DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
Light is God
Light is God
LevT


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Light (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Miscellaneous
Camera: Canon PowerShot G6
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: Jan 29, 2005
Aperture: F/4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/8s
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jan 30, 2005

 Obviously the title is a word play on "God is light" (1 John 1:5), but I hope it reflects the existential nature of light, at least in photography for sure. No additional lighting here except for the candle itself. It was a struggle (but fun) to get it in the right place for a good lighting of the face and reflections in the eyes, and also to keep my model static through a fairly long exposure.

P/p: slight curve adjustment, cloning out of minor blemishes, crop, neat image, save for web

Thanks to my lovely niece Katya for modeling for me!

Statistics
Place: 190 out of 266
Avg (all users): 5.0000
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 5.0000
Avg (non-participants): 5.0000
Views since voting: 1339
Views during voting: 285
Votes: 211
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 06/24/2005 04:55:56 PM
Just so you know, I gave this an 8. I liked the isolation of the face with the candlelight. I approve of your (sacriligeous?) title. The soft focus, expression, character of the image are all so pleasing to me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/05/2005 10:08:23 AM
Those eyes are worth a 10. Bumping up.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/04/2005 10:53:03 AM
This photo shows a lot of potential. The face of the child could have been softened up a bit though, right now it just looks a bit blurred. Could have used a different color candle that was more the color tone with his face.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/03/2005 01:18:32 PM
Stunning image and great double-entendre. So true. So beautiful. Great Shot - 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/03/2005 11:54:59 AM
beautifully done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/02/2005 11:27:21 PM
I enjoyed this photo except for the cropping, mostly on the bottom. I think you should have left some negative space to make this better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/02/2005 04:13:45 PM
Your title has it backwards, which if you are Christian, is quite sacriligeous. :-)

Whether that is your intent or not is not that relevant, just a side note. On to the picture. The composition is good overalll. The child's curiosity is evident in his bright upward gaze. The candle is also nicely exposed with the shaft fading into darkness. The point lighting is quite effective.

The image could be a bit sharper but in this particular composition is just a minor issue as the soft focus is flattering in the setting of the warm glow of the candlelight. Overall well done. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/10/2025 07:02:04 PM EDT.