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Judith
Judith
pupparazzo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black and White Portrait II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
Location: Harrison, NY
Date: Jan 8, 2007
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/60sec
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2007

 my mother has been through more than her fair share of difficult and challenging times, but she almost always presents an inspiring resiliency. i feel this moment, however, captures a certain wistful vulnerability.

editing: hue/saturation layer,warm filter, dodge and burn, smart sharpen, learn as i go

Statistics
Place: 388 out of 491
Avg (all users): 4.5816
Avg (commenters): 3.4286
Avg (participants): 4.3139
Avg (non-participants): 4.8153
Views since voting: 816
Views during voting: 377
Votes: 294
Comments: 9
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 01/16/2007 08:49:33 PM
I was one of your 4 9's. I love close up portraits of the elderly. I love the authenticity of this shot. Wow, I can't believe more people didn't connect with this one. Your mom looks like she's thinking of days gone by, and there's some soft yearning in her eyes. And I love her for letting you take her portrait even though her lipstick has come off. 103 5's? Wow. This is going into my favorites. Tell Mom I say hello and thanks for introducing her to us.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/12/2007 06:06:35 AM
crop is too tight for my liking ... wish we could see her whole head
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 01/12/2007 02:06:07 AM
I do not know why you took this picture and I figure the lady in it is asking herself the same thing. The bw-conversion is way too gray and the camera position really does not do the lady right, nor does the look on her face. I think you pictured this lady in an unflattering way, and that makes this not a good portrait in my view.
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 01/11/2007 10:37:49 AM
ok, voting 3 here, but will leave a reason why.. the lighting is flat, the BW conversion is very dull, no contrast or anything, and overall there is no WOW factor.. thats not a knock on the model as even if this was a mega pretty young model I still would of voted a 3,.. its just not a great photo.. keep trying though!
 01/11/2007 02:56:30 AM
Portrait of an elder person looks better with less light.
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 01/10/2007 07:59:13 PM
interesting face, needs to be detailed more with PS.
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 01/10/2007 01:15:42 PM
Wish Judith had been looking at you when this was taken. It would give the viewer more connection with the photo
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 01/10/2007 09:56:41 AM
Flat lighting. On-camera flash, right?
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 01/09/2007 08:15:36 PM
The lighting is too flat.
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