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Challenge: Candid III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: St. Catharines, Ontario
Date: Apr 10, 2006
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Emotive, Candid
Date Uploaded: Apr 11, 2006

My friend Sarah in her natural environment.

Shot in Raw, PP in Photoshop.
White Balance to 5500K
Channel Mixer for B&W (Blue channel)
Levels
Curves for Contrast,
Curves for slight sepia cast
Flatten, Resize, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 332 out of 396
Avg (all users): 4.4565
Avg (commenters): 3.3750
Avg (participants): 4.1700
Avg (non-participants): 4.6769
Views since voting: 716
Views during voting: 288
Votes: 230
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
04/24/2006 04:57:50 AM
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
Is an interesting composition ... but doesn't really meet the challenge ... don't let that stop you from entering again ...

Composition:
I would like to see more of the person ... just a bit more face from behind the tree (that is if it was a portrait type) ... in a candid this you can't often control. This is an interesint crop but it feels like the tree is a barrier.

Subject:
Does not seem to meet the challenge. but that ain't the be all and end all of life really.

Technical (Colour and light):
I am one of the people who loves colour when it comes to shots taken in nature ... here the black and white seems a little much .. it works but I think colour would help.

To grow its vote?:
Well meeting the challenge helps .. if you have not sure about how to chekc the forums ..poeple quite often discuss the challenges in the week of entry.

Summary:
Lovely shot ... will be looking for more from you!

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/18/2006 02:53:27 PM
I'm not much for receiving or giving comments, but since Candids are
near and dear to my heart, I have decided to give comment on every entry
in this challenge.

Not really a candid to me. Seems to be hiding from the camera but then gets caught and laughs. I like to see something a bit more out of the ordinary or that has a bit of a kick to it. I do like the tones, and good dof on the face rather than the tree or the background.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/18/2006 10:31:29 AM
Doesn't look very candid to me.
04/15/2006 03:01:16 PM
Seems posed.
04/15/2006 09:49:11 AM
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Message edited by author 2006-04-22 22:23:00.
04/14/2006 09:31:29 PM
Look, she got half of her tree covered by face :) Seriously, some sharpness on the bark wouldn't hurt.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/14/2006 11:33:07 AM
Posed, not candid.
04/13/2006 03:39:15 PM
To me it´s posed!
04/12/2006 12:32:32 PM
This will probably suffer greatly from DNMC...


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