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Judi


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Challenge: Yellow III (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Location: Bathtub
Date: Mar 31, 2006
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Portraiture, Floral
Date Uploaded: Mar 31, 2006

Well...this was a lot of fun. I had my daughter float in the buthtub while I placed artificial flowers around her face. (There aren't many yellow flowers available at this time of the year!) And then I learnt something. Artifical flowers don't float....Arrrrggghhh!!

So then I had to take a large garbage bag and lay it over my daughter with a hole for her face and peg the bag up on both sides of the bath. As long as she didn't move they didn't sink....too quickly, anyway! LOL!! She did well to float for so long.

I got the shots alright though....thank goodness.

Then onto the PC and did the following -

Converted from RAW.
Used the Healing Brush on some freckles and the extra glints in the eyes.
Selective Colouring to reduce the red hue in the flowers.
Curves
Neat Image on the face (yeah, yeah...I know...!)
Straighten
Crop
Resize
USM

Statistics
Place: 28 out of 404
Avg (all users): 6.2692
Avg (commenters): 7.5625
Avg (participants): 6.1203
Avg (non-participants): 6.6735
Views since voting: 1910
Views during voting: 292
Votes: 182
Comments: 22
Favorites: 2 (view)


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04/10/2006 11:25:25 AM
Judi this is great! Your daughter is such a cutie and such a patient model to help out her mum ;)
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04/10/2006 08:29:43 AM
This is such a cool idea, perfect colour and focus. Great job.
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04/10/2006 03:46:57 AM
Beautiful photo Judi, I thought this would finish much stronger. The amazing blue eyes against the yellow flowers is just gorgeous!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/09/2006 10:52:05 PM
Very nice.
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04/08/2006 04:36:04 PM
Stunning!
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04/08/2006 11:06:54 AM
Breath taking!!!!
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04/07/2006 07:23:28 PM
I fall for anything with blue eyes. Nice combination!
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04/07/2006 08:44:47 AM
Beautiful soft lighting and very engaging model with intriguing eyes, but for all its beauty the primary subject, IMO, doesn't fit the challenge of yellow very well. Good work 6.
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04/07/2006 07:36:45 AM
Well done
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04/07/2006 01:05:53 AM
the model fits the title to a T - beautiful job photographing her... the yellow flowers are well done and stayed in focus well .. 8
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04/05/2006 07:22:10 PM
Beautiful execution. The tones are striking and the eyes offset the yellow perfectly. Definite ribbon potential.
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04/05/2006 05:23:07 PM
Wonderful - 10
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04/05/2006 01:01:53 AM
Very nice, 10
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04/04/2006 11:18:24 AM
I would have liked to seem more contrast and a bit more saturation in the flowers, the skin seems like it was just a bit over-softened (lost edge fidelity in the eyebrows) overall a good image
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04/03/2006 09:38:14 PM
Bold and vibrant hues of the floral arrangement adorn the young girls face. This makes and interesting portrait shot. The skin tones on her face are lovely with just a shade of rosy pink hue. The yellow hues of the flowers really and the pale skin really makes those blue eyes stand out and capture one's attention. However, there are some things that can move this composition from a good shot to an excellent one. First off, there seems to be white threads in the silk flowers or somthing white & threadlike in the bottom half of the photo and the right hand side. I know picky, picky:-) This detracts from the overall image by breaking up the yellow hues and it calls attention to itself as a flaw. Next, the model could smile for that would add to the composition in that it would show that she has a sunny disposition when juxtapositioned next to the stereotypical happy hues of yellow. Lastly there is something small and black seen on the left hand side of the composition. An ant or just a peaking of a black background through the yellow flowers? Nonetheless, it to calls attention to itself and detracts some attention away from the main focus which is this natural beauty surrounded by a field of yellow.
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04/03/2006 12:06:58 PM
Love the use of water here. Nice effect.
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04/03/2006 07:22:50 AM
So very sweet.....
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04/03/2006 02:59:59 AM
Really well done. The lighting and skins tones really work well. The little white flecks all through do distract and I'm sure under advanced you'd be allowed to clone them out
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04/03/2006 01:43:08 AM
Not quite sure what the white spots are from.. Thinking it's either water, or the flowers are artificial and reflected the light? Regardless, this is a great photo.. what amazing eyes and skin!
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04/03/2006 12:55:48 AM
Great contrast between the flowers and your models eyes. Face a little over softened.
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04/03/2006 12:52:32 AM
TAck sharp eyes. Beautiful blue color. I wish the yellow were more vivid. Nice portrait.
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04/03/2006 12:38:24 AM
great eyes
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