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Wind & Wonder
Wind & Wonder
mandyturner


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study X (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Tennessee
Date: Jan 28, 2006
Galleries: Portraiture, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jan 28, 2006

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Statistics
Place: 420 out of 622
Avg (all users): 5.2772
Avg (commenters): 5.1818
Avg (participants): 5.2244
Avg (non-participants): 5.4565
Views since voting: 1203
Views during voting: 330
Votes: 202
Comments: 16
Favorites: 3 (view)


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04/17/2006 07:06:12 PM
Mandy, I gave this a 9 during voting. It's always a pleasure to see a photo of you or yours during voting. I honestly have know idea why this scored a 5.2. You are one of the most inspiring photographers on this site IMHO. Keep your chin up girl YOU ROCK!
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02/12/2006 08:35:14 AM
Very nice.... The softness of the eyes give it a dream effect! BTW...I like it much better in color!
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02/08/2006 11:20:39 AM
Well. . .I LOVE the overall softness of the image. I think it is beautiful! I was shocked to see this with a 5.27 score. I've come to fear doing portraits for this crowd. . .they are BRUTAL unless you are a Librodo.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/06/2006 10:53:13 AM
Would be much nicer if those eyes were tack sharp
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02/04/2006 03:14:31 PM
wish her eyes were a bit more in focus. the focus seems to be on the piece of hair in front of her eyes.
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02/03/2006 08:41:27 PM
eyes (maybe the focal point) are too out of focus. otherwise it had potential.
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02/03/2006 05:20:28 AM
These eyes look so familiar! hmm, gonna think about who this pretty girl is ;)

nice colors and the soft-focus really works here!
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02/02/2006 04:13:45 PM
Nice soft image. Wind-swept hair is always a cool look IMO. Great cropping and tonality. Only change - I would have liked the eyes to be just a little sharper - not oversharpened though, but just a little more to really make the beautiful colors in the eyes pop! Bumping up.
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02/02/2006 01:06:31 PM
Hi Mandy!

I guess this was one of the ones you were experimenting with on your new 20d (yay!). I think maybe if you'd added more fuzzyness in an action or something, maybe something akin to goth glow (I can tell you how to approximate if you dont have CS/CS2), and tried to sharpen the eyes a bit manually, you may have pulled this one off. For me, it just looks out of focus right now. Learning new equipment sucks, hope you get in your groove soon and turn out what I know you're capable of doing. I love the pose and the windblown hair though. Good luck!
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02/02/2006 11:28:21 AM
You definitely "have the eyes" in this shot. IMO, a tad bit sharper, and without the hand and it would have been perfect!
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02/02/2006 09:54:26 AM
I like the composition and the lighting for the most part, but it seems like the focus is on the strands of hair in front, which is unfortunate since the DOF is as shallow as it is.
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02/01/2006 05:04:18 PM
sweet
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02/01/2006 02:19:16 PM
Just a bit too soft
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02/01/2006 08:44:37 AM
Beautiful pose, but ruined by being out of focus...the eyes should be in focus not the hair in front.
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02/01/2006 07:54:28 AM
Is that you Mandy??? HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE!!!!!!! This is such a stunning portrait. The best of the best. Good luck!
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02/01/2006 04:16:40 AM
focus
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