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Challenge: Darkness (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A310
Location: my house
Date: Jun 12, 2005
Date Uploaded: Jun 12, 2005

I'm not quite sure whether I liked how this turned out or not, the first time I submitted I think the picture looked to dark (which is the theme of this challenge) but I went back and lightened the picture as well as gave it a border. I realize it looks grainy, but I think that gives the picture texture. Plus I like the shadowing in the newer version.

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06/18/2005 07:28:09 PM
In spite of the apparent DPC trend to criticize any soft focus, I think it works very well here. I did notice a bit too much light just at the bottom at her wrist. Of course, take a grain of salt with you as you look at my profile... :)
Beautiful picture
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06/18/2005 04:28:51 PM
The light doesn't seem to help the photo too much, being just there. Perhaps a better position would help. The noise might be a bit much and the frame around the picture is not exactly sized the same on each side.
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06/18/2005 01:19:41 AM
I don't particularly like the very dark and grainy look (even for this challenge). I addition there are rather ugly shadows.
06/17/2005 10:33:11 PM
Good composition here. I find the shadow behind the girl a bit distracting, but that may have been an artistic decision on your part to have it included. It definitely adds to the light/dark duality present in the image.
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06/17/2005 01:11:42 PM
The idea is right but you need to give the viewer a reason for why your subject is pryaing. It has to be more than just for it to change from physical darkmnes to physical light. You leave to much to the imagination of the viewer. The grainy and soft focus approach does not give the viewer enough reason to maintain interest in the compostion. It is intersting that the shadow profile is the sharpest part of the image. It may have special meaning but a viewer could not tell what that might be.
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06/16/2005 10:29:37 PM
A little too grainy but a nice composition...
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06/15/2005 08:14:50 AM
This would proably look better as a black and white. Really noisy color digital images don't look very pretty, the grain is not really just grain, but almost like randomly colored pixels, zoom in on it, you'll see what I mean, you don't have to worry about that when its a black and white.
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06/14/2005 08:18:07 PM
looks like a frame from a scary movie right before something happens
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06/14/2005 08:13:26 PM
Very grainy. It has a very old (antique) feel to it.
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