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LanSnake


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2004 (Advanced Editing III*)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 995
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Date: Aug 15, 2004
Aperture: f 2.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/18
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jan 2, 2005

Portrait taken mid-day on an outside patio.

Statistics
Place: 487 out of 530
Avg (all users): 4.7238
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 4.6731
Avg (non-participants): 4.8810
Views since voting: 800
Views during voting: 516
Votes: 344
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/30/2005 11:49:13 PM
Great model but poor background with bin and doors.
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01/25/2005 07:39:54 AM
nice pose, but a shame the background could not be so light.
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01/24/2005 12:26:04 PM
Just from her eye and her hair, you can tell right off the bat that you have a beautiful model to work with...but in my opinion you didn't take full advantage of that. The background is distracting and there are a lot of annoying hot spots. The light on her is nice, but the background doesn't fit the photo.

If I were you I'd get this girl back for some more photos in a nice, flattering environment and see what you can do.
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01/23/2005 09:56:13 AM
Arg. I wish a little more of her face was visible. Nice idea. Also if you had gone with a larger aperature you could have faded out some of that slightly distractive background.
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01/23/2005 09:22:45 AM
the background is burned out.
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01/23/2005 06:58:57 AM
nice portrait. love the expression. i hope you're getting some good comments and suggestions, and not getting lost in the shuffle of this huge challenge. i might suggest that you blur out the background a bit more, as it is busy enough to distract from your otherwise interesting subject. good luck in this and the coming challenges!
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01/23/2005 06:05:30 AM
Sexy! Personal taste: Wish the background were blurred out completely. As is it takes away from the model. Still a ver nice pose and shot. BOL
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01/22/2005 09:04:46 PM
nice, inviting
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01/21/2005 03:42:27 PM
interesting idea, though to be honest Im not completly sold on having that much of her face covered in hair. Additionally the background is a little too blown out. I'd try a closer crop around the head to minimise the effect of that.
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01/21/2005 08:00:12 AM
Too bad we don't see her face.
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01/20/2005 06:47:37 AM
I like that through the hair i can see a glimpse of a smile. This picture has a "mona lisa" feel!
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01/20/2005 01:50:05 AM
I like the contrast between your model and the backround. It takes you right to her face
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01/19/2005 04:32:28 PM
For me, only seeing one eye really detracts from what could be a lovely portrait.
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01/18/2005 06:30:31 AM
don't get it.
01/16/2005 10:45:14 AM
The lighting on her face (what I can see of it) seems alright but the background is too blown out. I don't like that her hair is hiding most of her face. Hair in front of the face can be used well but I think there's just too much in front on this one.
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01/16/2005 08:39:56 AM
Lovely portrait, pity about the distracting background. Some work in PS could possibly improve.
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01/15/2005 11:25:35 PM
You have a good looking model here, the only thing that ruins the photo is the background ===> the trash bin, the mall's doors, they just don't enhance this portrait. I would have looked for a more appealing background, or cropped in tight to eliminate the distracting background. Always pay attention to your background because its an important part of a portrait, I hope this helps...
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01/15/2005 09:50:58 PM
Background's blown out, composition is very static. Cropping more tightly would have helped a lot.
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