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Hutong Man


Hutong Man
Photo Information
Copyright: Kevin Ross (kross1) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 569 W: 11 N: 1087] (4376)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-10
Categories: Daily Life, Portrait
Camera: Nikon D300 DSLR
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-04 7:10
Viewed: 171
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a picture of a man that lives in the Chinese Hutongs in Beijing. The hutongs are amazing places with tons of history. Some of the hutongs are hundreds of years old and the conditions of some of the structures are proof. This gentleman and his wife invited us into his modest home for a tour. The house was less than 650 square foot. There are 7 family members living in this small home. In this shot he is showing me his office and where he goes to get away. This space is smaller than most closets. I am so appreciative for my friend Julie who brought me to this wonderful Hutong, thanks Julie.

For this shot I used my 28-75mm tamron lens. I set the ISO to 2000 due to low light. The ss was set to 1/160 and the aperture was set to f2.8. The only light available was a small amount coming in through a window off to the subjects right. In PP I cropped for a closer look, increased the saturation slightly, adjusted levels and sharpened. I hope you like this shot and as always thanks for viewing. Have a great day!!

Regards,
Kevin
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hello Kevin
hope you are doing well
i like the place and the ambience, you have captured this aman in his habitat. face is soft, have you tried noise reduction?
thanks for sharing

regards
Manuj Mehta

hi kevin, neat shot, good use of the light, sometimes us north american's foget how lucky we are to live in comfort space, this is a tight squezze for this family,
tfs,
scott

Hi Kevin,
This is what I call a great photo. I love the expression on his face and love how is sitting in his own place. He really looks happy that you made this wonderful photo of him. I love the softness of the texture and the wonderful natural light.
TFS,
Niek

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 500 W: 0 N: 920] (4643)
  • [2009-08-04 11:57]

Hi Kevin,

A very interesting portrait.
His excellent playing, congratulations.
Regards,
Adrian

This is a marvelous portrait Kevin! It's all tied together, so well balanced! I love your processing, love the natural smile, the fact that he is doing something with his hands! Top notch shot!
B-)
Linda

ciao Kevin..
expression.. composition.. note..
everything good to create the right mood..
interesting portait.. sometime.. with a good attemption to details is possible to discover an entire world..
nice job! thanks
ciao Marco

hi kevin
very natural shot,well done with the low light,very well exposed no blow out areas great colours,the man with his meagre existence seems very happy.
regards
jimmy

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  • RSK Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 511 W: 131 N: 965] (7050)
  • [2009-08-05 13:31]

Hi Kevin,
I guess the Nikon D300 is far superior to the D60 up through to the D80 when it comes to noise,due to the use of a high ISO,your image is a testament to that. You really captured a lot of detail with sharpness from the low light available. I would think the use of both a high ISO & a fast lens f/2.8 helped in this? IMHO you have capture this portrait very well,I also like your composition, though as you say,there was not a lot of room in this space he occupied for the shot.
Very kind & obliging of him, to welcome you to his humble home. Just out of curiousity, can you remember what the object was, he had in his shirt pocket,looks like a small bottle?
TFS
Ron

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1717 W: 16 N: 840] (15143)
  • [2009-08-06 18:46]

I find your note and this picture very interesting! Such a friendly face too!! Nice lighting and excellent detail. TFS

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