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ccraft


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Challenge: Portrait (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Kodak DX6490
Location: Victoria
Date: Mar 13, 2004
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Candid, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Mar 8, 2004

 A self portrait. It was originally in colour and I changed the image to black and white. I blurred the background a bit. I also spot edited some funny reflections in the lens using the blur/smudge tool. I did not make any adjustments to the eyes. It was too late to take out the railing so I left it in. I may get lower scores, but I didn't have a lot of time to play around with the final image.

Statistics
Place: 31 out of 135
Avg (all users): 6.1727
Avg (commenters): 7.3810
Avg (participants): 5.9278
Avg (non-participants): 6.3659
Views since voting: 2002
Votes: 220
Comments: 22
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/21/2004 06:24:47 PM
I particularly like this shot... having a portrait of the photographer is a nice twist :) = 10
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 03/21/2004 02:12:48 AM
Why so serious?
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 03/20/2004 07:47:39 PM
Good photo!

Good choice on the B&W.

Love here eyes, the really stand out in the picture! Nice dof also!
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 03/19/2004 09:27:47 PM
Intense eyes. Great b&w photo. Vertical format could have worked well. The lense of the camera looks like a black hole though (but that's being picky).
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 03/19/2004 07:25:41 PM
wow.. i should tell you.... there are many very decent entries to this challenge, but when i saw this one,.. it really grabbed me right away.. in fact i stared at it for about 5 seconds gave it an 8 and moved on but immediately came back because i had to look at it again... such mesmerizing eyes... changing the voite to a 10... deserves even more... great job...
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 03/18/2004 05:48:34 PM
is....that.....a.....film......camera?! blasphemy! :)
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 03/17/2004 05:16:48 PM
Nailed the eyes!
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 03/17/2004 04:18:05 PM
This is great - love the concept and the execution. Great use of monochrome, composition is wonderful, and the look is riveting. - 9
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 03/16/2004 07:44:42 PM
Very rich contrast. The trees in the background are nicely blended in. The railing is bothersome. Wish the camera were just a tad bit lower. But these are personal tastes. BOL
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 03/16/2004 07:35:47 PM
I like this. Effective b&w. Well done.
 03/16/2004 11:31:22 AM
What strikes me about this photo is the clarity, the effective use of depth of field, and the wide and deep tones. Striking. 9
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 03/16/2004 08:56:26 AM
Tighter cropping or removing the bridge would have helped. Great subject though.
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 03/16/2004 08:09:07 AM
I like this a lot! Seems to be just a little too much image. Perhaps portrait instead of landscape?
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 03/15/2004 03:18:21 PM
This would have been much better without the camera.
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 03/15/2004 12:25:11 PM
The two areas of background at each side add nothing to the image and I think portrait orientation would have created a stronger composition. An interesting image that tells a little about the subject.
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 03/15/2004 10:41:56 AM
Intense look. I like her eyes. Good focus and tones.
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 03/15/2004 08:00:04 AM
very cool eyes ... the wooden rail takes away a little from the photo, but it's still great
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 03/15/2004 07:07:23 AM
wonderful intense expression!
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 03/15/2004 03:51:09 AM
Nice sharp capture of face (and camera), like the hair glint - perhaps shallower DoF would have made the background less intrusive.
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 03/15/2004 02:31:50 AM
I like the DOF. I also like your choice of B&W
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 03/15/2004 12:38:34 AM
the railing over her shoulder on the right is distracting...the b/w looks good and the focus is clear...your model has fantastic piercing eyes
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 03/15/2004 12:03:41 AM
WooHoo! Go Nikon!!!!
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