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Earning your stripes


Earning your stripes
Photo Information
Copyright: Dennis Bours (Dpbours) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2026 W: 540 N: 1866] (7564)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1998-03
Categories: Decisive Moment
Camera: Sigma SA-300, Sigma 35-80mm
Exposure: f/6.2, 1/640 seconds
Photo Version: Final Version, Original Version
Travelogue: Mexico & Guatemala roundtrip
Date Submitted: 2007-03-30 4:47
Viewed: 1203
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a re-post of an earlier posting. I'm working to create a bit more consistence in postings of my older photo's. I'm now working on my Mexico trip.

In 1998, I made a 3.5 month round trip through Mexico and Guatemala. Starting in Cancun, I went counter-clockwise Cancun - Merida - Campeche - Veracruz - Mexico City, up to the area around Hidalgo del Parral and then down the West-coast towards Guatemala. A beautiful trip, resulting in some nice pictures.

Added is a picture somewhere in Veracruz and at that time it was just incredibly hot. It did not seem to dare the police officers who were painting a new crosswalk. They still had to earn their stripes, before they would be allowed to bully other newbie's...

Technical details:
Picture made w analog SLR, slides scanned w Minolta Dimage Elite II slide scanner and adjusted in Photoshop based on the slide projection.

Other Mexico pictures:
Colourful Campeche
Ruins of Teotihuacán
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Hi Dennis

Nice comp and colors. I like the lines leading into the center of the image. Very sharp and good scan. Well done.
Ben

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  • pady Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1011 W: 60 N: 445] (4798)
  • [2007-04-16 14:16]

It's an incredible and strong picture. Yellow stripes catch the eyes.
I enjoy this beautiful one.
Cheers
Pierre-André

I like this, especially how as you go farther into the scene, before they have painted the new crosswalk, the lady is walking right down the middle of the road, and in need of some "crosswalk guidance." I enjoy this.
Joe

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