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How my children see me...
How my children see me...
lauraodom


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Self Portrait IV (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: In my home.
Date: May 15, 2006
Aperture: 2.2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: May 15, 2006

Taken in front of a mirror, large window in the background.
Made two layers, selected the white point on the back layer to blow out the blinds. Removed color, cropped & USM.

Statistics
Place: 197 out of 236
Avg (all users): 5.1496
Avg (commenters): 5.2308
Avg (participants): 4.8915
Avg (non-participants): 5.3793
Views since voting: 773
Views during voting: 428
Votes: 274
Comments: 15
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06/01/2006 11:43:22 PM

Critique

Well a lot can be done to fix this image IMO. The first thing that pops out at me is the fact that the words are backwards. Obviously you shot this in a mirror. I would suggest like the others that you flip it in your editing program to make them read the right way. I don't really care for the crop as it cuts off your hair. Seems as if you lost something on the upload or during the editing process. Also the finger lines up perfectly with your hair. The background I think I would have left as is because it would fit your title better. Focus and lighting appears to be god though. Just maybe bumped the contrast a little to give the photo some depth.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/25/2006 12:37:43 PM
I usually don't critique on titles, but I like how this one adds meaning to the image. The quality seems a bit noisy and lacking contrast, but nice shot overall.
05/24/2006 11:47:12 PM
It would be legal to have flipped the picture.
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05/23/2006 08:34:59 PM
Humorous concept for this challenge. I like the close crop, and I think black and white works well. Your face is in sharp focus, though I'd like the camera to be as well since it would provide extra interesting detail.
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05/21/2006 11:26:57 PM
Nice idea.
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05/21/2006 07:25:11 PM
Too out of focus.
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05/21/2006 07:23:10 AM
Like the title...
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05/20/2006 10:53:47 PM
My children see me the same way. Great.
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05/20/2006 07:14:02 AM
You have such a beautiful face to be hiding behind the camera. In photoshop you could have reversed this so the writing is not backwards (I find it distracting). Tonal conversion good. Image lacks drama but focused well. 7
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05/20/2006 05:08:49 AM
I like the idea & composition, but it looks grainy to me. (High ISO?) Also, your darks could probably be adjusted to be darker....
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05/20/2006 01:29:23 AM
:) .. nice composition ..
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05/19/2006 11:11:47 AM
Very good, however I think flipping the image would maybe have had a little more impact, with the Canon trademark etc being readable. Granted, you would then be left-eye dominant.... Hmmmmmm.
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05/19/2006 10:50:58 AM
great title as that's how everybody sees me!
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05/19/2006 10:28:00 AM
Except your kids see the words on your camera the right way around! :-) I think you could have flipped the shot so it wouldn't be reversed.
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05/19/2006 01:35:24 AM
Excellent title
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