Crowd and a Face

Challenge #8 in the People & Street Actions series. Hosted by soumya_b5.

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Please post a shot where crowd can be seen. A lot of people should be there within a small place and also a distinct face should be viewable which should attract the eyes of the viewer. Please see sample photos for better understanding of what we want in this challenge.

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Announced:

Sunday, 11th October, 2009 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 18th October, 2009 – Saturday, 24th October, 2009 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 25th October, 2009 – Saturday, 31st October, 2009 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Basic post-processing (cropping, enhancing brightness/contrast/saturation etc) are allowed.
Selective coloring is allowed.
Plz dont merge photos to create one.
No HDRs plz.
No border/copyright signature on photo plz.
No nudes.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Crowd means a lot of people. Photo should show a lot of people.
A distinct face among the crowd should be there which draws viewer's attention.
If a photo is found as not matching with the theme plz report it responsibly before voting starts.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Big Brother

by floki

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Who needs CCTV when you can have bobbies so tall they overlook the crowd with ease?

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	Sigma AF 70-200mm 2.8 EX DG Makro HSM II
Submitted:	Sunday, 18th October, 2009 08:34 (GMT)
Taken:	Thursday, 19th February, 2009
Focal length:	200 mm
Shutter speed:	1/200 sec
Aperture:	F2.8
ISO:	250
Notes:
Views:	10997

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Total comments: 5

:) Congrats. My personal favorite shot among these challenge-posts.
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GajCin

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> congrat. the background and foreground blur looks unnatural to me

thanks. the lens was used at its longest focal length (200mm) and fully open (f2.8) on a full format camera. therefore, the depth of field is very thin and the (pretty near) foreground and the background may seem unusually blurred. also, the bokeh of this sigma lens is probably not as nice and creamy as you may find it with canon lenses and may make it look unnatural. in any case, the blur was not artificially added/increased.

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congrat. the background and foreground blur looks unnatural to me

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Hi,

thanks for your nice words. It was really a once in holiday situation and I'm glad I got the shot.

All the best,
floki

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Hi,

Great shot. Congratulations for winning this challenge.

Cheers!
Soumya
(Challege Host)

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