05/25/2006 09:35:14 AM
Very interesting subject choice, but the image doesn't really project failure. I can see that this is obviously a poor man, but I get a feeling that he is good at something, thus not a complete failure. Well seen, and I like the selective desaturation that you produced.
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 05/24/2006 05:22:15 PM
Good image that fits the challenge,without the title, good processing....8
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 05/24/2006 03:42:38 PM
I really like the concept here. A failed musician. It sucks that you can't spot check because if you could eliminate blue from everything else except his jacket, this photo would have been exceptional.
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 05/24/2006 02:44:50 PM
This is a fantastic photo. It is what blues are all about.
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 05/24/2006 12:24:16 PM
Wonderful photo! Love the contrast and selective saturation.
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 05/24/2006 10:32:07 AM
great shot...well done
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 05/24/2006 05:57:50 AM
very cool shot! love the processing. minor point - slightly missed a bit on the guitar?

nweverless love it (10)
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