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Matriarch
Matriarch
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Challenge: Authority (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Olympus C-750UZ
Location: Grandma's House
Date: Nov 22, 2004
Galleries: Family, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Nov 23, 2004

My grandmother is the lady who holds the most sway in our family. She's 92 years old and still takes care of people much younger than herself.

Statistics
Place: 26 out of 149
Avg (all users): 5.5405
Avg (commenters): 6.8462
Avg (participants): 5.2000
Avg (non-participants): 5.6667
Views since voting: 1258
Views during voting: 381
Votes: 296
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0


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11/30/2004 06:56:50 PM
Looks like a noble woman. You can see the wisdom of age. Looks fragile but not frail. Nice.
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11/30/2004 03:01:15 AM
Lighting is a little harsh, but a good portrait otherwise. Nicely composed. What does it look like in black & white?
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11/27/2004 10:20:55 PM
my grandmother passed away last week......this was authority for me! nice photo
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11/27/2004 03:03:33 AM
Nice job. I like the lighting and the angle. The only thing that bothers me is the glare from the light on her glasses.
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11/26/2004 11:48:36 AM
beautiful portrait of a beautiful woman. great use of negative space. would suggest that you might want to completely take out the details in the negative space before delivering a final print. this is an exquisite piece of work. don't know if you shot it with the challenge in mind, but the angle really adds to the impact. good luck.
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11/25/2004 06:11:23 PM
Nice photo - I like this one
11/25/2004 08:52:19 AM
I like the way this seems like a picture of a person instead of an old woman. Nice illustration of the connection between dignity and authority. The detail comtributes to the beauty of the person and the portrait.
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11/24/2004 04:42:19 PM
Good photo!
11/24/2004 12:32:55 PM
By chosing to capture her from below you wanted to show her dominant position. That's good. I think if the light came from below, too, that would have emphasized this impression.
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11/24/2004 11:45:17 AM
very nice idea, I like the setup, though I would have taken care to put some sort of black backdrop behind her. That light in her glasses is distracting as well.
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11/24/2004 10:32:15 AM
very beautiful photo! The lighting is placed well and really brings out the lines on her face. It is kind of an extreme enterpration of the challenge but overall I think this photo is going to be top 10
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11/24/2004 05:42:19 AM
Nice portrait.
11/24/2004 01:41:18 AM
Good use of negative space. Good lighting, except for the glare on the glasses.
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11/24/2004 01:37:44 AM
The reflection on the glasses kind of takes away something from the photo.
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11/24/2004 01:23:29 AM
Great angle. Great expression on your subject's face. I like that she is looking to the future, almost seeing her future generations. I see pride and determination in this woman's face. The only flaw I see is the glare on her glasses. I know that is so hard to get rid of, but it really does distract from her face. Nice thought out. Powerful image.
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