Absent an Earthquake ...
by levyj413

Comment by whitewolf:
roller coaster-ish

Sleeping In
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Comment by amandalore:
cute pic and you can really tell that you put some good thought into the composition

Rain, rain, go away ...
by levyj413

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Missed this in voting. Probably would have got a 6 from me. Lacks "Wow", but still a nice shot and I think it should've placed a bit higher. Keep at it! :)

Shrunken Head, Edited
by levyj413

Comment by Art Roflmao:
LOL! Love it! Only thing I might do to it is tilt it slightly to the left so all the water doesn't run out the right side. ;-)

Absent an Earthquake ...
by levyj413

Comment by Simpa:
yessssss love it...

Absent an Earthquake ...
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Comment by BeckyT:
Love the tonal balance

Branch Refraction
by levyj413

Comment by sea2c:
Most interesting perspective. I like original thought in anything, especially photography. This is original.

I do find my eye wanting to wonder down the branch because the focus continues and while that may or may not have been your intention I think a DOF pulled closer the edge of the frame might help reduce the eye wandering away from the water drop.

MY eye anyways. :)

** Edit to clarify **

Message edited by author 2006-07-10 18:09:45.

Sleeping In
by levyj413

Comment by meyers:
The best present a father can receive!

Rain, rain, go away ...
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Comment by DrAchoo:
It's nice to see another Northwester on the site. So, there are a couple issues here, but mostly out of your control. This looks like it was shot at a hotel and a few stories up so you couldn't necessarily a) choose another window which had a different background or b) shoot through the window to get more of your daughter's face.

The worst distraction in the background is actually the pool. It is almost a blown highlight and takes away from any nice feel we get to this picture. The melancholy we are going for is defeated by that large patch of white. The patio furniture isn't too bad because we could make the argument it's setting the scene for what she wishes she was doing instead of being inside. The pool, however, is bad.

I think you did capture enough of her face to get the emotion down. I chose to do this picture through the window to get a full face and to remove any background elements which could distract. Look up my entry for Window Framed called "Rained Out" for almost the exact idea. You can see how I interpreted it.

Composition is nice and focus is reasonably sharp. I didn't see you mention Unsharp Mask in your processing steps. If you didn't use it, it is your friend on this site. Of course you have to learn not to go overboard, but DPC loves sharp.

Ice Cube
by levyj413

Comment by posthumous:
I would have picked this as my favorite. Her coldness comes across as something more profound, an emotional state. isolation? but there's also a sense of apprehension, which implies that there is hope. it is not a despairing portrait by any means. the viewer feels a connection with the subject.