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Be A Light Unto Yourself
Be A Light Unto Yourself
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Challenge: Darkness (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: The Daisy Bedroom, San Diego, CA
Date: Jun 9, 2005
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jun 10, 2005

 Taken in my study in candlelight. Darkness allows you to see your own light within. This is my first entry, and I look forward to learning from the work of and feedback from others on this site.

Statistics
Place: 243 out of 373
Avg (all users): 4.7053
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 4.5492
Avg (non-participants): 4.8111
Views since voting: 823
Views during voting: 426
Votes: 302
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 11/07/2005 04:50:48 PM
I scored this a 7. I think that if there was a tad more light and the focus was a bit sharper it would have scored much higher. Beautiful composition and mood.
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 10/10/2005 06:37:04 PM
I think if the face were lit a bit more, this would be incredibly effective and will definitely fit the challenge to a "T".
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/21/2005 02:49:50 AM
Would have been better with sharper contrast. And it does not really represents darkness.... I'd tend to think buddha to be light in darkness (the focus is light...and not darkness). Good try though. 5.
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 06/20/2005 06:31:37 PM
only in the graphic display is this dark?
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 06/18/2005 04:30:48 PM
The light itself is distracting from the very evil looking shadow of the face of the statue.
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 06/17/2005 01:36:46 PM
Another decent twise on the all black background with a small lighted object in the frame. This is an excellent way to convey a sense of darkness and a lot of photographers rightly chose to use the technique.

Focus seems overly soft and you might have considered blocking the light source from the composition. It is a good use of the rule of thirds.
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 06/17/2005 11:09:26 AM
i think i would have bumped up the gamma a tiny bit if this was my photo - but i dont even know if you can do that in basic editing rules!!
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 06/16/2005 04:44:03 PM
very ghostly...
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 06/16/2005 08:57:12 AM
GOOD SHOT, FITS CHALLENGE
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 06/16/2005 04:51:38 AM
Great concept. 7.
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 06/15/2005 04:34:21 AM
I like the properties of the statue's surface. It's shiny on some parts and has a rusty look in others. Maybe you could have lit the lower part as well? 6.
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 06/14/2005 09:21:41 PM
I like the lighting, crop and the sentiment.
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