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Shhh!!! The Scarecrow is Sleeping!
Shhh!!! The Scarecrow is Sleeping!
lauraodom


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Challenge: Faceless Portrait (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: In home studio
Date: Oct 5, 2006
Aperture: 11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Date Uploaded: Oct 7, 2006

 I had another entry for this that probably would score better by dpc standards, but I really like this one of my daughter because she did this all on her own. She was pretending to be asleep!

Levels Adjustment
Used healing brush tool on some spots/wrinkles on the backdrop.
Increased saturation a tad.
Unsharp Mask

Statistics
Place: 74 out of 185
Avg (all users): 5.7500
Avg (commenters): 7.1250
Avg (participants): 5.6049
Avg (non-participants): 5.8370
Views since voting: 1345
Views during voting: 314
Votes: 216
Comments: 10
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 10/22/2006 08:25:41 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This image shows you have a good mastery of the technicals. The lighting works, the image is focused well for the subject (including DOF), there seems to be no WB issue.

However, I find the crop awkward. There is space on two sides and no space on two sides. This wouldn't necessarily be an issue except for the angle the image was shot at. The subject seems to be sliding out of the frame, making it uncomfortable for me (the viewer). I feel like trying to grab the subject and pull her back up into the image. The foot is cut off which wouldn't be a problem if it was balanced somehow by the other side of the image. But it isn't. This image screams (to me) for an either looser or tighter crop. Something to pull it in balance and keep the subject from sliding out of the frame.

At any rate, you scored well on cuteness factor (picking a good subject is half the battle) and you have three favorites. Quite an accomplishment at DPC for an image of a child. I think you chose the right color background also. White or black would have been way too harsh for the subject.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/14/2006 10:35:53 PM
I really like the lighting on this...especially the shadows in the green folds.
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 10/13/2006 04:42:42 PM
Very cute!
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 10/12/2006 10:10:52 PM
Priceless. I vote a perfect 10.
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 10/10/2006 02:58:36 PM
How different this would be against a white background!! Still nice anyway...
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 10/09/2006 02:54:04 PM
Aww, there's a baby in there! Cute!
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 10/09/2006 10:44:32 AM
Cute!
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 10/09/2006 10:01:48 AM
What an adorable little scarecrow! Good colors and lighting and a great precious model :)
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 10/09/2006 03:28:48 AM
:) sweet
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 10/09/2006 12:06:33 AM
ok that's way too cute I hope it ribbons!!! 10 adding to faves...such a great shot!
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