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The Stare
The Stare
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Challenge: Bokeh (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
Date: Jan 9, 2005
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jan 9, 2005

 Crop, hue/saturation, minor cloning, unsharp mask, slight gradient mask to lighten background.

Self-portrait, so it took quite a few tries to get the focus right.

Statistics
Place: 173 out of 241
Avg (all users): 4.9957
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 4.7105
Avg (non-participants): 5.2712
Views since voting: 866
Views during voting: 342
Votes: 232
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 01/19/2005 12:27:14 PM
Hello from the Critique Club!

This is a good take on the challenge "Bokeh". It's also an excellent self portrait. I think some lighting in the background would have definately helped this image out. With Bokeh, I think the background really should enhance the foreground, and the background in this image is just to dark. I think you were given some low points just for this fact alone. otherwise it's a terrific photo, and a superb self portrait. The focus is right on. and the expression in the eye is superb.
There really isn't anything else to say, it's a great shot, just doesn't really say "Bokeh" as much as it could!
Peace,
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 01/18/2005 12:51:35 PM
ah, yes and forgive my lack of grammar. ;)
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 01/18/2005 12:50:38 PM
You know, I like this one, but I'm thinking that for the sake of the competition, a more dramatic results might have been something similar to the picture I showed you earlier, with SO MUCH of the face out of focus. I'm sure it would be difficult to do, but I'm also convinced you can do this. Additionally, I think some backlighting also would have helped the subject by giving more information about the "bokeh".
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/15/2005 11:15:30 PM
Nice portrait, but I am not sure it is helped by the bokeh.
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 01/15/2005 04:09:31 PM
interesting take on the challenge. excellent capture of a stare. will be interesting to see how this stacks up against the traditional bokeh shots. good luck.
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 01/11/2005 10:39:57 AM
This is an amazing picture, definitely one of my favorites in this challenge. I think ths one will ribbon (10)
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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