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Pensive
Pensive
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Challenge: Self Portrait VI (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Pentax FA 28-90mm f/3.5-5.6 AL AF
Location: In my bathroom, facing a large top-lit mirror
Date: Dec 4, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/5
Date Uploaded: Dec 4, 2007

 I was not really comfortable taking this and it was much harder than I thought. I almost chickened out.

Statistics
Place: 140 out of 241
Avg (all users): 5.5093
Avg (commenters): 7.0870
Avg (participants): 5.2500
Avg (non-participants): 5.6618
Views since voting: 1034
Views during voting: 482
Votes: 324
Comments: 30
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/24/2007 12:47:42 AM
Thanks for your comments and tips. I look forward to entering more when I am reunited with my computer - I am away for Christmas break.

Happy Holidays!
 12/19/2007 07:18:30 PM
Wow Tara - way to go for your first entry! This portrait is indeed strong, and I see you in a different way now. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. Happy Holidays!
Linda
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 12/16/2007 11:27:09 PM
AWESOME SHOT!!!
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 12/16/2007 04:00:39 PM
This SP is absolutely breathtaking! Your camera sees deep.
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 12/12/2007 06:54:22 AM
I'm glad you didn't chicken out as well! : ) Look forward to seeing more of your work! : )
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 12/12/2007 06:40:19 AM
a beautiful, dark and deep image. well done indeed, i'm very glad you didn't chicken out - this is lovely. the grain, and the superb composition make this unforgettable.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/11/2007 02:48:36 PM
i like the mystery in your photo.
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 12/11/2007 01:02:10 PM
would have liked to see more of the forehead/top of the head. Image seems unbalanced.
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 12/09/2007 06:10:36 PM
Your crop is unique but I like nice tight cropped images. The angles feel a little off or something here; I find myself staring at your chin. BB
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 12/09/2007 05:03:48 AM
sad?
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 12/07/2007 10:25:38 PM
Very good photo, excellent post process, very nice composition. Overall good image :)
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 12/07/2007 08:24:36 PM
WOW! Love the editing!
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 12/07/2007 06:32:18 PM
After a long voting , finally a portrait I could call portrait. Loved every pixel of it.
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 12/07/2007 03:18:51 PM
One of my favorites.
I have seen two times all the photos before voting and this one has catched me inmediately , the look is hypnotic.
I also like the B&W , this gives more strength to the image.
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 12/07/2007 12:03:56 AM
For some reason I keep coming back to this shot. You've created a lot of emotion with your style of processing and your expression. Nice work.
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 12/06/2007 10:15:10 PM
Haunting 7
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 12/06/2007 09:28:44 AM
Very OOF, and too soft. I like the expression though.
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 12/06/2007 09:02:49 AM
Like the look and effect, not the composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/06/2007 08:24:49 AM
Very pleasant picture.
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 12/06/2007 03:04:44 AM
Gorgeous tones and I love that expression, the tilt of the head, the face framed by your hair, the processing, the grain... pretty much everything really! : )
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 12/06/2007 01:02:41 AM
Good crop, good tonality.
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 12/05/2007 10:15:52 PM
Interesting crop, works well, I also like the treatment. Good luck.
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 12/05/2007 06:06:57 PM
I would have titled it "Stoic" - but I'm just burned out on "Pensive" as a title. :) Not gonna ding you for it though. Really terrific and subtly dramatic (if there is such a thing). Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/05/2007 04:42:54 PM
yes
 12/05/2007 04:38:56 PM
I like the editing on your SP. Lighting is right on and composition works nice. Nice job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/05/2007 01:32:00 PM
Beautiful, moody portrait, I particularily like the shapes created by the light areas, the heart shape of the neck/hair mirrored in the general shape of the face, the upside-down heart shape of the lips. My one complaint, I wish there was just a smidgeon more at top, so that the right eye (or left in the image) were not almost cut off. ~9
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 12/05/2007 01:11:29 PM
I really like this one. The processing fits so well with the expression and the pose. I love how it's cropped. I think you did an excellent job!
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 12/05/2007 05:26:08 AM
Love the way hair flow down. nice processing and soft focus. goodluck.9.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/05/2007 03:55:57 AM
it reminds me of Janis Joplin for some reason. I think it's the eyes and expression.
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 12/05/2007 12:29:08 AM
a bit blurry and grainy


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