Red Cigarette (*) by Canon DSLR Challenge

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01-APR-2005	Armand Hirt

Red Cigarette (*)

A shot captured during a recent jazz festival, in Cully, Switzerland. This guy was standing next to a red light source, and I liked the way it gave an almost monochrome appearance to the picture.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
1/160s f/3.5 at 50.0mm iso1600 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	01-Apr-2005 19:28:25
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 20D
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	50 mm
Exposure Time	1/160 sec
Aperture	f/3.5
ISO Equivalent	1600
Exposure Bias	0.33
White Balance	(-1)
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality	(6)
Exposure Program	shutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Guest		27-Apr-2005 17:33
Markjay, I personally prefer to see the eye of the character. Cropping out the top part makes the picture look better, but I think that is due to the purple highlight being hidden at some point.

Canon DSLR Challenge		27-Apr-2005 03:20
The more I look at your image Armand, the more I like the idea of experimenting with cropping the image severely so that only the portion of the mans body from below the neckline down is visible. (yes, no head!). I came to this conclusion after scrolling down my window so that part of the image was cropped out and I rather like it, personally. Is that a strange observation, or what? :-) Markjay

Guest		26-Apr-2005 19:10
Markjay, thank you for your kind words. I agree that the purple highlight stands out, and initially, I liked it. Pondering your comment, I realize that I actually share your point of view: the image would be stronger without it. Thanks for sharing.

Canon DSLR Challenge		26-Apr-2005 03:18
I really like this,l Amand. The angle is visually appealing and the composition is visually creative. The (*) purple highlight stands out and, does not add to the image (at least IMHO). Markjay