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Ok.....Now, Give Me Sexy
Ok.....Now, Give Me Sexy
XMountaineer


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Challenge: Portrait of a Camera (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Reddish Knob, VA
Date: May 18, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: May 18, 2008

 Since it's my wife in the picture, she got to pick which one I used. It was FREEZING up on the mountain...well, not really but was quite chilly....the wind had to be blowing at least 30mph if not more. We drove an hour to take a picture for my May Free Study, and I told her to bring her camera along so I could try to get a shot for this challenge. I much preferred another shot, but my wife's the boss.

I didn't want a picture of just a camera.

Statistics
Place: 112 out of 137
Avg (all users): 5.0946
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.0000
Avg (non-participants): 5.1556
Views since voting: 679
Views during voting: 339
Votes: 148
Comments: 4
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 05/26/2008 11:42:58 AM
The first thing I notice is that the camera itself is not the star of this image. To me, there is just to much else going on to really give the camera center stage. At first look if it was not for the challenge I would just think its just another image of a person taking a photo. For me I would much rather have enjoyed the 'Subject' to stand out more than the rest of the image.

I am wondering if a tighter crop and fingertips on the camera would give a better feel of the subject. Though the current position of the hands seem a bit distracting to me, with one curled and the other appears to be blocking light on the wrong side. I at times have adjusted my 'trigger' finger to help block the sun, but this isn't the case here. Could possibly be her shooting style which there is nothing wrong with, just distracts me.

I seem to notice a stronger focus on her hairline than I do the camera as well. This takes away from the camera making the person the subject and the camera secondary. Also the camera appears to be aiming over your head, it is a distraction in that first glance it appears pointing at the viewer but with something off, because it is not. I think if the intent was to point towards the viewer a larger angle of the subject camera should have been granted.

I am wondering if you where at a fantastic location if you used the model as a hand model here, with a larger focus on the camera with a beautiful scenic background?

Overall it is a nice image, though the blues could be pushed up in saturation a touch. Just remember the main subject needs all of the attention than everything else is secondary. However, with your wife as the model what she says goes L()L.

Andrew
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/23/2008 11:57:08 PM
Great pic,one of the best in this challenge. Hope you got THAT Sexy Smile!!!If i could have voted would have given this a 9.Good luck with it.
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 05/22/2008 03:37:14 PM
A little crisper and you might have an advertisment.
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 05/19/2008 09:25:19 AM
well this is a very cute idea...cuter title...i like it!
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