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03/21/2004 07:27:49 PM |
This was my feeble attempt to experiment with Hedgecoe's "Using Candlelight". My original plan was to illuminate only the face. Everything else is covered with garments. That's where things start to go wrong. I adjusted the brightness/contrast until I could see only trace outlines of the garments. I didn't pay enough attention to others (including my other monitors ) that may not be able to calibrate their monitors to view the picture as I was seeing it.
Add some cropping issues and likely an uninteresting picture to most people and the result seems predictable.
Overall I'm happy with the picture. I did what I set out to do and learned a lot from the experience.
Thanks to all. |
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03/20/2004 08:32:27 PM |
| 2 - unclear ... no real message |
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03/17/2004 02:58:57 PM |
| I wonder if a tighter crop would work better...especially on the left side. Great idea and capture. |
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03/17/2004 10:50:30 AM |
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03/16/2004 02:48:01 PM |
| I like these type of portraits so yougot a good mark from me. |
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03/16/2004 04:50:33 AM |
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03/16/2004 04:08:01 AM |
| Needs cropped a bit tighter, but the eye sparkle is nice. |
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03/16/2004 02:35:53 AM |
| Different, yet not really compelling for me. 6. |
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03/15/2004 07:25:08 PM |
| Nice Idea, a bit too Dark |
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03/15/2004 04:12:18 PM |
| my feeling is most of the black space on the left is unnecessary. My eye is also drawn more to the candle which makes your prop more the subject of interest than the person's face. |
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03/15/2004 11:38:01 AM |
| i find that this is too dark...it is really a strain to see your model |
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03/15/2004 08:31:28 AM |
| Clever idea but just doesn't work for me. |
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03/15/2004 07:01:33 AM |
| Very interesting shot. It made me really want to look closer. |
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03/15/2004 05:36:38 AM |
| Nice, evocative. Maybe the centred composition (with nothing at the rear) is a bit lacking. |
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03/15/2004 05:17:28 AM |
| Pretty dark and we see more candle then person. :( |
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03/15/2004 04:34:16 AM |
| Far too dark with too much negative space for me to find much interest, sorry. |
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03/15/2004 02:18:19 AM |
| You need a well set up monitor to appreciate this to the full - very mysterious and a good capture. cropping to left of the face would work OK too. |
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03/14/2004 07:30:24 PM |
| This is a cool technique. It can yield nice photos if you leave the shutter open for a longer period of time and watch the noise level. I think this is just a little too dark and seems to not be terribly steady on the face. The candle seems to be perfectly still but the face seems soft. Did you use a tripod for this shot? How long was the exposure? Is the subject wearing something around his neck and head or is this totally based on the light produced by the candle? Good idea. |
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