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Day 6 - The Sitting Circle
Day 6 - The Sitting Circle
CNovack


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Date: Mar 5, 2007
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Black and White, Children
Date Uploaded: May 6, 2007

Viewed: 606
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Another rescued shot from the photo shoot back in March that I did for the Red II challenge. Again because it was Basic Editing I did not enter this because I would not have been able to tone down the 'glare' on the red ball. I think it works much better in the B&W because the mood, shapes, and textures really pop.

Model is my lovely, eldest daughter EGoobie

I used a new technique of Underexposing the shot and using flash to fill in the light for objects in the foreground. Works wonderfully if the subject is 5 feet or less away from you if you use the flash unit on your camera. Taken at 5:30 p.m. with the setting sunlight to backlit the background.

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05/09/2007 03:02:21 PM
How lucky for you that your kids will sit and pose for you. Another nice shot with great lighting in the foreground and background. It's wonderful!
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05/07/2007 11:50:31 PM
another excellent use of the ball and your daughter !! ... notice she's got a different outfit to 'its that smile' ... both excellent images and very different .. love the effect of the flash ..
thank you for your detailed explanation on a different border technique .. i'll be trying that one for sure!!:)
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05/07/2007 08:00:55 AM
This is stunning! I'm impressed. That fill flash / underexposure technique works very well - I often use it on close-up wildlife to pleasing (at least to me) effect. In this case, it really gives a wonderful feeling of depth. This photo makes me want to experiment on my own further with full flash technique. Well done indeed.
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05/07/2007 06:44:17 AM
Oh, Chrystine!! This is awesome! You have such a gift at these types of photos! The way she is dressed and that great open meadow she is sitting in makes you feel like you are part of a magical moment. This works so great in black and white too because of the great contrast with the hat and the whites on her dress. This is such a special photo!

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05/06/2007 11:29:11 PM
Wow I love the tones and contrasts that you have going on here, and it is nice to be able to read how you did it

Great portrait too, your daughter looks completely lost in her own world which complements the tranquility of the setting)

Love;y image and certainly well worth rescueing
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05/06/2007 07:07:38 PM
Very nice tones! Your daughter is just lovely!
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05/06/2007 09:20:46 AM
I'm glad you are so happy with your newfound technique because I know I'm happy to keep getting a peek at the product. Again I find the lighting and the tones throughout the image to be very pleasing. Of the two, I prefer the first one you posted from this shoot but both are very well done.
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05/06/2007 07:29:19 AM
very nice contrast and tones again. i like the composition.
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05/06/2007 06:52:32 AM
Wonderful shot and great conversion. The fill-flash method you describe sounds great, and you certainly used it to great effect here. I love how it allows for a darker sky and contrast with the clouds (which seem to have cooperated to point the viewer's eye to your daughter). The only thing I see is that her right hand looks strange; could be jaggies from sharpening, or shadows from the flash, but it almost out of place with the rest of the image.
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05/06/2007 05:32:34 AM
I like the contrast and the way the light reflects in her skin
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05/06/2007 05:05:05 AM
I prefer the other one in this series.
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05/06/2007 05:01:52 AM
What a great portrait shot. Good composition. Very nice conversion.
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