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Ed
Ed
dragonlady


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Challenge: Color Portrait (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Olympus E-300 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
Location: Scituate Reservoir
Date: Sep 8, 2005
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80 sec
Date Uploaded: Sep 10, 2005

 Taken at sunset near the Scituate Reservoir in RI..sun was shining on his face as he looked toward the water...took many pictures but I liked the soft color and angle of his head in this shot..levels, unsharp mask, removed a few wrinkles with healing brush, unsharp mask and shadow/highlight adjustments..didn't use curves because I liked what levels did by itself...I like the clouds in background as it gives me a white area to make the image stand out more.

Statistics
Place: 115 out of 284
Avg (all users): 5.5217
Avg (commenters): 5.5556
Avg (participants): 5.2667
Avg (non-participants): 5.7317
Views since voting: 795
Views during voting: 408
Votes: 299
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 09/23/2005 06:23:42 AM
Critique Club Comment:

Hmm, Not much to add here.
I looked at the picture and was thinking about the things I would write. After that I read the comments (because I don't want to get influenced) but almost everything is said already.
I agree that the “looking up” angle is a difficult angle for a portrait, especially for a headshot like this. It's not the normal way we look at a person, and maybe that's why it doesn't work most of the time.
The light is beautiful, nice and warm, but I think the photo is too casual.
Off course the voters expect something spectacular, and will see this as just another shot of some person. Most of the time they will not stop to look at a picture, first impression counts and they base their vote on that.
So you have to capture the voter in one way or the other. Just present him with a wow factor or whatever you think is appropriate at that moment. Then they will stop and look at your photo and see everything else that's put into it (like the sunset here)

Peter
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/18/2005 07:28:19 PM
Nice warm sunset lighting. Good composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/15/2005 09:26:45 PM
I'm not a big fan of looking up at a portfolio, love the lighting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/13/2005 09:33:09 PM
Nice lighting and stare.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/13/2005 11:13:06 AM
Profiles are always BAD! If your model turned a little more toward the camera so that you at least got a third of the far side of the face it would have looked a lot better, IMHO
 09/13/2005 05:13:52 AM
Nice focus and pose. Obviously taken at the right time of day.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/12/2005 07:20:44 PM
Perfect lighting and great colour!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/12/2005 05:44:25 PM
I like this shot, end of the day last rays of sunlight with just the right amount of fill flash. Very real.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/12/2005 03:42:19 PM
Nice, natural portrait. I like the off-center framing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/12/2005 05:47:04 AM
Nice Picture! The lighting is great! The background is a bit weak but its not distracting. I like it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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