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The Artist
Artan


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Challenge: Free Study XII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Havana, Cuba
Date: Aug 3, 2006
Aperture: f7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80s
Galleries: Emotive, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Aug 28, 2006

 Auto Contrast and some dodge and Burn to bring out the boy and his art
Slight desaturation of the background.
My aim was to have this image look like one of his paintings. I hope I achieved this

Taken on a trip to Havana, during a holiday in Cuba.
I took the shot whilst the boy was totally concentrating on his picture. For me it is simple, yet shows a study of concentration.
I also like it as this was the last shot I took in Havana and I am not happy with the any of the others.

From a pure compositional point of view, there would be greater balance if the boy had his legs the other way round and he was facing to his left. but hey I like this...

By the way he is not hovering in the air, he is sitting on a small box :)

Statistics
Place: 345 out of 684
Avg (all users): 5.5934
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 5.5263
Avg (non-participants): 5.8431
Views since voting: 652
Views during voting: 330
Votes: 241
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 09/08/2006 10:33:40 AM
I think this deserved a better placement. I liked it!!
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 09/08/2006 09:49:57 AM
I love the feel of this photo Ian! It has a great downtown city feel to it. My kind of picture :)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2006 10:35:31 PM
Really cool find. Maybe a little overly sharpened but maybe not.
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 09/07/2006 10:21:27 PM
I like how you've processed the picture to look like one of his paintings. nice composition, too. 7
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 09/07/2006 07:46:22 PM
nice&relax
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 09/06/2006 08:51:23 PM
That roll looks really out of place. his shirt seems overly blown out. Maybe if everything was black and white except the pictres and him. Might make a more dramatic feel.
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 09/05/2006 06:27:07 PM
Really nice entry. Wish there were more candid shots like this in the challenge.
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 09/05/2006 09:09:24 AM
A nice candid capture of a street artist selling and displaying his talent and work. My critique is that I think the composition would be strengthened if you zoomed in or cropped out more of the stone wall surrounding him. Getting closer to the subject and even having him fully dominate the scene would be good because it gives the viewer an up close and personal look. Lastly I think that the composition would have greater visual impact if his face was not in the shadow of the hat - the brim actually covers his eyes. As such that his eyes are hidden from view and his face is not readily visible we don't get to see his expression. Showing the expression on the face would heighten visual interest. Is he lost in thought? Is he concentrating on his painting? We don't know because we can't see his face or eyes. Showing the human expression establishes a connection with the viewer and makes for a more compelling image.
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 09/03/2006 08:01:03 PM
great colors and comp. i like the border too.
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 09/01/2006 07:45:00 PM
Well done street scene.
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 09/01/2006 01:45:04 AM
this i like.
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 09/01/2006 01:30:25 AM
good shot, I like the plain background to bring out the subject
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 09/01/2006 12:16:25 AM
very nice 10
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