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Gladiator
Gladiator
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Challenge: Color Portrait II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Location: Florida
Date: Mar 18, 2007
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: Mar 18, 2007

 This is a good friend of mine, who last week fought in a charity boxing event and won! :) The event was firefighters versus police "Guns 'n Hoses". He was pitted against a cop who was about 6" taller and 50 pounds heavier. He got a KO in the 2nd round! First KO ever for this event. He's such a sweet guy that it broke his heart when he found out the cop was seriously injured (broken bones around the eye socket) and needed surgery so he won't fight again. To celebrate the win he and I did a 3 hour super-session in my studio with a bunch of his firefighter gear, boxing gear, fitness shots, etc... We had a blast!


Statistics
Place: 57 out of 268
Avg (all users): 6.0466
Avg (commenters): 7.4545
Avg (participants): 6.0319
Avg (non-participants): 6.0606
Views since voting: 1290
Views during voting: 366
Votes: 193
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/25/2007 05:39:21 AM
well done, mood is great, just a touch lighter perhaps. 8
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 03/22/2007 09:27:19 PM
Beautifully lit. I am impressed with your control over the light. It highlights and shadows in jsut the right places. I am conflicted about the punching bag(?) that he is leaning on. I get why it is there and I think it does add some environmental atmosphere to the shot, but I find the highlights on it distracting. They are the brightest thing in the shot. I love the kicker light coming in from behind him. It gives great separation and illuminates the line of his back. I just wish the light on the bag was not so strong (or it was a darker color). Bumping to an 8.
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 03/21/2007 11:49:40 AM
oh wow this is a tough guy ... maybe a little too dark; interesting, anyway
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 03/20/2007 05:15:30 PM
great shot. Maybe a little too dark for my liking,but still you have done a good job.
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 03/19/2007 09:39:48 PM
I like the darkness of the shot. Very moody. Good job.
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 03/19/2007 02:50:27 PM
Nice shot. My only issue is that I feel the eye is drawn down to his lower abdomen/ shorts due to the lighting being brighter here than elsewhere
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 03/19/2007 12:25:54 PM
I almost feel like it needs just a tiny bit more light on his face, but otherwise, neat shot.
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 03/19/2007 05:31:59 AM
Nice!!!!!!!!!!
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 03/19/2007 04:39:00 AM
overall a tad too dark, his pose and expression don't match the title, he looks rather weak
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 03/19/2007 12:30:52 AM
this must be saberi. Nicely shot. 8
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 03/19/2007 12:10:41 AM
You've got a great shot here. The lighting is perfect. Nice work.
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