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03/19/2007 11:49:27 AM |
Positives:
Overal framing is fine. Pose is a good capture.
Technicals:
I can tell you why the teeth are yellow. It's white balance issues that commonly occur in low light level images like this one. DPC is chucked full of images not corrected for color casts and most of those are low light situations. Low light level images have a tendency to have a yellow and/or red color cast. People that argue against post processing and suggest that what the camera captures is the way it 'really is' are... welllll... wrong. ;)
Looks like there is a red color cast in the "black" portions of the image where there shouldn't be. I suspect that is because you, like most people, used PP to increase the amoung to red in their image to better meet the challenge. You should not have done that and it hurt this composition.
In a somewhat minimalist image like this the technicals have to be rock solid perfect. The focus is soft and it has a redish yellow color cast. Both are killers.
The challenge:
I'm not familiar with the video for "Liar" but will take your word for its connection. I suspect few voters will see that connection either and will vote accordingly. This image looks like it was post processed to make it 'redder' and most voters probably saw that and voted lower.
Suggestions:
In the conversion from RAW you can correct the color temperature that will reduce the yellow and/or red color cast you image may have out of camera. In Photoshop's ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) it is the first adjustment on the conversion application's dialog box.
Try to sharpen it more without oversharpening. |
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03/19/2007 10:25:30 AM |
This is really cool - love the concept and the facial expression. I didn't get a chance to vote in this challenge, so here is my take:
This seems REALLY dark on my screen - I mean - really dark! This is probably why it was voted low than you expected. By the way - I love the devilish look in your outtake - maybe even more than the entry.
I think you had a lot going on with the image and your dedication to the site is appreciated! |
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03/11/2007 01:44:09 PM |
| nice concept and execution of your idea. |
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03/09/2007 02:28:09 PM |
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03/07/2007 06:37:25 AM |
| Creative, but the yellow teeth are distracting to me. |
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