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88 and Facing Winter
88 and Facing Winter
talmy


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Challenge: Portrait Of The Elderly (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: at home in Oregon
Date: Dec 25, 2008
Aperture: f/9.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Candid
Date Uploaded: Dec 28, 2008

 Lots of pictures on Christmas day, but I went with a somber one rather than one showing my father's boyish glee at opening a present (just too much like a snapshot).

Fill flash (SB600 with dome) used. This is my first entry to use a flash and my first handheld.

Using ACR I increased exposure .8 stop and added fill light of 13. Sharpening off and all other settings at default. In Photoshop I applied USM 19%,40,0, cropped and mirrored the image, resized, applied USM 70%,1,0, and "saved for web" to as close to 150kb as I could get.

Statistics
Place: 61 out of 79
Avg (all users): 4.9831
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 4.5625
Avg (non-participants): 5.0488
Views since voting: 562
Views during voting: 354
Votes: 237
Comments: 7
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AuthorThread
 06/04/2009 09:25:59 AM
Generally, the focus of a shot; the point of interest or perhaps the "place where the viewers eye is drawn to" of a shot consists of , the place where the lightest value and darkest values in the photo meet, where the biggest contrast in color, either in hue or color temp. That being said, the viewers eye goes right to the hearing aid, and teh angle of the shot is way to harsh with a death stare out the window. Otherwise, nice shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/05/2009 03:06:23 AM
I can just imagine some of the thoughts going through his head - nice candid
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 01/03/2009 08:11:28 PM
strange portrait... the hearing aid is distracting, and te watering can doesn't belong. Compositionally its a poor shot.
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 01/01/2009 07:34:07 PM
Nothing wrong with you shot but the composition could of been a bit better. the light by the window was good.
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 01/01/2009 10:20:36 AM
Great composition and POV. Lighting is a little harsh and flattening. I wish the green watering bucket was not in the shot.
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 12/31/2008 10:25:47 PM
Nice shot, coming from Scotland I know how tough this time of year winter can be on the elderly! With this shot I think the fill flash has separated the indoor scene from the outdoor scene and made it look more like an abstract view of the snow rather than something with real impact.
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 12/31/2008 06:55:05 PM
winter can be a burden but I think, as you get older it also gets more beautiful. Nice photo. Nice story.
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