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the kid under the stairs
the kid under the stairs
smardaz


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2009-07 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Federal Way, Washington
Date: Jul 21, 2009
Aperture: f8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Black and White, Children
Date Uploaded: Jul 21, 2009

 my son, under our back deck
thought i would really throw everyone off by entering a portrait that was NOT of Sofia ( ScooterMcnutty)

ran 3 passes of USM, dodge/burned the eyes/lucisart "exposure" filter and PS black and white layer (blue filter)
cloned my partial reflection out of the window
crop, add border and save for web

Statistics
Place: 270 out of 419
Avg (all users): 5.4768
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 5.4696
Avg (non-participants): 5.5000
Views since voting: 725
Views during voting: 227
Votes: 151
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 06/03/2014 07:15:22 AM
Beautiful light on his face.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/11/2009 08:35:15 PM
Hi from the CC Club,

Great shot of your boy here, very causal with an air of James Dean about it.

I like that you have done black and white here. First impressions are the fingers on teh right hand side, they look rather large and not connected to anything. Even though I know they are fingers the more I look at them, the odder it becomes. I think a crop on that side may have helped with the fingers and the centered subject.

The background is a little distracting to the shot, maybe just darkening the window sill would have helped nto highlight the background so much.

The face is fairly bright and I like that, but think that maybe a little more contrast in the woodwork to bring out some of the finer details would have made a bigger impact on this.

You are tack sharp and your focus is excellent and you have a gorgeous son!

  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/08/2009 11:28:23 AM
Your son looks like he's from the fifties. Definitely a classic look to this photo. I gave you an 8.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/07/2009 11:08:42 PM
Sounds like there might be a story behind this. Great casual feel.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/06/2009 07:30:58 PM
Good lines and composition. The pose is very natural too. The background is a tad distracting though, and the lighting on his face is alittle harsh (While I like this effect, the technical junkies may dock you for it). All in all, this photo has alot of potential. I would love to see this shot with the background blacked out or darkened after the challenge. Lastly, going back to the harsh lighting on the face, I wanted to mention that I like it because it draws the viewers attention right to the subject. Just my two cents, overall I think its a good shot...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/04/2009 10:58:49 PM
Looks like a young Bill Clinton. Interesting portrait.
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 08/02/2009 07:09:44 PM
i dont know...just seems like his whole face isn't in focus. and i think that the window in the background is just a little distracting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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