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The Frivoulous Sisters
The Frivoulous Sisters
Artyste


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Family (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Pentax *ist DS
Lens: Pentax A 50mm f/1.7 MF
Location: Kamloops, B.C.
Date: Jul 10, 2005
Aperture: f/1.7
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60 sec
Galleries: Family, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Jul 8, 2005

 Breanna and a friend of hers, who could pass as a sister in a heartbeat. The two girls are both half-native, so are also family in, deeper way.. although this won't be something that will come across in the challenge itself.

This shot will get slaughtered in voting.. I think. I can't guarantee it.. but I think it will. The problem is, it's a *great* shot.. it's dynamic, it's fun, it's spontaneous..

and it's not something the voters will care for.. if I have any idea. (which I seldomly do).

Post-Processing was a little involved for this one..
First of all, I duplicated a layer, added a layer mask, and then applied a hard sharpen to it. Then, I selected the mask, and painted back in the areas that didn't need the sharpen at 100% opacity, and a few areas at lesser degrees of opacity, depending on what needed it. Then I merged the layers. Next I dodged up the eyes of the girl on the viewer's left. I then made a channel mixer adjustment layer, monochromed it, messed with the settings, and then dropped the opacity of the channel mixer layer to approx. 50%. I then selected the layer mask, and painted back in the color to one shirt, one girl's hair, and the eyes. I then merged the layers. Then I adjusted the hue/saturation and contrast to my liking. Then I applied a very thin neatimage.


*AFTER CHALLENGE*

Thank you everyone. I got a lot of "wish the other girl was in focus" comments, which I expected.. but not as *many* as I expected.. and the voting sure wasn't as bad as I expected.. but, I *am* known to be wrong now and then.

Here's the outtake that I had submitted right up until the last few minutes before turn-over, before I finally decided to go with the one I did:

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Statistics
Place: 17 out of 159
Avg (all users): 6.1673
Avg (commenters): 7.6875
Avg (participants): 5.9213
Avg (non-participants): 6.2976
Views since voting: 2936
Views during voting: 452
Votes: 257
Comments: 43
Favorites: 4 (view)

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AuthorThread
 02/25/2007 11:42:52 AM
This lens is unbeleivably sharp, as soon as I can afford it I will have it.
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 07/19/2005 08:29:20 PM
My pleasure to comment on your pics. This is a lovely photo of your beautiful brown eyed girl. Her friend appears to have a "secret". Stay sweet girls.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/18/2005 04:30:42 PM
Definitely much better than your outtake.
Portrait/Candid contrast is what really makes this stand out.
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 07/18/2005 05:48:06 AM
Originally posted by kpriest:
Cute! Wish they were both in focus. Girl on the left has gorgeous eyes and beautiful smile. Both very cute. If it were a portrait challenge and you croppped to jsut the older girl, it would be a 9 or 10 form me. For this challenge: 7

Well, either I lied or I came back and bumped it to an 8. Congrats on a top 20! She is just captivating!
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 07/18/2005 01:46:36 AM
ten billion times better than your other potential entry. I would not expect this one to poorly, so i am glad it did not. The PP is first rate really.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/18/2005 01:32:51 AM
Simply Incredible!
TC
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 07/18/2005 12:57:32 AM
A very nice study. Congratulations on your top twenty finish.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/18/2005 12:23:19 AM
This is really a stunning shot. Glad it did well!
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 07/18/2005 12:12:05 AM
just beautiful, arty...congrats on Top 20!
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 07/18/2005 12:07:09 AM
17th place - well done. I don't think that could be counted as "slaughtered votes"
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/17/2005 10:59:25 AM
too cute - oddly sick color for the faces -
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 07/17/2005 03:37:35 AM
Nice entry, Artyste! Breanna is a good model!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/17/2005 02:43:28 AM
Great. A minor incongruity with the catch lights, but the expressions over rides it with gusto. Bumping up.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2005 10:32:33 PM
WOW, a beautiful shot, I like the tight composition, beautiful girls
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2005 06:42:19 AM
gorgeous photo, and beautiful family moment well done...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2005 11:32:40 PM
The sister on the right seems very distracted and OOF. The sister on the left is perfect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2005 07:59:42 PM
I think I know whose submission this is, and since I like you and your work. I must vote you high. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2005 06:02:29 PM
My favorite to win! I love this image. The tones are gorgeous, and I love the action on the younger sister and the clarity of the elder. What beautiful children!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2005 05:46:04 PM
This is a potentially great portrait. The girls have wonderful expressions. I only wish they could both be in focus. I like very much the soft focus on the background however. This is more comfortable and conveys the "family" feel better than a studio background would.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2005 02:38:55 AM
Cute! Wish they were both in focus. Girl on the left has gorgeous eyes and beautiful smile. Both very cute. If it were a portrait challenge and you croppped to jsut the older girl, it would be a 9 or 10 form me. For this challenge: 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/13/2005 09:55:27 PM
Fit Challenge Criteria: 2/2
Color/Contrast: 2/2
Photo Quality: 2/2
Composition: 2/2
My Subjective Affinity: 2/2

