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Jas
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rsimmons


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Challenge: Black and White Portrait II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED
Location: Long Island
Date: Jan 5, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2007

First submission. Just used shadow/highlight in PS for contrast. Healing brush to remove hard lines under eyes. Highlights/shadows to soften up. Cropped and saved.

This is my daughter. I was taking a picture of something else and she jumped in front of the lense.

Statistics
Place: 473 out of 491
Avg (all users): 3.5263
Avg (commenters): 2.8235
Avg (participants): 3.3453
Avg (non-participants): 3.6788
Views since voting: 659
Views during voting: 382
Votes: 304
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/13/2007 07:50:43 PM
Would be nice to see a bit more of the model.
01/12/2007 09:02:45 PM
Just eyes without a context do not make a good portrait. And they are nog sharp either (2)
01/12/2007 10:07:29 AM
Eyes, they are beautiful but not doing much for me becouse; of the crop, more face would had been much better. It's also a bit grainy, too hig ISO maby ?
01/11/2007 11:52:45 AM
the cropping is very unfortunate. I see two very pretty eyes, but the processing is not very well done
01/11/2007 11:14:07 AM
i think this is more a close up than a protrait.. or not?
01/11/2007 07:51:57 AM
Two eyes is not a portrait in my book. You have to be able to recognize the person - either by face, posture or surroundings.
01/11/2007 07:44:25 AM
When presenting only eyes, you better do a good job. These are a bit dull.
01/11/2007 07:27:44 AM
not enough focus on the eyes. lacks sharpness.
01/10/2007 10:51:31 PM
where is the rest of her face?
01/10/2007 09:10:23 PM
I understand that many like the extreme close up composition, so this is entirely subjective. But I can see nothing of the character of the person you've tried to capture.
01/10/2007 08:13:55 PM
Sharper focus would help.
01/10/2007 05:27:35 PM
I think this lacks detail - perhaps it has been cropped down so much that detail has been lost? I'd like to see more detail, contrast, and sharpness in the eyes.
01/10/2007 10:26:12 AM
While eyes are certainly an engaging subject, youre missing some essential elements here. Sharper focus and a more dramatic B&W conversion would bring alot more interest to this shot. Ive given this a 2, but I encourage you to try this a few more times and see if you can improve your result.
01/10/2007 08:54:07 AM
Too little to excite me.
01/10/2007 06:58:31 AM
only eyes? this should be a much sharper image then. Also, for the future, this frame size NEVER does well on DPC. Also, the shot looks like it's floating. A good way of grounding it would be by giving it a border.
01/09/2007 10:36:38 PM
This is cropped far too much for what I would call a portrait. Show this person's face!
01/09/2007 08:16:36 PM
leaves alot to be desired.


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