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Is This Thing On?
Is This Thing On?
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Challenge: Silence IV (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Dave's Dark Horse Tavern
Date: Feb 29, 2004
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/15
Date Uploaded: Feb 29, 2004

 I put this shot together courtesy of Dave Hood on location at his Dark Horse Tavern. Special thanks to model and rocker Jason Jones, who always gets lottsa respect from me. Used two direct floods, one behind the model, and another on his face. His face was overexposed to convey the stark reality of a comic dying on the vine.

Converted to sepia tone using iPhoto, then used Photoshop to sharpen, crop, and add the border.

Statistics
Place: 41 out of 312
Avg (all users): 5.7170
Avg (commenters): 7.0333
Avg (participants): 5.7099
Avg (non-participants): 5.7239
Views since voting: 964
Votes: 265
Comments: 33
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 03/11/2004 03:15:51 PM
great job bill. i'm no photographer, but i love the shot. smoke looks great and jones definitly looks like a comic at a loss for words in this shot. see you at the gym.
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 03/11/2004 11:42:22 AM
I agree with the comments that the face (and chicken) were too overexposed. I wanted harsh lighting on those items, but it was a bit too much. On the other hand, I don't agree with comments that it didn't meet the challenge. It's no sleeping baby or snowy landscape, but I think the scene was a great expression of uncomfortable silence!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/09/2004 10:35:50 PM
Love this shot. The tonality is awesome. Your slightly blown out in a couple of spots, but not horribly so. Only thing is it doesn't feel silent to me.
TC
 03/09/2004 12:09:15 PM
very nice photo, the billowing smoke is a very nice touch, at first I didn't see the silence, it was a bit hard to tell that he's looking away from the audience for vindication, tough crowd? lol 8.
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 03/09/2004 09:45:16 AM
Graet capture. You seem to have absolutely got it from the right angel; the smoke and you are capturing the audience without completly burning out the spotlit face of the performer.
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 03/08/2004 11:12:10 PM
Very clever!
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 03/08/2004 05:24:59 AM
HAHA! Fantastic! Super Strong Lighting, tres bien!
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 03/07/2004 01:52:57 PM
Great capture of atmosphere and expression, good fit to theme, face is a bit overexposed. Top image.
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 03/07/2004 12:42:55 PM
Nice photo, not so sure about silence...
 03/07/2004 11:29:28 AM
I would like to see a little less contrast on this image. Your losing detail in the face and the props.
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 03/07/2004 09:49:49 AM
Interesting lighting - the smoke captures that very well. Definitely conveys the atmosphere in a dark comedy club.
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 03/07/2004 07:34:23 AM
What's that in his hand? First class shot, solid interpretation of challenge title.
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 03/06/2004 07:26:32 PM
very clever interpretation of the challenge. I like the rubber chicken and the cigarette smoke. well done.
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 03/06/2004 07:08:30 PM
love the spot5light effect and the smoke

got one og my ribbons
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 03/05/2004 06:53:01 PM
This relies too much on the title to get it into the challenge objective. Technique: a little over exposed on the skin highlights. Capturing the smoke curls works very well for this picture.
 03/05/2004 04:05:30 AM
cheers :D
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 03/05/2004 01:44:15 AM
Excellent! Good choice of sepia; great capture of tthe smoke. Too me a while to "get" the rubber chicken (a bit blown out). Subject's expression is good. I think you did a good job with lighing, too.
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 03/04/2004 07:59:12 PM
I know you're out there, I can hear your breathing.....lol
This is one of the best of the bunch, nice work.
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 03/04/2004 05:20:49 PM
Perfect! Love this shot Good luck
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 03/04/2004 04:19:28 PM
A smoking comedian holding a dead chicken definitely has some potential, but the small and uninteresting audience kind of kills it, and also the way the man's face is lit.
 03/04/2004 04:12:22 PM
lol what is he smoking
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 03/04/2004 02:28:31 PM
Your picture really stands out from the crowd. Well done!
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 03/04/2004 11:46:04 AM
Great capture... the facial expression makes this shot :)
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 03/04/2004 11:31:44 AM
great expression and nice tones make this one of my favourites so far.
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 03/04/2004 10:13:15 AM
what a great shot, so candid ..the peolpe's faces in the background say it all. Though the border pulls my eye out instead of in.
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 03/03/2004 11:27:18 PM
Neat shot, is that a chicken in his right hand? I like the smoke and lighting here.
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 03/03/2004 07:29:57 PM
This one made me laugh. Thanks for adding some humour to this challenge. It's very well shot - just incredible lighting. An excellent capture and I love the sepia-type tone.
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 03/03/2004 05:11:50 PM
well this is different -- dual tones work to create your mood. I like it!
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 03/03/2004 03:48:22 PM
This is great - was it posed or captured? If posed, I give you even more credit for it. :) - 7
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 03/03/2004 11:23:00 AM
Now this I like - rubber chicken, bad jokes, and a silent audience. Very well done.
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 03/03/2004 01:37:36 AM
nice lighting, i like the smoke,.. interesting shot. good cropping
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 03/03/2004 01:34:59 AM
great lighting and smoke!
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 03/03/2004 12:28:08 AM
Fabulous! other than the lost of detail on the left side of his face, this is a great photo.
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