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05-JUN-2009 Konstantin

1st "IMG_4693" by: Konstantin

Singapore

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
1/200s f/4.0 at 169.0mm iso640 full exif

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Guest 14-Sep-2010 14:15
I totally agree , very very nice shot
ctfchallenge08-Jun-2009 02:19
I love this shot, Konstantin...one of my favorites of the challenge thus far. The bright colors and the positioning of these 5 men in strong light make them a powerful presence against all the others who are in shadow and facing away.
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge08-Jun-2009 01:22
I agree. This is one heck of a shot. The lighting plays along with the DOF and the subjects couldn't be more perfectly posed if you asked them to. -Doug
ctfchallenge07-Jun-2009 15:39
Yes the skin colours could be of various shades - but somehow they dont look right- at least on my screen. The man in the blue hard hat ( and the one behind him) looks right but the others I am not so sure of. The man without a hat looks washed out and the man on extreme right looks too brown. - Debi
ctfchallenge07-Jun-2009 04:03
Doug, Penny, Debi, Carol, Rod, tv, RK, YB - thank you a lot for your friendly comments.
I shot this with Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS USM - great lenses. Don't know why pbase does not recognize it automatically. I shot this group of workers on the way back from lunch-break to office. The building next to my office is under construction, the street between is very narrow and always in shadow because of surrounding skyscrapers. These workers were staying at the entry to the building so that their faces where slightly lighted. What about skin colors - Debi, you know better then me how different can be skin-colors of your fellow countrymen. I don't use filters. I dodged slightly their faces to get them to stand a bit out.
Konstantin
Guest 06-Jun-2009 16:11
Questioning looks. I'm mesmerised by the whites of their eyes. Great capture.

YB
ctfchallenge06-Jun-2009 02:25
This one's a ripper mate, by far my favorite of the three. Something seems a tiny bit unnatural about it, but I still really like it a lot.
~Brent
Photogenix06-Jun-2009 01:00
What a shot... love it. -RK
ctfchallenge06-Jun-2009 00:33
Excellent lighting and color Mr K. Do they sing "Y - M- C- A"? -tv
ctfchallenge06-Jun-2009 00:03
Rod
The lighting looks really good as does the composition. I think Debi might have a point about the skin tones as something looks amiss there a. Maybe a little Lucis looking:-)
ctfchallenge05-Jun-2009 20:42
This is terrific Konstantin! Great expressions and colors and the lighting is wonderful too! CJ
ctfchallenge05-Jun-2009 20:34
Superb expressions and composition - can u tone down the sin colours a tad ? Debi
ctfchallenge05-Jun-2009 16:36
You do this really well... What lens were you using? Penny Street
ctfchallenge05-Jun-2009 16:34
You do this really well... Penny Street