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Challenge: Group Portrait (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Location: Arethusa Falls, NH, USA
Date: Sep 29, 2007
Aperture: 7
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Portraiture, Water
Date Uploaded: Sep 30, 2007

 Taken at Arethusa falls in the New Hampshire white mountains off rt 302. I think we underestimated the failry uphill hike, but were rewarded by the beautiful sight at the top. Water was low due to the fairly dry conditions recently in the northeast.

Edit** I found it interesting that many people thought the shot was somehow unreal or taken on a set. I think its probably the 2 different light temps in the photo as one comment mentioned. This shot was acheived by underexposing and using one sb-600 strobe off to the left.

Thanks for all the great comments and my PB!! Probably the lowest scoring top 20 in awhile.

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Statistics
Place: 20 out of 86
Avg (all users): 6.0533
Avg (commenters): 7.0952
Avg (participants): 5.6176
Avg (non-participants): 6.1053
Views since voting: 1737
Views during voting: 525
Votes: 319
Comments: 25
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 10/17/2007 12:26:28 PM
Eric Thanks for the comment, really great of you to take the time.
 10/17/2007 03:19:49 AM
Hey there from the Critique Club

First of all, congrats on a new personal, as well as a top 20 finish.

Camera Work/Technical: Terrific. Your technical wok is one of the main strengths of the image. Your focus is crisp, and your f/7 aperture kept the entire scene nicely focused.

Lighting: I really like these types of shots, using flash to light your subject while relying on ambient light to light the scene. I think that you had points deducted for the harsh shadows that were created on the right side of your group. Adding a second flash would have remedied this easily. I do like that the background is a bit less exposed than your subjects.

Composition/Content: Great content for the challenge, and you put together a nicely composed image. Your placement of the group works nicely to draw the eye into the frame and right up the waterfall.

My Opinion: This image is appropriately scored. While I like the lighting, I think that bringing up the exposure on the background would have worked to balance the image more, thus taking away the urge to think that this one was shot in studio, and may have even brought another tenth or two. Nice work.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/09/2007 12:00:16 PM
it looks like it was taken in a studio... But if it was, then why are the shadows so harsh. And why does it look like there are mixed light (sources of different temperatures). If you put a campfire in the bottom left it could help make the warm light from the left make sense.
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 10/09/2007 09:31:17 AM
I don't know if its the lighting or not but this almost looks like it was taken on a set???
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 10/09/2007 08:04:51 AM
Good portrait. An odd feeling of night and day at the same time - inside and outside. soft and hard light.
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 10/09/2007 12:29:32 AM
Nice background and good composition of the group. They could use some fill flash, but overall a pretty good group portrait.
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 10/08/2007 10:33:10 PM
nice location, looks like a fun shoot, only gripe is the slight shadows
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 10/08/2007 09:11:19 PM
very nice...one of my favs for top 5
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 10/08/2007 05:26:04 PM
slightly different to the entries I have viewed so far.. nice natural fun shot, even in this `posed` configuration.. nice use of fill-in here.. well done. 7
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 10/08/2007 12:15:09 PM
Good one. Love how they look genuinely happy.
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 10/07/2007 07:23:28 PM
background actually looks staged to me, but nice overall anyway
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 10/06/2007 06:56:09 AM
Very good use of flash. Looks like they are in the cave. Very good composition. 7.
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 10/05/2007 11:40:15 PM
Interesting lighting
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 10/05/2007 09:11:36 PM
good job
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 10/05/2007 02:35:33 PM
beautiful shot
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 10/05/2007 08:02:53 AM
Mostly nice lighting and a genuine group portrait. Composition of the group is apparently given some thought here, and surrounding elements are functional to the picture. Not a stunning or exciting picture, but a good group portrait (8)
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 10/05/2007 12:28:09 AM
Nice off camera flash. You a Strobist?
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 10/04/2007 11:41:29 PM
It almost looks like a studio shot. Nice directional lighting though a bit dark on the right.
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 10/04/2007 08:30:51 PM
excellent special lighting! Well done! (9)
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 10/04/2007 06:57:27 PM
The lighting on the first woman's face is a little harsh, but otherwise this is a nice one.
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 10/04/2007 05:28:39 AM
You lugged lighting gear up the hill?
 10/04/2007 02:56:12 AM
nice lighting for a difficult situation but i think the log in the foreground cropped out would have been great..well done
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 10/03/2007 03:58:42 PM
is that real
 10/03/2007 12:02:31 PM
Yay for off camera flash! Well done!
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 10/03/2007 06:40:07 AM
Nice environmental group portrait - good take for this challenge.
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