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choltmeier


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Challenge: Backlighting IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Canon
Location: My dining room, Minneapolis, MN USA
Date: Nov 23, 2008
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Fashion
Date Uploaded: Nov 24, 2008

This is actually a very lifelike 8" tall plastic figure. I'm not sure if that's obvious or not. My intent was for it to look real, if not at least make someone do a double take.

Shot on my dining room table in front of a window with the sun coming through.

Thanks to larsogr for letting me try his Tamron 90 mm macro.

Post Process:
Lightroom - blacks, white balance, clarity, fill light, contrast
CS3 - crop, experimented with tinted B&W but then decided against it, save for web

Statistics
Place: 63 out of 239
Avg (all users): 5.6407
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.3684
Avg (non-participants): 5.7818
Views since voting: 1359
Views during voting: 532
Votes: 167
Comments: 2
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12/09/2008 05:31:10 AM
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Excellent use of depth of field, and the main focal plane is exactly where my eye thinks that it should be.

Lighting: I really like the backlighting that you achieved here, though I'd like to see this one exposed just a touch more. I think that I'd like it better with the backlight stronger, as well as seeing the highlights of her profile a little more.

Composition/Content: Your composition and content both provide a good deal of interest to your capture. When I first glanced at it, my thought was "wow, she's hot." Then I read the description. She really is close to looking real. Studying the details of the image makes it a little more apparent that she is just too good to be true.

My Opinion: I like the image and I like your execution. Looking through the other images in the challenge, I think that you were scored and placed appropriately. Well seen and well captured.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/26/2008 11:49:01 AM
Very nice and I love the use of DOF. Is this a carving? It doesn't look real.
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