I have a Dream.....

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lost dreams

by CYMACKLEY

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Camera:	Nikon D3
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Submitted:	Tuesday, 27th March, 2012 00:14 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 1st April, 2011
Focal length:	40 mm
Shutter speed:	1/125 sec
Aperture:	F5.6
ISO:	200
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Nothing wrong with the HDR approach. I can't understand why B&W is accepted yet HDR cannot have similar respect. Technically, it's not like B&W has any more genuineness than HDR as both interpret colour space and light into something our eyes do not directly see. I'd be more suspicious of a B&W photograph with something to hide in the monochromatic colour.

Well done!

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It has a painterly quality that works here, at least for me. Congrats.

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Great work. Don't mind the petty and uncalled for criticisms (the ridiculous complaint about you cropping to a format different from your camera's sensor being a prime example).

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Soooo overdone. Oversharpened, over everything. Overkill of a potentially engaging portrait. And what format is it? 6x7? Get a Mamiya. Cropping digital to a different format always makes me wonder: what was cropped out and why? To get rid of an unwanted motif or to look pro? Phony.

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Looks like it was done in HDR. To me too much. I'd prefer a more natural look to capture the reality of this man's looks and inner world. But your mile/kilometerage may vary. ulfie

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Excellent!

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Stunning.

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Great pic CYMACKLEY.

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awful

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Vgabor: may I ask for your thoughts as to why this is awful?

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Over-processed maybe? It's a really good portrait, but the HDR-ish treatment is not everybody's like...

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Well, that was my very first thought.
The photo is for me like a candid shot of a beggar or of someone who has come down. (I think he needs only a hair cut and wash). And I don’t like these kinds of shots as good as they are.

It's a good photo itself, no any doubt. Together with its title it’s a perfect interpretation of the theme “lost dreams” or “collapsed” or “hopeless”.

My interpretations were rather positive: a pictorial landscape or a kind of vision or dreaming people(that is the easy way).
Your shot is for me like using someone’s miserable situation and put it on a podium.

It's only my personal interpretation about the challenge. Don’t take it personal and as harsh as my post was, I’m sorry for that.

This style of pp is not my like indeed and that adds a little (but only a little) to my former opinion on your photo.
And I didn’t participant nor voted in the challenge.

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Well said vgabor. In my opinion the picture is amazing. It captures perfectly in my mind what "lost dreams" looks like. I stared into the man's eyes for 2 minutes. I could help but feel the same way. This is what I think photography should do.

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Vgabor: Thank you for taking time to respond back, and I see your point.

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I find the title a little bit questionable, as it provokes a preconceived image of someones life, that we (I) do not know.

Of course, it may be artistic freedom or there is even the possibility of you, who had the chance to talk to this person and hear about a story, that made you think of this title.

Sorry, didn't mean to nit-pick.

It's just, that when I saw this picture, I saw the eyes of a man, who is still dreaming. It's a POV thing, I guess. =)

Nonetheless, a splendid picture.

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Dancingjuice: a bit of background on this image - the person is a model and a successful man in his own right. He models for the enjoyment of doing so. He has a great appearance with depths of character. During this series of photographs we talked to each other on what type of images were desired. I think a common practice. This image came about as we were discussing some of the personal aspects of his life. This expression came, quickly left and portrayed him in thought and in consideration of those personal things. I was fortunate to catch the moment.

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I admire your honesty on this photo, I give you credit to that. But I have to agree, I do not understand the objective of HDR in this shot. I do believe that a B&W shot enhances the emotion more.

Good timing on capturing the emotion and congratulations still for winning the challenge :)

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this is a very beautiful portrait!

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