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Challenge: Portraits Without Children (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Date: Jul 18, 2009
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100 Sec
Galleries: Portraiture, Rural
Date Uploaded: Jul 18, 2009

 WOW !! My First blue..!!

I was expecting since score was consistently up above 7.1 but you never know until it is finished. My 2 personal best were without ribbons. Thanks to the old man for kindly allowing me to take his photograph. On one morning walk I saw him setting outside his hut & the vibrant colorful clothes attracted me. After returning home I took my camera specially for capturing him for this contest. He was a little bit shy but I was able to make him comfortable & got a winning shot.

Thanks a lot for voting & appreciating this photograph.

[Jul. 24th, 2009 02:32:14 AM]
Almost my camera was kept off for about 2 months due to my busy schedule! It was really hard but also nice to see good score on my entry in this challenge. It is consistently above 7.1 from start & my best score until yet.Hope it continues & may turn into my first blue :)

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 159
Avg (all users): 7.3439
Avg (commenters): 9.0000
Avg (participants): 7.0984
Avg (non-participants): 7.5000
Views since voting: 8519
Views during voting: 413
Votes: 157
Comments: 47
Favorites: 20 (view)

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 10/29/2010 05:16:26 PM
This is so amazing!!
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 07/31/2009 04:24:15 PM
this is a beautifully intense photo
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 07/31/2009 09:25:42 AM
This is an amazingly great imnage. This is just about everything I wish I could accomplish with my photography.

The sharpness, the color, the depth of the tones, not to mention you seemed to have captures a lot of the spirit of this man.

He may have been a bit shy, but his gaze into the lens is firm and sure. Very well lit, and absolutely deserving of the blue.

Congratulations on an outstanding image.
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 07/29/2009 11:23:18 PM
Lovely textures and colors. Terrific portrait. Congratulations!!
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 07/29/2009 08:56:28 AM
Great image, I didn't vote but would have for certain given you an 9+. Good job.
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 07/28/2009 12:11:54 AM
Great portrait, detailed and cropped well...congratulations!
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 07/27/2009 10:28:16 PM
I want to say congrats. When I first viewed this pic I thought National Geographic....I gave it a 10 in voting and I definately think u deserve the blue ribbon...Good Job!!!
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 07/27/2009 04:53:23 PM
Congratulations. This was the best image in the challenge. It's also very nice to see a new winner of a Blue.
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 07/27/2009 02:57:49 PM
Congratulations on your Blue Ribbon great colors and very interesing subject.
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 07/27/2009 12:08:05 PM
Nice portrait, congrats! Lovely colors!
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 07/27/2009 11:52:23 AM
Such an impressive shot...excellent colors...wow...congrats
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 07/27/2009 11:24:48 AM
Lovely details. Congrats on the blue.
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 07/27/2009 10:46:57 AM
Great detail
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 07/27/2009 09:48:12 AM
WOW I missed voting in this challenge but would definitely have given this a 10, added to faves, well deserved!
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 07/27/2009 09:40:53 AM
DPC should "out" the person who gave this photo a "1". What an awesome shot. Congrats on the ribbon. Well deserved.
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 07/27/2009 07:53:41 AM
congrats on your first blue!!!!!!
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 07/27/2009 07:14:27 AM
WOW!
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 07/27/2009 06:08:16 AM
a really nice one - well deserved ribbon,
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 07/27/2009 05:36:39 AM
congrats on your first blue and PB. It was a pleasure to be beaten by this wonderful work.
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 07/27/2009 04:36:52 AM
Fabulous! Congrats on the well deserved ribbon.
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 07/27/2009 04:22:43 AM
Congratulations on your first blue, great shot and very well deserved
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 07/27/2009 04:01:58 AM
A beautiful portrait, very well done indeed!
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 07/27/2009 03:39:13 AM
Wow, real nice details and use of colours. Congratulations on your first Blue Nilesh. Keep it up.
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 07/27/2009 03:05:22 AM
Awesome detail in this Congratulations on your blue
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 07/27/2009 02:30:08 AM
Congrats on your first blue! Well deserved!

Message edited by author 2009-07-27 02:31:17.
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 07/27/2009 02:25:08 AM
Big congrats on your first blue and new PB, Nilesh, very well deserved!
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 07/27/2009 01:36:09 AM
Congrats on blue and PB! Well done.
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 07/27/2009 12:59:26 AM
Wow! Fabulous face, wonderful portrait. Nilesh, HUGE congrats on your first Blue.
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 07/27/2009 12:49:41 AM
Awesome! congrats.
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 07/27/2009 12:44:54 AM
Awesome shot!
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 07/27/2009 12:20:31 AM
So glad to see this get a blue. One of my 10's and obviously a well derserved ribbon.
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 07/27/2009 12:03:13 AM
Huge congrats !!! No surprise at all.Knew this would win
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 07/27/2009 12:03:02 AM
Congrats on the ribbon. Great shot.
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 07/27/2009 12:01:53 AM
Awesome Nilesh...well deserved...look at your score for commenters...9.00000 wow!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/26/2009 07:28:07 PM
Oh, wow.
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 07/26/2009 11:49:27 AM
Love all the textures in this picture. Very nice job.
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 07/26/2009 01:01:01 AM
I love the colors and details in this one. Good luck
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 07/24/2009 09:01:11 PM
It's pretty amazing. Has lot's going for it. Good colors, good exposure, good model. A feeling of the exotic. Hard to beat this one.
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 07/24/2009 08:01:42 PM
So far my only 10 , brilliant potrait, fabulous textures.
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 07/23/2009 05:01:30 PM
Magnificent.
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 07/23/2009 01:25:25 PM
Whoa! While this would look wonderful in B&W, I really like the colors atop and bottom of the weathered face. Great photo, thanks!
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 07/23/2009 11:32:10 AM
A great, tight portrait with some nice colours.
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 07/22/2009 03:22:00 PM
Outstanding, great colors and detail.
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 07/22/2009 10:21:40 AM
I love the detail in the skin. The focus really brings this photo out.
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 07/21/2009 03:53:40 AM
Amazing! this crop,and colors and texture are excellent! I anxiously wait to know how you processed this image. I can feel he is breathing in my face. Superb portrait!
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 07/20/2009 03:37:53 PM
What a fascinating face! Photographed to perfection! My guess is you are killing everyone in the ribbon race for this one! So far, it'g gotta be the clear cut winner. Congratulations!
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 07/20/2009 12:47:44 PM
Awesome portrait. Great colors, textures, and character.
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