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Waiting for the Perfect Shot
Waiting for the Perfect Shot
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Environmental Portrait (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Olympus E-1
Lens: Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
Location: Sand Beach, Oregon - Waldo West State Park
Date: May 14, 2006
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Candid, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: May 14, 2006

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layers - mask layer
Vignette Filter
Curves
Saturation
Levels
Smart Sharpen
Clone out minor distractions
Crop & resolution change

Statistics
Place: 63 out of 190
Avg (all users): 6.0182
Avg (commenters): 6.4545
Avg (participants): 5.7778
Avg (non-participants): 6.1351
Views since voting: 1152
Views during voting: 385
Votes: 220
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0


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05/27/2006 09:12:29 PM
::: Critique Club :::

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

First Impression - the most important one:
My partner does this to me and I hate him for it.

Composition:
Needs more on the left of the person .. or less on the right as it seems a bit off balance to me .... this is of course just my opionion. I have also learn today of the potential of vignetteing ... not that sure that it added a great deal to this picture.

Subject:
meets the challenge .. and I am glad the bloke you are photographing found it good as well.

Technical (Colour and light):
Good DOF ... and great colours .. I like the natural lighting of course.

To grow its vote?:
Take a look at the stuff that was top ten .. they all focused entirely on the person .. this one is top ten to me it focuses on the person in their environment.

Summary:
Good work .. keep it up ... :)

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

Cheers

Kari
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05/22/2006 12:23:01 AM
Thanks Chuck,,,,I might be the only one on DPC that has two 6's in one challenge......lol
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/21/2006 11:24:44 AM
ROFL.....you got my best side.,,lol. Really like the processing, the crop leads you well through out the shot. Funny thing is the surfer your shot is leading to is the guy I used in the challenge.....Nice

edit; spelling errrrr...

Message edited by author 2006-05-22 00:26:10.
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05/19/2006 03:54:53 PM
know the feeling
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05/19/2006 10:53:12 AM
I like this shot but think a portrait shoud show the face of the subject. 6
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05/18/2006 07:51:15 AM
Sorry but I am not really digging the severe vignetting in this shot, and that is coming frome, I am a huge fan of adding vignetting afterwards, just look at my "road" entry for example. Just doesn´t seem to fit with this image as the subject is in the corner and the vignetting thus serves to drag the attention towards the middle of the photo. Still a nice shot, got a 6 from me.
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05/17/2006 11:05:41 PM
Very nice capture!

Good luck..
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05/17/2006 07:22:25 PM
*grin*
I do believe I know who shot this. :)
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05/17/2006 07:20:27 AM
fits the topic well but the darkness around the edges is a negative
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05/16/2006 06:01:33 PM
is the vignetting here on purpose?
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05/16/2006 07:58:34 AM
Good light and colors..
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05/15/2006 09:33:20 PM
Very nice. I like the contrast of the jacket with the blues of the water.
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05/15/2006 06:37:16 PM
Fits Challenge well,Good processing.....8
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05/15/2006 04:01:14 PM
This has powerful beginnings but the shallow DOF bugs me. I tried to see it as a feature of the shot by isolating him but I kept coming back to what he is doing ands wanted then to see it as well
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05/15/2006 09:26:57 AM
Strong light and great shadow.
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05/15/2006 05:31:39 AM
IMO needs to see the subjects face.
Good colours, focus and cropping.
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