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A young guitar player practising on the stairs at the Sao Paolo Arts Academy, Brazil.

Camera:Canon EOS 20D
Lens:24-70mm
Recording media:JPEG (digital)
Title:Serenade
Username:simon butterworth simon butterworth
Uploaded:2 Sep 2007 - 1:23 PM
Tags:Guitar, Light, Photo journalism, Portraits / people, Sao paolo, South america
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kinfatric
2 Sep 2007 - 1:25 PM
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a tasteful composition, well captured

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Like the muted colours. Brilliant.

graeme34
2 Sep 2007 - 1:45 PM
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Excellent tones

Graeme

AlleyCatz
2 Sep 2007 - 1:49 PM
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Agree... great tones and light.


~Alley~

aitchbrown
aitchbrown (e2 Member)
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247 forum postsaitchbrown vcard United Kingdom
2 Sep 2007 - 2:02 PM
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Stunning shot. Love it !! helen x

Coleslaw
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13294 forum postsColeslaw vcard Wales28 Constructive Critique Points
2 Sep 2007 - 2:10 PM
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very nice

Jouİo
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56 forum posts Finland
2 Sep 2007 - 2:11 PM
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EXCELLENT!

Jouko

pmorgan
pmorgan (e2 Member)
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212 forum postspmorgan vcard England13 Constructive Critique Points
2 Sep 2007 - 2:12 PM
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Excellent exposure Simon, very well done!

Rgds
Paul

Steveman
2 Sep 2007 - 2:22 PM
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Like this a lot - agree with all above!
Stephen

ESP
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26 forum posts England
2 Sep 2007 - 2:33 PM
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Great light and superb positioning of your subject.....can he play under my window.......I don't mind coming to Brazil to hear him Wink

Sara

Sep
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1330 forum posts England
2 Sep 2007 - 2:56 PM
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Very cool,and nicely lit
Joe

BeiK
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Scotland
2 Sep 2007 - 3:04 PM
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Super shot and perfect light.
Bitte

Nice use of light and shadow.

Superbly exposured and lovely compsition. Really good shot.

Cheers,
Simon

lovely photo.

Dee Smile

Really love this shot!
superb work
click
regards
chelseak

rontear
rontear (e2 Member)
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2 Sep 2007 - 6:38 PM
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Delicate light and mood Simon. Ron.

banehawi
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2 Sep 2007 - 6:46 PM
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Nice subdued shot.

W

xinia
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54 forum posts
2 Sep 2007 - 6:58 PM
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wonderfully composed and captured

angej
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477 forum posts United Kingdom
2 Sep 2007 - 7:43 PM
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Nicely done SimonSmile

wamp
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276 forum posts England8 Constructive Critique Points
2 Sep 2007 - 9:14 PM
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Never ceases to amaze me how much light can make a such a difference to a shot - very nicely done

Sean

KathyW
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2 Sep 2007 - 9:35 PM
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Very atmospheric. Class image.

Cracking image Simon, its a cracker.

Scott

GillyB
GillyB (e2 Member)
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305 forum postsGillyB vcard United Kingdom7 Constructive Critique Points
3 Sep 2007 - 12:14 AM
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A well deserved HC Simon, love the natural light!

gill

Scottishlandscapes
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3 Sep 2007 - 6:32 AM
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This reminds me of a painting I think by a Dutch artist of a lute player, but it's staying in my memory and won't come out, this is a very classy modern version, with some very timeless qualities.
Another excellent portrait, just that little bit different.

All the very best Simon,
Dougie

Nic_WA
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3 Sep 2007 - 8:45 AM
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Superb use of natural light. Corker of an image.

thewaiter
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3 Sep 2007 - 8:50 AM
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great use of natural light, well captured Simon.

Well seen & exposed portrait, slight thumb movement helps in my opinion....

Keith....

Simply composed,masterfully taken.

stevie
stevie (e2 Member)
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1178 forum postsstevie vcard United Kingdom2 Constructive Critique Points
3 Sep 2007 - 11:27 AM
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Beautiful shot with great light

danbrann
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3 Sep 2007 - 6:14 PM
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An excellent portrait made special by your handling of the light. Congratulations on your awards.

riprap007
3 Sep 2007 - 6:14 PM
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yes, excellent tonal qualities

great tones. i like this picture alot.

very beautiful

Adrian_Reynolds
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4 Sep 2007 - 7:50 AM
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Like the mix of silhouette and muted colour Simon, very atmospheric, very well composed image, Adrian

sescott
5 Sep 2007 - 11:30 PM
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Beautiful Simon - just enough light!
Stephen.

oldgreyheron
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7 Sep 2007 - 6:35 PM
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Stupendous Simon, deserving of the awards,

Mike

Congrats on the HC.
NIck

ChazB
ChazB (e2 Member)
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10 Sep 2007 - 11:50 AM
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Superb composition with excellent light!
Charlotte

glazzaro
12 Sep 2007 - 2:42 PM
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Excellent work, congrats on the HC, well deserved! Spot on! Click!!!

Greg

Beuatiful profile, good use of lighting.Nice relaxed shot, simon, quick thinking! Reminds me of "The Magic Bow" The story of a violin, in the 40's.
Bless you
Daphne

firzhugh
14 Sep 2007 - 10:07 PM
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love the pose and light, fantastic shot

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