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Night Shift Driver
Night Shift Driver
AP


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Challenge: Environmental Portrait II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D2H
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Date: Mar 17, 2008
Aperture: 4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Cityscape
Date Uploaded: Mar 17, 2008

 on a whim I asked the cabby if i could take some shots of the 'road', he didn't know that my 10-20mm took in such a wide view...

I took about 40 shots propping my camera on the little slot window, half were blurry b/c i was shooting at 1/8 or so, and this was the only one where the driver showed his face. Others had better visuals outside on the street, but I had to pick this one b/c of his face.

PP:

convert to greyscale, duotone'd with a light blue hue, lots of curves/levels work to get the contrast how I wanted it, Neat Image, USM, crop, border, S4W

Thanks for all the comments! I definitely didn't think this would score anywhere near where it did

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 159
Avg (all users): 6.4639
Avg (commenters): 6.8947
Avg (participants): 6.2241
Avg (non-participants): 6.5317
Views since voting: 2402
Views during voting: 428
Votes: 263
Comments: 31
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 09/17/2008 04:15:58 PM
Phenomenal, really cool tones, very nice capture of the cab driver in his environment, the dark tones add to this, very nicely done.
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 04/07/2008 09:16:13 PM
Very well done capture. Reminds me a lot of the movie, Collateral, with Tom Cruise and Jammie Fox as the cabbie.
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 04/01/2008 08:50:18 AM
Very nice, moody shot.
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 03/31/2008 01:41:01 PM
so dark and smooth, so deep and blue. man, i like this one a lot.
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 03/27/2008 05:09:04 PM
Nice one AP. I was looking through your portfolio. Didn't realize you were in Brooklyn near the Heights. You have some nice shots, this one included...
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 03/27/2008 04:55:50 PM
Man I am sorry, I didn't realize/forgot that this was your shot. Great job man and keep up the good work.
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 03/26/2008 08:27:47 AM
i was shocked when i didnt see this on the front page, and even more shocked when it wasnt in the top 10
you got robbed my friend
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 03/26/2008 07:16:48 AM
Adam, very well done! Congrats on top 20!
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 03/26/2008 01:16:11 AM
Wow this is brilliant, and well exposed. Great shot!
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 03/26/2008 12:43:40 AM
DUUUUUDE! top 20's all round for POLSKA!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/25/2008 01:00:18 PM
Art speaks differently to different people.
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 03/24/2008 10:15:11 PM
awesome lighting and colors. Very dramatic portrait.
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 03/24/2008 08:55:32 AM
I really like the colortones here.......
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 03/23/2008 09:11:39 PM
This picture has such a nice "feel" to it. The busy blurr outside is a great contrast to the calm serenity inside the taxi. The blue, grainy texture works well with the night setting as it fades to black near the edges giving the picture a slightly mysterious look. Well done.
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 03/23/2008 02:30:28 PM
Very cool!
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 03/22/2008 08:32:20 PM
Excellent. Is this a candid? Curious to know how you shot this. An eight for you.
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 03/22/2008 02:01:46 PM
Very nice!!!! Great perspective and a strong black and white conversions (optikverve dramatic?). Really glad that you got the meter in the shot. Excellent sharpness for a night shot

Good job
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 03/22/2008 06:24:26 AM
cool colors. looks like something out of a movie. would be interesting to know how you did this.
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 03/21/2008 05:09:20 PM
This is an awesome shot. The bluish tones and the various lights make for a dramatic scene. It is definitely taken from a different perspective, as this is how you would view the driver if you were in the back seat of a cab. My only problem is that it is hard to see his face and what you can see is blurry. In another challenge I would probably mark this higher, but being a portrait challenge I think the face is one of the most important things...5
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 03/21/2008 02:43:33 AM
Love the look of this shot. It is so atmospheric with a just a hint of his face. Really nice.
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 03/20/2008 10:55:04 PM
really captures the feeling - i like this a lot
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 03/20/2008 08:01:05 PM
I like this shot, I can feel a story here. The pp treatment works well. 7
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 03/20/2008 04:43:16 PM
Very good one. I like the harsh contrasts and blueish toning.
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 03/20/2008 12:06:50 PM
i would have never thought of this idea. you have included all the elements of subjects environment and post-processing suits very well. i know, it probably wouldnt be possible but just a little more light on subject's face would have made it a 9 or 10 for me. still 7
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 03/20/2008 07:04:03 AM
little too dark for me ......... nice capture
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 03/19/2008 05:21:36 PM
looks like a commercial, wait, looks like a taxi hehehe
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 03/19/2008 01:18:58 PM
Definitely unique in this challenge. Portrait is weak, but the environment is probably the strongest in this challenge that I've seen thus far. Curious to see how this one does.
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 03/19/2008 12:36:57 PM
best shot in the challenge. love the editing you did on this! 10
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 03/19/2008 11:57:54 AM
I would like to have seen more of the face... toherwise great shot
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 03/19/2008 06:42:44 AM
Very cool shot. How did you get it so sharp in such low light? I wish the driver was looking at the camera so we could get the emotion in his face. That's the only part that's missing for me.
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 03/19/2008 01:58:28 AM
Oh man that is a great shot, I just don't know how well it fits with the contest. I can hardly tell there is someone in the frame.
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