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05-JUN-2009	Konstantin

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
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Guest		14-Sep-2010 14:15
I totally agree , very very nice shot

ctfchallenge		08-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

ctfchallenge		08-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

ctfchallenge		07-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

ctfchallenge		07-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

ctfchallenge		06-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

Photogenix		06-Jun-2009 01:00
What a shot... love it. -RK

ctfchallenge		06-Jun-2009 00:33
Excellent lighting and color Mr K. Do they sing "Y - M- C- A"? -tv

ctfchallenge		06-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:-)

ctfchallenge		05-Jun-2009 20:42
This is terrific Konstantin! Great expressions and colors and the lighting is wonderful too! CJ

ctfchallenge		05-Jun-2009 20:34
Superb expressions and composition - can u tone down the sin colours a tad ? Debi

ctfchallenge		05-Jun-2009 16:36
You do this really well... What lens were you using? Penny Street

ctfchallenge		05-Jun-2009 16:34
You do this really well... Penny Street

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