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Nowhere Else to Sleep
Nowhere Else to Sleep
angelfire


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Candid IV (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Location: Founders Park; Springfield, Mo.
Date: Jun 10, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Candid, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Jun 10, 2007

We went to our Founders Park and this homeless guy was sleeping on one of the stone slabs there. I knew we have homeless in our town, but it doesn't strike you until you actually see it in person.


Opened in photoshop CS2
- Cropped in closer
- Shadow / Highlight
- Filter Sharpen around the guy.
- Filter Blur - Gaussian Blur on the stone
- Contrast
- Desaturate


Statistics
Place: 328 out of 448
Avg (all users): 5.1357
Avg (commenters): 5.2857
Avg (participants): 5.0989
Avg (non-participants): 5.2041
Views since voting: 758
Views during voting: 231
Votes: 140
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0


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06/18/2007 12:51:38 PM
I know what you mean. Good capture, I like shooting in Founders park too, In fact i went there looking to shoot some skate boarders and there were any the afternoon i went.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/17/2007 07:29:28 PM
A very strong message. I think the shot would be more balanced if he weren't so centered.
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06/17/2007 05:30:23 AM
alot of potential, but the focus seems a bit off.
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06/14/2007 11:14:38 AM
the subject is a little to centered for my preferences. Good texture and lighting
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06/13/2007 07:00:27 PM
hmm, sleeping people aren't candid IMO. Other than that the shot is a little too centered.
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06/13/2007 04:58:12 AM
Good capture, the lines of the wall and the dias really help draw you into the subject and the centred composition works well
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06/11/2007 11:04:06 PM
Good capture...which it was sharper.
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06/11/2007 12:11:57 PM
Not a *bad* shot... it makes a strong comment on society. The fact that he's sleeping makes it a bit of a cop-out for me, though. I'd rather see someone awake, going through their daily routine in some way, personally.
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