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CharlieBrown8989 says:

Great...Please post these with

www.flickr.com/groups/building-construction

I appreciate it...
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

elwino says:

great shot.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Claude Renault says:

this is a very good portrait saad.. Nice pose. I like the context here..
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Saad.Akhtar says:

Thanks Claude. That's my favourite photo, and it just happened. He was sitting there working, and I was just shooting randomly, it just clicked the right moment.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

It's a guy posing in front of some wooden planks. It's a nice shot, but it's just missing that brilliancy that is needed to end up in the Safe. The colours look a little bit washed out too.

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

takekazu says:

good face

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

t a k k says:

i wish the background was exposed a little better

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

www.mvstraalen.nl says:

Quite nice, but it really doesn't move me

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Digital Blue says:

Very good photo. The out of focus background brings attention to your subject very well. An excellent picture for it's type but unfortunately there isn't anything here that stands up and yells save me.

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Venerable Kalense says:

I like this picture. Human interest, unusual pose, expressive face, good exposure, a fragment of a life.

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

ToNo's world says:

I'm agree with KalenseKid. Like this one :-)

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Violator3 says:

Nice expression and colours. Well done!

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

SmackNally says:

A good photo, and I might consider it a save, but you're being way too soft on the other photos, posing a threat to the integrity of the safe.

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Saad.Akhtar says:

Damit! I knew I should'nt have saved that Girl on the crates inverted photo!!

DAMN DAMN DAMN!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

N7BJG says:

This is a nice picture, exactly the kind that shows up in someone's training manual about shooting environmental portraits.

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

SmackNally says:

;) exactly
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Saad.Akhtar says:

I'll be spewing venom from now on.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

SmackNally says:

tis what this group is all about...if you're so inclined, make it constructive.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

bastish says:

is he taking a dump?

I like everything but the low contrast and flatness. Try makeing it a bit more punchy.

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

takeshi_ki [deleted] says:

O like this photo.

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

bootykika says:

I love his expression.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Gienna Writes says:

I don't understand why he is leaning over like that -- it's distracting and weird.

I can't for the life of me figure out what five people see in this. Unless you've been voting to save everyone else's crap?

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

chrisrico says:

Akward pose (but better than lying on crates), low contrast, colors are somewhat dull. It's good for a quick snap but it could be a lot better.

Also, the composition is too tight in my opinion. He's a construction worker, we should be seeing his hands. Hands, next to the eyes, are the most emotionally expressive part of the body.

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

\\e// says:

i like the akward pose, and his expression bu it's lacking some umph.
deleteme9
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

soh_phee_ah says:

ciao.

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Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

짜디그노스 (Zadignose) says:

For the second time today, I sat looking at a picture, thinking for a couple of minutes about what I like, what might not work, and by the time I decided, someone already put the final vote to it.

Well, I found it a tough call, and I'm abivalent (in such cases, I tend to default to delete). The posture is interesting, the expression is interesting, the locale is interesting, overall good capture. The color of the light is slightly problematic, perhaps multiple light sources of different color temp., or differences in shade and direct lighting? Anyway, it's a bit bluish, and the blue cast is most evident in his nose and lips, but also evident throughout, in hightlights on boards, etc.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Saad.Akhtar says:

....... and it's gone!

Thank you all. :->
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

mimbrava says:

Although this is a fine shot, it is not or was not in the top 10 of Interestingness, and I have regretfully removed it from the pool.

Please read the guidelines of groups you post to.

This is the guideline:
This group is for photos that are listed in the Top 10 of Flickr's Most Interesting photos for any date.

Go to any month on Flickr's Interestingnesscalendar, click on a date, then click the Most interesting photos from [date] link. If one of your photos is listed in the first 10 for that date (that is, if it is on page one), it is eligible for this group. Please add it to the pool!

Another very helpful tool is Scout, which shows which of your photos is in the top 500. You can sort by position, and if it is #1 through #10, it is eligible for the Interestingness pool. (Because the Interestingness rankings change constantly, so will this capsule view.) However, because of the ~ in your Flickr name, Scout cannot access your photos, and I cannot find it on page one of December 2, 3 or 4.

If it is not or was not on page one of the calendar view for the day, the photo is not eligible for the Interestingness pool.

Note: A photo might appear as the big image on the Explore! page or might be among the Most Interesting in the Last 7 Days, but that does not necessarily mean that it is or was on page one from the calendar view, which is the only criterion for eligibility for this pool.

If I am mistaken and it was in the top 10, then please forgive me, accept my congratulations, and re-post it to the pool.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Saad.Akhtar says:

Mimbrava: It IS in the top ten. Page link.

I wonder why it didnt show up when you checked it. Anyway, if it's visible, I'll add it again.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve Webel says:

excellent portrait!

Steve - 王忠信
China, The Middle Country 中国
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Sam akhtar [deleted] says:

wow Saad almost 2000 views.

thanks for posting this at DFC.

a nice capture !!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

sarika shuang ren says:

ha ha, saad u are making us a fool !! (just turned 100)
anyways i like the simplicity and honest in his eyes... and great light !!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

marcellucray says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called worldlightning, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

...he has to wash his face...............
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Slava V. says:

Thank you for releasing this shot under CC license. Just wanted to let you know I've selected to display this image at 'Workers Face' news page (it's my hobby site), full attribution and link to you is provided. Thank you once again.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

irsiko says:

hello, i love your picture and wanted to ask you for your permission to put it on my website. I am opening a lawfirm in germany for migrants and women rights. Best, irene
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

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