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Challenge: Breaking New Ground (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: kirksville, MO
Date: Jan 17, 2005
Aperture: f4.5
Shutter: 1/25 sec
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jan 17, 2005

 When discussing soft focus techniques, it is often stressed that there is a difference between a soft focus shot and an out of focus shot. This shot is out of focus, and I like it.

As far as breaking new ground goes, it's hard to imagine that any of us are going to come up with something that's really never been experimented with and done before... and on the other extreme I'd like to think that all of my work has a unique style to it... so I settled on a shot that used an unconventional technique which seemed to work for me.
I haven't the slightest clue about how this will score, but it'll be interesting to see what people think.

Statistics
Place: 116 out of 191
Avg (all users): 5.0441
Avg (commenters): 5.5455
Avg (participants): 4.9149
Avg (non-participants): 5.0935
Views since voting: 1080
Views during voting: 567
Votes: 340
Comments: 13
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AuthorThread
 01/26/2005 10:39:20 PM
don't like your explanation. it's like when that gentleman in the 1800s said "everything that can be invented has been invented." innovation happens every day
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2005 02:26:21 PM
Great shot, really like the tone, expression and overall composition. Being slightly out of focus makes it that much more interesting. 9
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 01/22/2005 04:32:12 PM
did you mean bad focus
 01/22/2005 03:19:06 PM
The composition for the portrait is very good. But there's no area with a good focus, and it looks like if u'd have used a high ISO. Improve the lights in the next one.
Good work doing portraits thou.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/22/2005 09:10:36 AM
I like the effect you got with this photo. I like the way the one eye is looking right at the viewer and the other is hidden in the shadows. There seems to be just a trace of noise banding of the right side of the photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/22/2005 05:05:08 AM
I really like this soft focus in a great closeup portrait. The hair looks great falling over the eye.
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 01/21/2005 03:45:12 PM
very nice , I love the soft look
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 01/21/2005 04:19:23 AM
Nice image kind of Heida colors - like the subdued nature. Wouldn't consider it breaking new grounds, but it does have a style.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/20/2005 11:45:20 PM
great photo, maybe not for this challenge
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/20/2005 08:12:55 PM
the lighting isnt right
 01/20/2005 09:18:44 AM
everything about this shot is great.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/19/2005 09:45:25 PM
alittle grainy, but maybe that was your intent...
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 01/19/2005 01:56:13 AM
real edgy
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