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The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer
jmsetzler


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Candid III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Date: Apr 11, 2006
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: ISO 3200
Shutter: 1/25"
Galleries: Candid, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 11, 2006

 Sharon Lamotte sings at the Olde Hickory Tap Room on Sunday evening...

I feel bad about this entry as one in the MS Walk Bracket tournament. I like the photo quite a bit, but I know these types of images don't do particularly well on DPChallenge. I have been very busy this week and haven't put forth ample time or effort on this challenge. The subjects of chrome and candid are both ones that I should normally do well in, but I just didn't do it this week...

EXIF:

File: IMG_7252.CR2
File size: 7,590KB
Image Serial Number: 572-7252
Camera Model: Canon EOS 20D
Camera serial number: 0420100366
Firmware: Firmware 2.0.0
Owner: John M. Setzler, Jr.
Date/Time: 2006:04:09 19:22:10
Shutter speed: 1/25 sec
Aperture: 2.8
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -2/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous: frame 1
ISO: 3200
Lens: 70 to 200mm
Focal length: 185mm
AF mode: One-shot AF
Image size: 3504 x 2336
Image quality: Raw
White balance: Auto
Color space: sRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Sharpness level: 0
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
CFn 2: Long exposure noise reduction: On
CFn 8: ISO expansion: On

Statistics
Place: 140 out of 396
Avg (all users): 5.3710
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 5.2842
Avg (non-participants): 5.4365
Views since voting: 1145
Views during voting: 300
Votes: 221
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 11/06/2006 03:25:40 PM
I like everything about it. Its compositionally sound; theres great emotion, there are nice values. scores don't matter. good work.
 06/25/2006 03:54:34 PM
John, I like the emotion in the singer's face, and the tones you've captured. B&W suit it well too. Unfortunately her arm draws the eye away from her face because it is a large, light mass. Naturally light draws the eye.
I like how she holds her pinky up when holding a mic...like me...tehehe. The only improvement would be to crop most of her arm out. Otherwise very nice! :)

Grayce
 04/19/2006 01:45:00 AM
John

I would not feel bad about this photo. It may not have scored highly but it is a great image. I feel the general tonal qualities and softness of the face help carry the emotion of the subject.

I also like this quite a bit...
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/16/2006 07:27:46 PM
love this shot.. hope you offerred it to her (for good price)
 04/16/2006 09:56:29 AM
You have the right idea, but it's just not taken very well.
 04/13/2006 11:09:29 AM
Candid definition: relating to photography of subjects acting naturally or spontaneously without being posed Merriam-Webster
 04/12/2006 01:49:24 PM
I'm not much for receiving or giving comments, but since Candids are near and dear to my heart, I have decided to give comment on every entry in this challenge.

This is ok. I can see the emotion and like the tones, but the photo is really lacking in focus. I do like that there is more focus on the eyes then anywhere else, as most emotion is coming from them. I also like the way it is cropped. It's just a good candid to me. I gave it a 5.
 04/12/2006 10:31:21 AM
Nice composition.
 04/11/2006 08:38:04 PM
Nice tones, I like it.
 04/11/2006 08:26:58 PM
very nice!!!


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