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9th Place
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28-JUL-2005 Grant Hamilton

Homeless*
9th Place

Chicago, IL

Shot with the Canon 2x teleconverter. It may seem as if this is outside the challenge period but in Chicago, the cutoff was Thursday the 28th at 7 pm. I made it by approx. 2 hours.

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
4s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time28-Jul-2005 21:42:20
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time4.00 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias1.00
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Guest 06-Aug-2005 04:22
Excellent, Grant, amazingly seen. Your use of formal symmetry juxtaposed with the informal position of the homeless person makes a very powerful photographic statement. -Michael
jimhwy05-Aug-2005 08:40
I love the way the shadows from lights we can't see seem to focus on the bench and its occupant. It's sort of like spotlights in reverse. Ok, the pink pants draw the eye, but that violet hair is positively luminous. This photo is great for its composition and color but I can't look at it for too long because it's making me sad. Catching a glimpse of a world I'd rather ignore. I guess that's part of telephoto too.
alexeig02-Aug-2005 12:11
He seems to be in a cage, this is the effect of symmetry. Great find
Vikas Malhotra02-Aug-2005 07:53
Great shot Grant, well seen and taken.
Cheers, Vikas
Canon DSLR Challenge01-Aug-2005 03:18
Fabulous...the pinkdraws the eye with the shadows...almost like a ritualistic offering to a pagan God...perhaps the God of money! I love the almost "border" around the photo with the greenery and the tiling...I am sure you played a lot with the cropping...but can't help but feel that there might be some small modification to enhance the balance of the greenery from top to bottom...and the trash can half cropped....an interesting choice of crop...

Overall though, what a great photo...this means so much and is a great use of the telephoto...congrats and well done on another great entry!!!

Cheers,
:-D
Guest 01-Aug-2005 03:17
I had the camera on a monopod and wedged it into the windowframe.
Canon DSLR Challenge31-Jul-2005 12:10
I like all the shadows pointing at the bench. I agree that the pink pants really adds to the shot. theFly
iso320031-Jul-2005 09:33
I like this because of the unusual viewpoint, and the pink really draws you in to the centre. How on earth did you do the 4s exposure on this? I hope your gear was secured properly or they might have taken a tidy blow to the head!