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Failure To Communicate
Failure To Communicate
SherwinJames


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Failure (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: NJ, USA
Date: May 19, 2006
Aperture: f/14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1.3 sec
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: May 19, 2006

So close, but yet so far.

Post processing:
- Raw conversion in Photoshop Elements
- Noise reduction in PSE
- USM in PSE
- Crop
- Levels adjust to increase contrast and prep for B&W conversion
- Saturation adjust to convert to B&W
- Photo filter for purple tint
- Increase contrast
- Black frame

Post challenge:

Thanks all for the great comments and putting this shot above the 6.0 rating. For many couples out there, this is probably something you have no doubt experienced at one point or another.

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 129
Avg (all users): 6.1860
Avg (commenters): 8.0833
Avg (participants): 6.0426
Avg (non-participants): 6.2262
Views since voting: 1102
Views during voting: 302
Votes: 215
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
06/12/2006 06:00:09 PM
Wow, what a way to tell a story.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/05/2006 12:32:36 PM
Hi! Hereâs a comment from the Critique Club.

First Impression:
My eyes went to the mans face then to the girls face. Expressions are excellent. Lotâs of attitude.

Composition:
The wall and the tree contribute well to the âfailureâ to communicate subject. Works as a metaphorical barrier as well. By having their backs to each other but both looking over their shoulders really supports the mood. I also like the fact that the girl is sitting with a defiant posture and the man is standing with his hands in his pockets.

Subject:
Meets challenge well

Technical:
Sensor dust!
I find the focus a little soft despite your post processing

Summary:
Ok I didnât mean to be disrespectful, (either way)â¦.but I read the comments after I write my critique. I thought the subject was between father and daughter. I have a 24 year old daughter, so I related to her with this shot. (Doesnât change the comments, just my point of reference)

I really like the emotive capture and congrats on the 6+ score
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/04/2006 08:40:54 PM
Very nice study. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/01/2006 04:21:23 PM
Hey - your wife will be happy to know...I thought she was your teenage daughter :-) And that the premise was a failure for the parents and kids to communicate.

Congrats on your top 20, and kudos to your portfolio work which is the talk of the forums...keep up the good work.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/30/2006 04:49:40 PM
Not voting this challenge, but just wanted to say I like this image a lot. The mood captured is perfect, as is the composition, and the fit to challenge is wonderfully creative. I hope it does well.

P.S. I think you could have some sensor dust.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/30/2006 10:09:35 AM
I like the theatre staged here. Nicely executed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/28/2006 11:38:10 PM
Expressions are priceless.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/27/2006 12:40:00 AM
Very good use of expressions and pose.
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05/26/2006 06:56:41 PM
Being Married, I can relate to this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/26/2006 12:46:12 PM
You really nailed it here with the looks on their faces. The wall adds a physical barrier to their communication. Even without a title, "failure" is apparent.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/25/2006 08:04:33 PM
Nice composition and a very interesting way to present failure. I think that it works very well. It seems like your focus is a hair off, and it's definitely time to clean that sensor.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/25/2006 06:30:50 PM
well composed and emotive.
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05/24/2006 09:32:55 PM
I love the emotion and the composition 8
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05/24/2006 04:13:24 PM
really emotive - i love it (10)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/24/2006 02:34:51 PM
Great composition - the plant really makes it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/24/2006 04:19:45 AM
Your pic looks like the story of my life...
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05/24/2006 01:25:22 AM
Excellent shot! I love the sharp focus and beautiful contrast. And the expression on their faces is perfect! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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