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African Lion Safari
African Lion Safari
chris_clarry


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Challenge: Zen Photography (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron AF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD for Canon
Location: Next to a naaaaaasty river, Lindsay ON
Date: Jul 25, 2006
Aperture: F5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/20
Date Uploaded: Jul 25, 2006

 This was taken while the sun was starting to set and the light was disapering quikly, fortunatly Kriti here can stay very still, still like a fox. All that was done in post edit was crop, color enhance, action, desaturate red, gaussin blur, tone down via layer opasity, desaturate red again and save for web.

Statistics
Place: 274 out of 329
Avg (all users): 4.9282
Avg (commenters): 5.1250
Avg (participants): 4.7810
Avg (non-participants): 5.0769
Views since voting: 674
Views during voting: 399
Votes: 209
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 08/09/2006 11:09:23 PM
greetings from the critique club:

for a portrait shot, this is very well done. the model has a good pose and a good environment surrounds her.

i'm not sure how well it fits the zen challenge. although it does seem peaceful, it also seems posed and rigid. using a person in the challenge might need to be done less formally.

the color is good, if a bit oversaturated. the face in particular looks unnatural in its tone. if i had to guess, i would say the soft focus is probably what really killed your score here. it's difficult to pull off well, and at DPC a lot of people just consider it "out of focus" instead and score accordingly.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/06/2006 01:02:06 AM
This is a really nice portrait, but I think you used too much soft light on her.
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 08/05/2006 08:33:18 PM
A nice soft portrait, with perfect calmness...
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 08/05/2006 06:06:16 PM
Wah? No way! What have you done with Kristi White!

I didn't know you had a DPC account, Chris ;-)
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 08/03/2006 02:30:58 PM
fill,
do not saturate. 4
 08/01/2006 08:03:40 PM
I like the soft light in this (gassian blur?) But you model looks like she just walked out of a health food store and her makeup needs work
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 08/01/2006 03:30:21 PM
Post processing overdone on this one, it looks too unnatural, but you can improve it IMO
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 08/01/2006 02:31:09 PM
This does not have the overall feeling of peace and serenity that I look for in zen photography.
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 08/01/2006 10:09:03 AM
The lush green foliage is a nice setting. But the model looks a little plastic in texture. I think for a Zen subject, holding a single leaf and looking with a single eye might have been better. Something which removes the majority of the background but ends up giving a richer viewing experience.
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 07/31/2006 07:08:03 AM
really? Not sure abouut the title...I like the shot, but I am not crazy about the soft focus...the composition is good...the title is really puzzling me...am I missing something here?
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 07/31/2006 06:00:22 AM
Good composition, her face looks a little too soft to me but I like the colours of the leaves and stone :o)
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