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Challenge: Portrait (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Olympus C-4000Z
Location: In the cold basement!
Date: Mar 13, 2004
Aperture: F/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30 sec
Galleries: Humorous, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Mar 14, 2004

 A whimsical self-portrait. I've always loved anything edible that is the color blue. I was the child with the blue tongue! I took the photo with make-do lighting...I cropped the photo...I used Photo Elements to clean it up..I softened my face and skin tones...helped the background become more white...levels, and resize. The photo isn't meant to be serious or a perfect capture of my image.

Statistics
Place: 123 out of 135
Avg (all users): 4.2824
Avg (commenters): 5.2500
Avg (participants): 4.0612
Avg (non-participants): 4.4661
Views since voting: 1064
Votes: 216
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/21/2004 07:20:57 PM
hehe 9! so cool
 03/18/2004 09:43:55 PM
Hey, that's fun! Really like the color theme, and the silliness of it! Very creative! A little soft around the hand though.
 03/17/2004 09:06:43 PM
LOL pretty funny. Eyes, tonge, and glass all match. :)
 03/16/2004 08:28:08 PM
OK But this month is green ! Unique. BOL
 03/15/2004 08:44:16 PM
Blue eyes ... blue tongue ... blue necklace ... blue drink ... Picasso had nothing on you kiddo. Great amusing shot. Refreshing to see someone who doesn't take themselves too seriously. Wish I could vote I'd give you a 10.
 03/15/2004 03:47:08 PM
For me, a portrait needs to communicate something of the person's character. I'm not sure what to take from this photo. Is this meant to be amusing? Is she a comic character? Is this apoking fun at the viewer. I'm confused.
 03/15/2004 01:18:49 PM
very harsh backlighting spoils the picture.
 03/15/2004 12:46:55 PM
Okay if you say so! lol Not sure the point your making. Just for fun? Looks a bit snapshot for a portrait. Sorry, just my opinion.
 03/15/2004 12:01:52 PM
Very interesting shot. I love how the blue picks up from the necklace as well. Good luck!
 03/15/2004 09:46:44 AM
"It is easy to make a picture of someone and call it a portrait. The difficulty lies in making a picture that makes the viewer care about a stranger." - Paul Strand"

I'm asking myself what element(s) of this portrait make me care about this person. The backlighting feels particularly harsh.
 03/15/2004 09:19:49 AM
Whimsical and fun!!! Makes me smile : )
 03/15/2004 07:17:25 AM
the blue on her tongue looks painted on, not like she's been drinking something blue... it really detracts from the image for me.
 03/15/2004 06:46:14 AM
Comic idea and a very noble subject to do this for you!. Nice clean background and the face is well lit.
 03/15/2004 12:29:45 AM
i do like the comparison of all the different blues here...and she may be a fun loving woman but for a portrait I would think this may have been better without the tongue sticking out...technically a good photo


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