#69 one unique one ordinary

lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
edited February 5, 2011 in The Dgrin Challenges
for Unique--needs help with title and I have to fix that weird highlighted outline.

Any of these work for you?


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for Ordinary-- "walking down 5th Avenue"
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  • rteest42rteest42 Registered Users Posts: 540 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2011
    number one is funny....not a place I'd be parking my butt for a cuppa joe, ya know??
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  • kdotaylorkdotaylor Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2011
    Is that supposed to be a blind woman reading the newspaper? Funny. I think, though, that I prefer the image in #2 Ordinary. Just walking...just talking.
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  • konomaniackonomaniac Registered Users Posts: 335 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2011
    You found not one, but two people sitting on a snow covered bench - both reading a newspaper - funny, yes - unique enough, not sure??

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  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2011
    The first is a fun capture of a sort of unusual situation, but I gotta say that the second one is so full of life and movement that I can't help liking it better, both overall and for the challenge.

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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2011
    Thanks for the input all.
    I think you are right the first image would have worked for "unique" if it was only the older lady on the bench not both--

    So far it looks like the second one works for "ordinary", but I do like the title suggestion "walking and talking"--who doesn't do that?
    Thanks.
    I have one more to upload here for ordinary.

    Appreciate your input.
    Liz A.
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  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2011
    I like them both - you could always crop out the second sitter....
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  • FrochFroch Registered Users Posts: 571 Major grins
    edited February 2, 2011
    lizzard_nyc wrote: »
    Thanks for the input all.
    I think you are right the first image would have worked for "unique" if it was only the older lady on the bench not both--

    So far it looks like the second one works for "ordinary", but I do like the title suggestion "walking and talking"--who doesn't do that?
    Thanks.
    I have one more to upload here for ordinary.

    Appreciate your input.

    Are they ordinary? They look like twins. both in features, but in the gesture you've frozen them in.
  • lkbartlkbart Registered Users Posts: 1,912 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2011
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    It's really cool the way they are both in step & putting their left hands into their pocket - & great expressions! Nice shot - both shots are good, just like the second one better for the challenge.
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  • billseyebillseye Registered Users Posts: 847 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2011
    lkbart wrote: »
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    It's really cool the way they are both in step & putting their left hands into their pocket.

    This parallel gesture with the left hands is so cool... but I gotta tell you that I really like the story the first one tells. That said, I'm gonna agree that the second is probably the right one for this challenge.

    I did notice the fringing in the upper right of #1. I suspect it's color fringing from the blending to a stark white (snow) background. There are some techniques to correct it (think I saw some here on DGrin?), but it may be difficult to manage once the conversion's done. If you have image editing software the small amount of it would be pretty easy to clone out.

    Cool stuff as usual! clap.gif
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  • sapphire73sapphire73 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 1,970 moderator
    edited February 5, 2011
    Really like the energy and facial expressions of the subjects in #2. I find the shadow in lower left corner is a bit distracting, but that is easily fixed.

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  • ic4uic4u Registered Users Posts: 1,455 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2011
    #1 just cracks me uprolleyes1.gif
    #2 just perfect timingclap.gif
    But I'm loving your new one with the mac'n'cheese! Can you just go away for a little bit, you just have too much good stuff!
    JK of course:D I love seeing what you come up with, you know I'm a fan!
    Karin


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