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Buried in a Good Book
Buried in a Good Book
jacqui_513


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Challenge: Book Smarts (Basic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S5600Z
Location: Home
Date: Nov 17, 2007
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 17, 2007

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Statistics
Place: 59 out of 63
Avg (all users): 4.1880
Avg (commenters): 4.5238
Avg (participants): 3.8485
Avg (non-participants): 4.2438
Views since voting: 763
Views during voting: 392
Votes: 234
Comments: 23
Favorites: 0

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11/27/2007 12:11:43 AM
Overexposed
 11/26/2007 10:52:08 AM
going for broke here 8
 11/26/2007 10:47:36 AM
Not very sharp, off lighting, and distracting.
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 11/26/2007 09:59:23 AM
Pretty harsh light and blown highlights.
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 11/26/2007 09:49:27 AM
Eyes need to be in focus.
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 11/26/2007 04:10:53 AM
Good idea, it is a bit bright, or maybe too close up. 6.
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 11/25/2007 04:51:53 PM
Looks a bit out of focus, a little too shiny, and the crop doesn't appeal to me too much!
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 11/25/2007 05:30:44 AM
Conceptually I can buy this as it at least shows someone adding to their knowledge or 'book smarts' by reading a book. Technically this picture needs to be thrown a life preserver. First you can barely make out that there is a book in this shot. The white is so bright as to be almost overexposed and the object itself gets so little space in the frame as to be incidental to the photo. I like the expression on the face, those super arched eyebrows are a keeper, but the focus here is very poor. I can't see anything in focus at all. Lighting is rough across the board with some nasty highlights around the eyes near the nose. Glasses were a good choice (if a choice) and are of a nice book-wormish quality.
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 11/24/2007 05:17:51 PM
Great eyes.
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 11/23/2007 07:26:40 PM
I like this shot! It might have been a little more effective in color. And of course being in focus always helps. Great idea though!
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 11/23/2007 05:16:56 PM
You did a good job of filling the frame. Needs sharper focus, and highlights on the foreground pages are too blown out.
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 11/23/2007 07:49:47 AM
a bit scary...
and too much flash.
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 11/23/2007 01:12:17 AM
Highlights are burned out. I like the eyes and the glasses but would have eliminated the eye makeup and adjusted exposure. I would have liked to see this same version but with the eyes looking down to the book.
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 11/22/2007 07:22:01 PM
Nice eyes. I like this except for a slight lack of focus on the eyes and glasses. Some more focus or sharpening there would really make this pop.
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 11/21/2007 05:57:12 PM
great crop. too close, as it is too blurred because of that. but i love the crop and idea of this.
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 11/21/2007 09:31:18 AM
a sharper focus and less harsh lighting would make this a much more effective shot
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 11/21/2007 06:35:01 AM
Nicely composed, but just not very sharp.
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 11/21/2007 06:32:47 AM
not too serious i see...
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 11/21/2007 05:56:15 AM
Wow...color (as opposed to B&W) and better focus and you'd have a really nice shot here.
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 11/21/2007 05:10:32 AM
the composition could have been more engaging and parts of the picture is overexposed..
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 11/21/2007 04:00:36 AM
The lack of sharpness on the eyes, the harsh lighting, expression and close up of the image reminds me of the Blair Witch Project. If her eyes were pointed down, and she were really "in" the book, might be better.
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 11/20/2007 08:37:35 PM
Contrast levels in this photo seem to be off. Lighting is a bit harsh.
 11/20/2007 07:39:59 PM
aw man I wish this was a lot sharper. Those eyes are beautiful
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