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Often, the unaffected face disguises susceptible soul.
Often, the unaffected face disguises susceptible soul.
Tabby


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Delicate II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D60
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Location: Santa Clarita, CA
Date: Jan 17, 2010
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 800
Shutter: 0.625
Galleries: Emotive
Date Uploaded: Jan 17, 2010

 Natural lighting is the best lighting. In photoshop, I edited curves, color balance, as well as saturation in order to enhance/emphasize the foreground (pills). Kind of (definitely) a last-minute set up, but I like how it turned out.
I'm not so good at portraitures, but I like this person-subject because the subject isn't actually the person, it's the idea. Oh-ho-ho.

Statistics
Place: 122 out of 145
Avg (all users): 4.4854
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 4.5000
Avg (non-participants): 4.4805
Views since voting: 799
Views during voting: 349
Votes: 206
Comments: 7
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 02/04/2010 11:51:56 PM
I don't think most people got the smile, despite the title. I think it works perfectly and adds a real edge to the meaning of the photo as well.

A photo like this will never score well here, but that's not because it's a bad photo, rather it's because it's not "pretty", in fact it's quite the opposite, it's grim and disturbing.

I think you have pulled off an excellent shot, don't be put off by the low score!
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 01/29/2010 11:34:25 PM
Hi, Critique Club here.

I like a lot of things about this image. I like the placement of the hand and pills; I like the slightly out of focus face and I really like the blank stare in her eyes. I think the slightly edgy color adds to the mood. I like the diagonal of her hand that takes the viewer from the brightly color pills to her face.

I think I might have cropped a little tighter on the right and get rid of the pill, I'm a bit distracted by that, a nit though. I think the hand is just a little too large here, maybe if you'd backed up and used a longer lens it would have compressed the image a bit. Not to say it's wrong as is because there is artistic merit to it the way it is as well. I agree with the commenter regarding the expression and think I would have rather seen the mouth expressionless like the eyes.

I didn't vote in this challenge, but would have given this an eight.

I think this was voted down for reasons other than the quality of the image. I think many didn't connect it to the challenge, and many do not like this subject matter - I've seen it happen before.

I hope this is somewhat helpful.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/26/2010 11:35:12 PM
disturbing
 01/22/2010 09:15:24 PM
It does indeed. Just because we think we know someone does not make it so and
you are so correct - Human Beings are delicate in all sorts of ways not always apparent by our Masques.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/21/2010 02:01:31 AM
Great concept, people often put on masks. Cant stop staring at that smile, delicate and haunting at the same time. 9
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 01/20/2010 12:34:24 PM
I think this would have come across better had there been pain showing in her face.
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 01/20/2010 07:28:17 AM
Strong picture but why the quasi smile on the model?
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