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Challenge: Environmental Portrait (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Canon
Location: Work Desk
Date: May 13, 2006
Aperture: 8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: May 13, 2006

Self portrait at work
Put some screens together and put up charts and spreadsheets on them
Scared to put this in as I think it will go badly but I\'m not going to learn any other way then with a few cruel comments from DPC\'ers :)

Statistics
Place: 130 out of 190
Avg (all users): 5.3134
Avg (commenters): 5.6000
Avg (participants): 5.0909
Avg (non-participants): 5.4222
Views since voting: 768
Views during voting: 285
Votes: 201
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0


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05/26/2006 04:09:37 PM
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
You did well not to get cruel comments. This seems to be so totally out of the zone for you .. so good going to enter.

Composition:
This is great ... plays well the the thirds and leading my eyes into the shots with the arm taking a slight leading line.

Subject:
meets the challenge, but also confirms why I didn't enter. The only problem with this shot is that it is the workplace and the environment, and neither is what I would call sexy .. or interesting. Is a good shot and that is what you have been scored on.

Technical (Colour and light):
Clear crisp .. good use of DOF ... nice colours and solid office type lighting.

To grow its vote?:
This is the issue .... I think there are few of the top pictures that are taken in their own natural environment (anastasia excluded) ...but that interesting environments were sought out for the pics.

Summary:
Great shooting .. nicely away from your 'normal' shots and I think a good stretch for your skills. Well done.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/16/2006 11:40:57 PM
I like this. It's a powerful image. Is the area around his month sharp enough though?
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05/16/2006 05:01:19 PM
more environment...
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05/15/2006 12:03:55 PM
Nice use of environment, nice portrait. I think it would look more natural if he were facing more toward the computer; you could have caught him in partial profile.
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05/15/2006 08:51:04 AM
good shot, but seems a little flat in color. might have an overall green cast on the whole image. 5
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05/14/2006 08:47:48 PM
what no solitare on the screen??? :0P
nice lighting but kind of a frazzled snapshot
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