Perfect 10! Excellent job on this photo. It is so sharp and clear. This photo absolutely portrays the idea of family to me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/13/2005 08:36:15 AM
i realy like the colour scheme, amazing
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/12/2005 11:41:12 PM
Wish the sister on the right wasn't so out of focus...but nice, really nice composition.
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 07/12/2005 05:04:51 PM
Interesting the similarities between this and the photo of the two little boys. Beautiful children. Like the crop. Can't decide how I feel about the amount of blur on the right. It certainly conveys movement, and I'm guessing she doesn't sit still long. The only nitpick I have is that the small piece of shoulder at lower left keeps getting my attention. Great shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/12/2005 02:01:31 PM
Fit to challenge criteria: 2 /2
Contrast/Colors: 2/2
Photo Quality: 2/2
Composition: 1/2
My subjective affinity: 0/2
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/12/2005 08:57:09 AM
wow great shot i love the looks on there faces, you have beautiful daughters artyste. 10
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 07/12/2005 05:45:51 AM
Lovely...

The blur of the girl on the right is great, the focus on the left, the light is flattering, catchlights are interesting, colour is muted (Slightly desaturated?) Nice neutral background.

I hope this does well.. The technical nit-pickers on DPC probably wont like the blur, but I think it's great.. In contrast to the other girl it's what makes this photo alive.

9
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 07/11/2005 11:21:01 PM
excellent use of DOF! prety eyes well captured and composed.
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 07/11/2005 07:53:27 PM
love it. did you mean for the girl in the back to be out of focus? great emotion...9
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 07/11/2005 03:00:43 PM
What a cutie! Is there a way to get the figure on the right a little more in focus. That would have nailed it for me.
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 07/11/2005 01:31:13 PM
Great picture and great sharpness of the face as well as movement in the other.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/11/2005 01:18:53 PM
Nice expressions. The lighting is soft and even and really attractive. Just wish the girl on the right were in focus.
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 07/11/2005 01:01:36 PM
Fantastic expressions! I do with the girl on the right was more in focus, because the girl on the left is superb. Nice capture. 7
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 07/11/2005 11:35:33 AM
Nice pic. Did you take this with your 50mm? I think I saw one of the girls in another post. Beautiful shot and pretty girls. The lighting is perfect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/11/2005 09:17:55 AM
She got a very beutifull smile there.
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 07/11/2005 06:40:26 AM
OMG her eyes are beautiful. What a great capture of a very happy smile. It lights up her whole face. Wish the other sister was sharper.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/11/2005 04:07:56 AM
Beautiful :). Love the energy conveyed by the one on the right. The portrait/candid combination works very well for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/11/2005 03:36:35 AM
i wish they were both equally in focus. but in spite of that this is a stunning portait. stunning.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/11/2005 02:16:18 AM
I loev the colors and eyes of the child on the right - wish the other child were in focus more.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/11/2005 02:03:55 AM
what a great picture 10
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 07/11/2005 01:35:12 AM
Well photographed,and the blur effect is exellent, the eyes are so in focus ,one is drawn to them....10
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 07/11/2005 12:58:45 AM
Oh the girl on the left has such a wonderful expression. I wish the other weren't so out of focus.
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 07/11/2005 12:21:55 AM
Just beautiful 10!
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