Against The Grain

© Daniel Diaz

Against The Grain

Uploaded: March 15, 2006

Description

Subway traffic at rush hour. Bloor & Young subway station, Toronto, Canada

Shutter Speed 1/25, F/2, ISO 200


P.S
Sorry I've been away so long, been swamped at work and home. thanks to all who have commented on my photos, will try to catch up with you.

Comments

Carla Metzler March 15, 2006

Great capture, Daniel! I love the selective color! #408997

Gail Vitikacs level-classic March 15, 2006

This is exceptional Daniel....soooo creative on your choice of SC....welcome back! #2533691

Daniel Diaz March 15, 2006

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Excellent action shot! Love the SC!! :) #2533722

Renee Doyle March 15, 2006

EXCELLENT Daniel!!!!! Love the show of motion and the sc!!!! Great work!
#2533760

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe March 15, 2006

Great use of SC Daniel! Nice work! Good to see that you are back at it!! Jeff #2533774

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic March 15, 2006

Love this!!! And happy to see you back! #2533785

Paul Michko March 15, 2006

EXCELLENT!!! Daniel, this is so great. I love your treatment of this and the title. Very well done, dear friend. #2533798

Marcie A. Fowler March 15, 2006

Very well done indeed. Excellent eye to see and capture this Daniel. Love the use of selective coloring!!

I was just wondering where you were yesterday!! #2533841

Cindy Paquette March 15, 2006

Exceptional Daniel!!!! So, so wonderfully seen and composed! Glad you are back!! #2533926

Colette M. Metcalf March 15, 2006

Excellent shot, Danny! Great use of sc!! #2533947

Mary L. Graham March 15, 2006

Wow Excellent work Danial!! =) #2533948

Jenny Bosmans March 15, 2006

Splendid eye, capture and SC, Daniel!! #2534009

Claudia Kuhn level-classic March 15, 2006

Great use of selective Colorsing Daniel! Terrific! #2534031

Lorraine A. Cook March 15, 2006

Love the selective coloring and motion, Daniel!<:)) #2534203

Ray Thoms March 15, 2006

Excellent shot Daniel......was there on the weekend... #2534306

Donald K. Cherry March 15, 2006

Wonderful candid motion image, Daaniel! Very good use of SC as well! #2534596

Tamera S. Phillips March 15, 2006

Very cool picture - love the effects! #2535309

Rakesh Syal level-classic March 15, 2006

Good to see you back, Daniel, my boy!!! Great capture and a winner in my books!!! #2535310

Milan Banik March 15, 2006

Daniel fantastic composition .some but defite color with moving figures -excellent from you again! #2535362

Karen Engelbreth March 15, 2006

WOW - great use of selective coloring, Daniel - love it! #2535631

Daniel M. Bendjy March 15, 2006

Very effective treatment. #2535643

Kaye Burazin March 15, 2006

Superbly shot Daniel. Cutting edge excellent! #2535655

Robyn Gwilt March 15, 2006

I love this - the look of determination on his face is amazing. Excellent capture and use of selective colouring!! Welcome back :) #2535675

Judy S. Fung March 15, 2006

Terrific capture and use of selective coloring, Daniel! #2535945

Kerby Pfrangle March 15, 2006

Wonderful selective coloring and excellent capture of motion and clarity of the face is amazing.

Great job on effects. Kerby #2536115

Kathleen Clemons March 15, 2006

Excellent use of SC, Dan! #2536154

Terry L. Ellis level-classic March 15, 2006

Fantastic, Daniel! Superb motion capture and s/c!!! Very impressive, sir! #2536165

Katja Z March 15, 2006

great capture! awesome effects!

i just saw this picture on a funnypages ecard that someone sent me.

#2536890

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic March 16, 2006

Wonderful job...love the selective colors. #2538783

Emile Abbott level-deluxe March 16, 2006

Great metaphor, Daniel with the title, selective color against the B&W and use of motion. We all get busy sometime Daniel. #2539618

Ronald F. Fischer March 17, 2006

Awesome city scene, and great use of selective color!! #2544252

Alison Greenwood March 18, 2006

I love the sc, on the motionless person, in amongst all the hustle and bustle. Wonderful effect that works really well here Daniel :o) #2545727

ALLEN O. HOWARD March 18, 2006

Very nice and truly against the grain. Even being done with the color and B&W your subject is frozen while all are blurred. Very, Very Nice Daniel! #2547939

Kim S. Hite March 21, 2006

You can just feel the hustle and bustle in this shot. He looks very irritated. Makes me glad I live in a small country town. #2559561

Luigi Di Serio level-classic April 25, 2006

Congrats... I like this one. I like subway's, the title is clever and there's a story here, so it's a winner in my books #2685523

ALLEN O. HOWARD April 25, 2006

Congratulations Daniel! #2685876

Donald K. Cherry April 25, 2006

Congrats again, Danny!! #2686364

Sylvia Rossler April 25, 2006

Big congrats again Daniel :O) #2686736

Kirsi Bertolini April 25, 2006

Nice one Daniel! #2687044

Jenny Bosmans April 25, 2006

Congratulations on another beautiful finalist, Daniel!! #2687169

Renee Doyle April 25, 2006

WTG Daniel!!!! Congratulations on this wonderful finalist!!!
#2687346

Terry L. Ellis level-classic April 25, 2006

Congratulations, Daniel, on all of your fabulous finalists! This is indeed a favorite of mine! #2687658

Carla Metzler April 25, 2006

Congratulations, Daniel!! #2687703

Nadya Johnson April 25, 2006

Somehow, I missed this one the first time out. It is FABULOUS! Congratulations on this awesome finalist, Daniel! #2688340

Rhonda Smith April 25, 2006

Way to 'rack em up' Danno !! Congrats!! Good luck in the next round. :o) #2688837

Ray Thoms April 25, 2006

This is great....well done my friend!!! #2689552

Kristi A. Howson April 25, 2006

Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist and Best of Luck in the next round Daniel! Great sense of mood! #2691192

Stanley J. Contrades April 26, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS, Daniel, and best of luck to you in the next round!
Much Aloha,
Stan #2691407

Paul Sikora April 26, 2006

Congratulations, Daniel again #2691733

Rakesh Syal level-classic April 26, 2006

Now a winner in judges' books too!!! #2693344

Emile Abbott level-deluxe April 26, 2006

Congratulations again Daniel on an excellent finalist. Good luck in next round my friend. #2693374

Marcie A. Fowler April 26, 2006

Glad to see this very well done image among the finalists as well!! #2694446

Lorraine A. Cook April 26, 2006

Congratulations, Daniel, and Best of Luck in the next round!<:)) #2695684

Corinne M. Thompson April 27, 2006

Fantastic image Daniel...Congrats! #2698824

Mitch Spence level-classic April 29, 2006

Just great. Wonderful choice for the selective coloring. #2705912

Roxanne M. Bubar February 16, 2007

Fantastic image and a big congrats. #3955382

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