5th: Us and them * by EOSMan by ctfchallenge

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01-OCT-2004	EOSMan

My son making eye contact with his proud father in a crowd of 300-400 people during his award ceremony at school.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
1/160s f/6.3 at 135.0mm iso200 full exif

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Paul		16-Apr-2005 02:30
I liked the version before and thought that all black and white would lose your son in the crowd. I was wrong, this is excellent and the eye contact now stands out on its own. Regards Paul

Rod		15-Apr-2005 23:00
Well done Derek I like the change much better.

aam1234		15-Apr-2005 14:28
WAW, it IS more powerful this way! When the viewer eyes wonder around then stumble on your kid looking at him/her, it sends a jolt of electricity to the viewer. I'm not kidding, it is that powerful. Great photo.

Guest		15-Apr-2005 14:05
Thank you everyone for your input. I resubmitted the picture in all B&W.

aam1234		15-Apr-2005 11:30
Yeah! I'd go for B&W too.

Rod		15-Apr-2005 10:27
I'm with amm on this one but would prefer this shot in B&W so there would be no colour distractions from the eye contact. Partial desaturation is a cliché that only works on rare shots. This would be a powerful shot in all B&W with some burning in to guide the eyes to the boy. Well done on the shot mate:-)

aam1234		15-Apr-2005 10:21
Great shot! I think the eye contact will be more powerful had it been in either all color or all B&W.

Paul		15-Apr-2005 08:11
Yes, very good and works very well with Us And Them in that you and your son are bound together with the eye contact seperate from all the others. Regards paul

Guest		15-Apr-2005 01:06
I agree with Dorys on all counts and love the two finger salute. Rich

ctfchallenge		14-Apr-2005 20:19
this is great derek. some don't like the use of selective desaturation but i think it really works to isolate your son from the crowd. and he making eye contact with you sets the both (us) of you apart from the crowd (them). nicely done! dorys

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