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Challenge: Color Portrait II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: garage
Date: Mar 18, 2007
Galleries: Emotive, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Mar 18, 2007

 I've been having a photographic dry spell lately that I've been trying to break. I actually had a model all lined up and ready for this challenge, but we had to reschedule. Something about a fist fight or a drug bust or something....
Either way, this left me with another self portrait shot. Joy.

Sat myself down in the garage next to the Landrover where the lighting was real nice. I may have gone a tiny bit overboard with retouching, haha. I have a nasty cold and bags under my eyes the size of prunes. I was really trying to make myself look....unlike myself. For the sake of something different. I'm just so tired of my face.

Statistics
Place: 36 out of 268
Avg (all users): 6.2800
Avg (commenters): 8.2500
Avg (participants): 6.1569
Avg (non-participants): 6.4082
Views since voting: 5716
Views during voting: 498
Votes: 200
Comments: 32
Favorites: 14 (view)

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 04/02/2007 02:45:57 PM
missuz innocent with the blue eyes the size of two grapefruit :p i love this... makes me want to get back into my photography majorly. like u have no idea anna, tres bon, tres bon!
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 03/27/2007 05:51:57 PM
Creatively shot. The colors are surreel and fun.
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 03/27/2007 05:45:13 PM
I really liked this one, and scored oit quite high.
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 03/27/2007 05:44:12 PM
Awesome!! Top 40 isn't bad but I was thinking this should have been in the top 10!
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 03/27/2007 09:18:03 AM
Wow! Wish I would've voted, I'd have given it a 10! Super.
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 03/26/2007 11:46:58 AM
Geez, I wish I looked good like that with a cold! btw this one was my fav and i was rooting for the blue. good luck next time.
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 03/25/2007 08:45:22 PM
;) well my dear.. i'm not tired of your face in the least

Well done on making the top 40, with one of the more unique shots in the challenge :)
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 03/25/2007 08:36:25 PM
wow didn't recognize you! Great shot again. I'm amazed this didn't place higher.... not amazed, really dissapointed actually. Sometimes I just don't get it.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/25/2007 10:52:21 AM
absolutely gorgeous/flawless... what an amazing face she has! dont know if the odd effect you used will sit well with everyone, but it sure sat well with me!
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 03/25/2007 02:32:54 AM
Amazing portrait - My winner so far. Just wish there was a little more contrast in the PP - Still a 10 from me. Great.
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 03/24/2007 09:08:16 PM
The best IMO...

Nice colors, expression is very natural: relaxed but active
Maybe so many colorful jewels are distracting a bit ... Those sapphires like eyes are more than enough!!!
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 03/24/2007 01:35:21 PM
What a beautifully interesting model. Love the eyes and the colors. 9
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 03/23/2007 10:03:47 PM
Very intriguing model! I really like this shot. It's very intimate and there is lots of emotion in her eyes. Certainly an out of the box image.
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 03/23/2007 03:38:21 PM
This is such a cool idea, but I really would have liked to see the colors and saturation punched up more, it would have done so much more for the image!
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 03/22/2007 08:10:14 PM
a perfect portrait. Is her face really that heart-shaped or is it the lens? Whoa. Nice.
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 03/21/2007 07:01:36 PM
Annah, this one deserves to be on the podium. good luck.
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 03/21/2007 02:48:02 AM
wow...what amazing eyes...looks very 1960's fashion shoot...awesome 9
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 03/20/2007 03:22:51 PM
I like it but its a little light. You know how things turn whitish after you brighten them. I hope thats not the case here. SHadows and highlights would bring out the dark areas of the photos with less side effects then brightness.
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 03/20/2007 02:00:38 PM
Those eyes are amazing and I like the effect of the color and tone softness here.
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 03/20/2007 01:37:50 AM
makes me uncomfortable, made me stop though.7
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 03/19/2007 04:11:18 PM
Could fit equally well in the pop culture contest. Nicely done.
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 03/19/2007 02:27:44 PM
contrast needs boosted or levels adjusted some to give features more pop. She looks lost. Your photo gives people something to think about, a kind of reality check. Its good.
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 03/19/2007 01:16:47 PM
Now this is different. I like it, will be in my top three of this challenge.
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 03/19/2007 11:54:17 AM
love it, great colours and a really interesting model/expression.
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 03/19/2007 11:18:29 AM
Has good potential and feel but I think it needs more contrast or could be too bright.
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 03/19/2007 08:38:24 AM
her features are so large and that small pointy chin...lovely
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 03/19/2007 08:07:48 AM
Very nice.
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 03/19/2007 03:31:12 AM
great colors ... I love the barrets coming over the face. Mor sharpness and contrast would have made this a 10 - but it's so close: 9
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 03/19/2007 03:20:04 AM
cutie pie, i think the processing will knock points off this, i may be pleasantly surprised though.
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 03/19/2007 03:16:20 AM
Love the colors........"8"........
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 03/18/2007 09:24:23 PM
Wow!!! This is just spectacular! The capture of the incredible angst of this young woman's struggle for identity just reaches me on so many levels. A clear 10 for me. What depth!
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 03/18/2007 08:51:19 PM
this is stunning. love the awesome colors, i hope this ribbons!!!!!
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