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Rakel (ref. to "Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry)
Rakel (ref. to "Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry)
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Challenge: Famous Photograph (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II
Location: Studio
Date: Jun 9, 2010
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80 sec
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jun 13, 2010

 Camera Raw convertion, crop, clone, curves, levels, Hue/saturation, colour balance, dodge&burn, NoiseNinja and USM in PS CS4.

Big thanks to the the model Rakel and my daughter Helga for all the help.

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 06/25/2010 01:03:58 AM
Greetings from the critique club!

For this challenge unfortunately you had two things working against you choosing this subject. 1) The photograph you are trying to replicate is probably one of THE most famous images ever. In fact it was named National Geographics most memorable image 2) There were a LOT of attempts at this.

So in light of those two factors, you did pretty well. You got the colors pretty close to the original. The expression is off but I think that is part of the x-factor that makes the original so famous. Its like trying to recreate Mona Lisa's smile. The eyes aren't quite like the original. Again, that's part of the x-factor.

By itself, the image is actually pretty good. You have a great catch light and you've got good exposure. The colors are vibrant without being oversaturated. The trouble is, again, when your version is put up against the others (the original and the dopplegangers that showed up in this challenge).

Good effort and certainly worth a shot.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/20/2010 12:12:23 PM
Great job on the eyes and her outfit looks so authentic. Very well done.
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 06/16/2010 09:15:28 AM
It's an OK photo but it suffers from the fact that there are way too many very similar entries, some of which are technically "better" than this one. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/16/2010 12:25:16 AM
Nice work on the rips in the scarf
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 06/14/2010 01:21:00 PM
An ok reproduction.. 6. The expression and posture are quite wrong, but it's still a nice shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/14/2010 12:06:02 AM
8th version I've seen! Good luck. Lovely eyes.
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