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"What Kind of Fool Am I?" - Grammy Award Song of the Year 1963
"What Kind of Fool Am I?" - Grammy Award Song of the Year 1963
elizadeb


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: The Year You Were Born (Basic Editing)
Camera: Kodak Z740
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Date: Nov 17, 2006
Aperture: f/2.80
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/60 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Nov 17, 2006

 My "foolish" attempt at a self portrait, displaying my interpretation of the Song of the Year. (*Hoping that the voters are gentle on this old gal!*)

What kind of fool am I
Who never fell in love
It seems that I'm the only one
that I have been thinking of

What kind of man is this?
An empty shell-
A lonely cell in which
an empty heart must dwell

What kind of lips are these
That lied with every kiss
That whispered empty words of love
that left me alone like this

Why can't I fall in love
Like any other man
And maybe then I'll know what kind of fool I am.

What kind of clown am I?
What do I know of life?
Why can't I cast away the mask of play
and live my life?

Why can't I fall in love
Till I don't give a damn
And maybe then I'll know what kind of fool I am


Basic editing applied:
Cropping
Sharpen
brightness/contrast
soft focus
digital noise removal
backlighting/natural lighting
*too much lipstick!* *should have tucked my red hair in better!*

Statistics
Place: 86 out of 102
Avg (all users): 5.0071
Avg (commenters): 4.4800
Avg (participants): 4.7391
Avg (non-participants): 5.0598
Views since voting: 782
Views during voting: 390
Votes: 280
Comments: 27
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/28/2006 04:21:41 PM
A bit much on the neat image with the face. If that is what you used, try different settings and percentages to get just the right amount of smoothing without so much plastic look.
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 11/28/2006 10:57:03 AM
IMO the image suffers from too much Neat Image or similiar noise reduction. Also, not sure about the background. However, the composition is good.
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 11/28/2006 05:20:25 AM
I'm surprised this could be validated. The smooth skin is just, sorry, a mess.
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 11/27/2006 08:45:01 AM
I do not like the strange soft focus and waxy look of this photo. It just looks too odd for me.
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 11/27/2006 06:05:15 AM
too much "neat image" ... all skin tone is lost ...
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 11/27/2006 01:37:14 AM
oooh. too much noise reduction.
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 11/26/2006 02:47:40 PM
a bit heavy on the neat image.under her chin seems to be too dark. the bottom right hand corner is also weird.
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 11/24/2006 01:39:50 PM
Some wierd neat image stuff here? Pose is nice.
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 11/24/2006 08:21:06 AM
I am not a fan of the lighting
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 11/24/2006 08:00:21 AM
Nice idea. I'd love to see more of the jester cap and more contrast (and distance) between the subject and the bg. It also feels like the skin has been over smoothed (or your subject has the clearest skin I've ever seen ;) .) 5
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 11/24/2006 02:33:25 AM
What fun: nice brightness and I like the soft focus.
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 11/23/2006 10:40:24 PM
Sweet! You used Smart Blur for a photo about a fool...COOL! :)
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 11/23/2006 08:11:15 PM
strong colors
face over retouched
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 11/23/2006 09:42:09 AM
her face is far to blurred out..
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 11/22/2006 10:48:28 PM
Pity about the cyan on the whites of the eyes :-(
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 11/22/2006 05:41:52 PM
There is a bit too much blur in this for me, but the lighting is nice.
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 11/22/2006 05:35:50 PM
I'm sorry, but this amount of neat image (or equivalent post processing) completely ruins it.
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 11/22/2006 11:06:29 AM
Great idea, though I find the blurring around the hand a bit distracting.
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 11/22/2006 10:07:20 AM
The over processing of this image really killed it. It would have been better to use heavy makeup if you wanted an overly smoothed skin.
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 11/22/2006 08:56:53 AM
Way too much neatimage or something. It really smudged the details on the face, especially next to her fingers.
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 11/22/2006 07:52:19 AM
the light is too harsh, imho
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 11/22/2006 07:16:29 AM
Might have gone a tad overboard with the soft focus effect.
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 11/22/2006 06:57:41 AM
Nice crisp shot. I like the vibrant colors and sharp eyes.
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 11/22/2006 04:46:47 AM
the photograph is likeable but the retouch have some problem.
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 11/21/2006 09:53:43 PM
Nice expression and colors, although it looks a bit overprocessed to me ( too blurry ).
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 11/21/2006 09:25:51 PM
A little too neat imaged!
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 11/21/2006 07:52:38 PM
Is this noise removal or dodging intentional?
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