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Silent Movie Nerd
Silent Movie Nerd
massmediakid31


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black and White in Color (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: My House, In the Middle of my Street
Date: Jul 24, 2006
Galleries: Black and White, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jul 25, 2006

 brightness/contrast, sepia filter, crop, a touch of dodging

i really wanted to use a series of 4 photos which i will post as a photobooth set for my own amusement later.

Statistics
Place: 91 out of 263
Avg (all users): 5.4080
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 5.3735
Avg (non-participants): 5.4251
Views since voting: 834
Views during voting: 423
Votes: 250
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 08/03/2006 12:17:57 PM
I love that crop. really edgy... super processing. Leaves enough detail to give it a different feel than just made up...
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 08/02/2006 12:11:59 PM
I think this is a creative shot. I'm not positive about the crop. It's a gutsy move to crop right across the eyes like that. I'd actually have to see it with more space above to judge if I like it better or not.

It seems to me there is a bit of a DOF issue. Your(?) face (if that's not you, someone must really enjoy your work...) looks like the softest part of the picture, and I'm not sure I like that since it is the place our eye is naturally drawn. The highlight on the nose and to a lesser extent the gloves is slightly blown which may add to the softness. Finally, while I can't blame the makeup artist at all (cuz I couldn't do a better job), it does seem a bit rough around the lips (the juxtaposition of the black and white). That's a nitpick, but it does take a slight polish away from the shot.

I think it was creative and you should keep using that creativity. One question was why you used a sepia filter on a B&W shot?
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 08/02/2006 12:14:21 AM
I missed this in voting, but it's a great idea! I think the face pancake may be a little too lumpy, but well done anyway.

edit: typo

Message edited by author 2006-08-02 01:52:36.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/31/2006 11:47:47 PM
What fun. I especially like the model's lips.
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 07/31/2006 10:38:13 AM
Big effort gone into this one, and a very good result!
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 07/30/2006 08:37:54 AM
Nice idea. I like the way you have realized it, too. It would be interesting to know how close this is to your original idea or if the idea evolved as you went about capturing the image.
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 07/29/2006 04:15:47 PM
Great concept. Meets the challenge well. I hope this photo does well.
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 07/28/2006 08:13:44 PM
Very nicely done. I'd have preferred to see a little more of the eyes though. The crop through them takes away from the image a bit. But I really like the expression with the hands.
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 07/26/2006 11:45:03 AM
Great concept but I want to see all of the eyes so badly. Still worthy of a 7.
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