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Challenge: Free Study 2011-03 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
Location: James Hall Transport Museum, Johannesburg
Date: Mar 12, 2011
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/400s
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 27, 2011

 This is my long time family friend Richard. An avid biker, he takes part every year in the DJ Run (Durban-Johannesburg) on his 1929 Sunbeam Model 5. A Reliability and Regularity Trial over a total distance of approximately 700km. Shot taken shortly after arrival at the finish, a timed run on day 2. No support crew. No break downs! Not bad for a 50+ year old on an 82 year old classic veteran bike! Richard is a long serving member of the VVC Vintage and Veteran Club. A bunch of bikers who maintain and ride classic machines. He is one of the nicest, helpful, down to earth people I know. I hope I caught that in this shot.

For the 2011 FSM (Free Study Marathon)
Thread Here / Results Here

ETA: Wow! in the top 10% of a 300+ entry FS. Thank you to all the voters but especially for the comments from some accomplished 'togs, jmsetzler comment was very comprehensive thanks! and thank you to all the other positive comments.

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 324
Avg (all users): 6.3882
Avg (commenters): 8.1111
Avg (participants): 6.3214
Avg (non-participants): 6.5750
Views since voting: 1210
Views during voting: 237
Votes: 152
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 04/09/2011 11:56:11 PM
Yup. I love it. SOooooo well done. Congrats!
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 04/08/2011 01:25:17 AM
Great portrait, beautifully captured face without overkill on the processing. The white blur behind him is a minor distraction but the rest of the image is so well done that I gave it a 10 anyway.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/07/2011 10:10:56 PM
Nice portrait. The engaging eyes make the shot.
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 04/05/2011 04:38:26 PM
A superb portrait. Beautiful composition boldly presented.
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 04/05/2011 02:11:42 PM
Great face!
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 04/04/2011 01:01:12 PM
Great Detail.
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 04/04/2011 05:34:09 AM
nice portrait
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/02/2011 08:09:39 PM
This is a great character portrait... very nicely executed and the black and white treatment adds a lot of feeling and texture to this image. I'm a personal fan of this type of shot and yours is one of the best I have seen lately. When presenting a shot like this to a DPC challenge, it's important to find a way to connect the viewer to the image. Even though I don't know this person or have any link to him, this photo makes me want to know him. Drawing in an unconnected viewer is hard to do, but I think you have done it well here... a definite 10 from me... nice work :)
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 04/02/2011 11:28:04 AM
A strong portrait, post processing is very good. The white thinging in the background to the left is a bit distracting, perhaps some dodging there would have helped.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/01/2011 07:33:36 PM
Great natural portrait. Good luck!
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 04/01/2011 04:17:21 PM
Wonderful portrait, lots of detail.
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 04/01/2011 09:32:27 AM
great portrait.. he has such sweet eyes in the weathered face
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