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Challenge: Free Study 2009-09 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Central Park, New York City
Date: Sep 30, 2009
Aperture: f2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Sep 30, 2009

 This shoot was a lot of fun. I hid behind some rocks in Central Park to take photos of my friend's proposal without his girlfriend knowing. After, we walked around for a few hours getting some more formal shots at sunset.

This was far and away my favorite (I'm a sucker for shooting right into the sun). It took a few tries to get the sun itself hidden behind their noses, because if it was visible even the slightest bit, it would wash the entire photo out. I filled with the on-camera flash that was surprisingly powerful enough to light them up.

My favorite aspect of this shot is that their eyes, noses, and mouths put together make the perfect shape of a heart - right in the middle of the frame.

EDIT: Well, I guess no one likes the lens flare like I do, haha.

Statistics
Place: 321 out of 400
Avg (all users): 5.2583
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 5.2870
Avg (non-participants): 5.1667
Views since voting: 816
Views during voting: 250
Votes: 151
Comments: 6
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2009 08:00:53 PM
The large flair over his eye is distracting.
 10/07/2009 01:19:12 PM
The lens flare really hurts this for me.....4
 10/05/2009 06:36:51 PM
a tad too much skin softening
 10/03/2009 09:35:24 AM
Sunflare distracts a little. Good pic nonetheless.
 10/02/2009 01:05:32 AM
The flare on his head is just too much
 10/01/2009 02:41:45 PM
Brilliant lighting and pp work. Marking as fav.

Raj


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