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Following Shakespeare's Lead
Following Shakespeare's Lead
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Challenge: Leading Lines II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: Backyard, Belmont, MA
Date: Jun 25, 2005
Aperture: 22
ISO: 400
Shutter: 30
Galleries: Performance, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jun 25, 2005

 First time I manage to capture two totally different interpretations of a challenge in the same photo!

The result probably has too much "concept" and not enough "wow", but it was a fun challenge to shoot. The model is my wife Adine, the hand holding the quill is mine, and I'm also holding the page. The camera is on tripod, on self-timer, but I still needed one more hand to hold an umbrella to shield the page from the much-too bright sunlight. My son came to the resque for that one. Getting the lighting good enough, the focus deep enough (18mm lens at f 22), and the pose right actually took only 24 tries. Then a fair amount of postprocessing was needed to improve contrast and fix the blown highlights on my hand.

Statistics
Place: 145 out of 275
Avg (all users): 5.3487
Avg (commenters): 6.7647
Avg (participants): 5.2602
Avg (non-participants): 5.4435
Views since voting: 863
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Votes: 238
Comments: 18
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 07/09/2005 12:07:23 PM
*Critique Club Comment*

First of all, I think it met the Leading Lines II Challenge quite well (both figuratively by the words and literally by the line of the pen).

Composition
I think it is well composed, but might add some interest by off-centering your subjects a little more. The different sizes of your subjects in the foreground, midground, & background work well to establish both perspective and depth.

Lighting
Love the sparkle of light on the pen. Very good lighting on the paper and great lighting on the rose. The model could use a little more light/contrast and evening out of tones/highlights. I think the background is a little dark.

DOF
Excellent. The only minor thing I notice is that the model could be a little less "soft". Also, perhaps less emphasis on the background (gaussian blur perhaps?).

Color
Also very good. My only suggestion is again regarding the background. Perhaps bumping the sat up would make it brighter and more interesting (IMHO).

Overall
A really strong entry that I think finished much lower than I expected. You met the challenge perfectly and executed a technically superior image. Great job!

Just my 2 cents...

Jimmy
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/03/2005 11:45:09 PM
Very clever...
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 07/03/2005 09:58:43 AM
This is a very interesting shot. A written leading line used as a compositional leading line. Great DOF. Clever concept. Very good. Bumping up quite a bit!
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 07/02/2005 08:54:56 AM
another creative idea.....I like it!
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 07/02/2005 02:54:02 AM
A very clever idea indeed. I do feel, however, that a little bit of sharpening could be applied to the subject, as she looks to be a little soft in comparison with the sharp lettering.
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 07/02/2005 12:58:02 AM
Creativly done! I like how the text and the pen lead to her.
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 07/01/2005 09:13:16 PM
The pen certainly appears to be mightier than the sword. Very well photographed, nice even exposure. A less generally familiar font would have been a good idea.
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 07/01/2005 03:56:31 PM
This is quite spectacular. The double entendre on leading lines is proceless. technically the image is exceptionally well done. congrats.
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 07/01/2005 01:32:04 PM
Creativ idea! out of the box! good luck
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 06/30/2005 08:12:21 AM
amazing one, i realy like it
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 06/30/2005 04:58:36 AM
REALLY cool. This is really a creative photo. I love the look.
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 06/30/2005 01:08:03 AM
Nicely done using both lines of text and the phhysical lines of the paper.
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 06/29/2005 11:02:11 PM
Creative and fun interpretation of the challenge. Nicely lit and sharp.
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 06/28/2005 09:31:27 AM
Not sure about this one. Something just turned me off. Perhaps it is the paper taking up half the shot. Is the pen supposed to be the leading line?
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 06/27/2005 07:31:08 PM
Very creative...bonus points for Shakespeare reference.
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 06/27/2005 02:34:14 PM
cool idea and shot
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 06/27/2005 01:44:44 PM
Cute idea...excellent effort!
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 06/27/2005 01:07:18 AM
Heh, I was wondering when someone would do this version of "leading lines"
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