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Squeezebox In The Summer
Squeezebox In The Summer
tommyp


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Street Photography In Color (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Buffalo, NY
Date: Jul 13, 2009
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 1250
Shutter: 1/4 second
Date Uploaded: Jul 13, 2009

Was out shooting around the old grain elevators and waterfront in Buffalo NY. Driving home, came across a man playing his accordion in an old garage downtown by the HSBC arena.

Statistics
Place: 102 out of 137
Avg (all users): 4.8702
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 4.8889
Avg (non-participants): 4.8636
Views since voting: 563
Views during voting: 324
Votes: 208
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
07/24/2009 10:43:07 AM


Critique Club Critique

First Impressions
Catchy title. Makes me think of The Who. If only the image came with a soundbyte. Despite all the 'contents', I'd still like to see more street context for this Challenge. Definitely like to see eye contact, if not some facial expression.

Photograph Information, Technicals & Composition Review
The lighting is a little poor and some tweaking in pp (post-processing) may have given this an edge (without blowing the visible light out that is in the image). Seems some slight blur as well, but could be focal issues, difficult to tell, so again some tweaking in pp may have helped. I see you had this on 1/4 second - can't help but wonder about a longer exposure with a lower ISO, to gain some movement in the squeezebox.

Comments, Score & Placement Review
102/135 and 4.87 is not the strongest score and placement, but my guess is that there's nothing engaging enough to hold the voters' attention - such as eye contact or facial expression/character capture. The other elements around are not that interesting to look at and the focus is not sharp enough to 'wander through' them.

The comments are all helpful.

Summary
With some tweaking in pp, I think this image might have held a little more depth and interest. It is a good scene and well spotted, perhaps waiting for 'the moment', or even asking for a shot, may have produced a more engaging photograph.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/20/2009 07:42:57 AM
Good main subject. The rest is a little too busy and detracts from the shot.
07/19/2009 11:28:08 AM
This whole cluster intrigues me really much. The pink chair, the white sox, the alluminium accordion, all those wheels.
07/16/2009 04:30:51 PM
Nice comp subject and backdrop. Flash(?) flattened it a bit?


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