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The Eyes: Je ne sais quoi
The Eyes: Je ne sais quoi
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Challenge: Defining Feature (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon PowerShot SD100
Location: California
Date: Oct 9, 2004
Date Uploaded: Oct 10, 2004

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Statistics
Place: 89 out of 122
Avg (all users): 4.9526
Avg (commenters): 4.8235
Avg (participants): 4.7059
Avg (non-participants): 5.1190
Views since voting: 972
Views during voting: 334
Votes: 211
Comments: 18
Favorites: 2 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/17/2004 10:20:30 PM
Marvelous post and poitn of view, and wonderfully close up. Expression is fantastic! I do wish it were in focus, though.
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10/17/2004 06:41:20 PM
needs more focus
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10/17/2004 06:09:53 PM
I like the catchlight, but just a little sharper on the eyeswould improve it in my view.
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10/17/2004 02:11:11 PM
returning for comments
This is a cool effect, however, being that it is the eyes, I would have prefered a sharp focus. This is just a preference, your image has a nice feel as is.
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10/15/2004 09:49:46 PM
Composition is good with the angle of her head and the way the hair sweeps but the color looks off and image is a bit on the soft side. Catchlights are too conspicuous, imo and attract a lot of attention.
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10/15/2004 06:22:57 AM
I really like this idea... I just would expect that the shot, being so close, would be sharper... the eyes, the eye lashes, the eyebrows. With sharper features I would have voted it much higher.
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10/14/2004 08:58:02 PM
Very haunting eyes, I like the soft focus on this
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10/13/2004 10:14:51 PM
The lack of sharpness doesn't work for me, otherwise a very good composition and pose
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10/13/2004 08:07:56 PM
looks a bit out of focus
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10/13/2004 08:06:16 PM
I love the lighting. I am not sure if I would have liked the photo sharper?
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10/13/2004 01:48:25 PM
The eyes need to be in tack-sharp focus for this to work - they are not. Another suggestion would be that since this is advanced editing, you remove the blemish from the right eyelid
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10/12/2004 07:38:53 PM
Interesting, but out of focus. That little red dot over her right eye is also quite distracting. This could have been a powerful shot if it was sharper and cleaner.
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10/12/2004 07:30:40 PM
Love the look of this; just needs a sharper focus and more even lighting in my opinion.
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10/12/2004 07:01:43 PM
Dramatic. Very cool.

Oh, I thought I'd share what I found out about 'Je ne sais quoi' in case anyone else out there doesn't speak French:

je ne sais quoi

/zhuh nuh say KWAH/ That little something; a quality that eludes description: âThe Mona Lisaâs smile has a certain je ne sais quoi.â From French, meaning âI donât know what.â

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition.
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10/11/2004 05:52:57 PM
Oui, oui! But a little too difused for my taste. BOL
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10/11/2004 04:34:26 PM
nice photo bur it is out of focus......
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10/11/2004 05:58:47 AM
Gorgeous green eyes! However, I did find the circles of white light on each eye, distracting. Focus a little soft also. Great composition. Fits the challenge.
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10/11/2004 02:31:22 AM
the blur doesn't work well here.. would be better as a shapr shot
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