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Cowgirl Cody
Cowgirl Cody
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Challenge: Faceless Portrait (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Central Illinois
Date: Oct 5, 2006
Aperture: F8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125 Sec.
Galleries: Portraiture, Rural
Date Uploaded: Oct 8, 2006

Convert Raw, Crop/rotate, NI, duplicate layer, blend options (overlay), desaturate, invert, blend options (overlayer), gaussian blur, curves, master opacity change, merge visible, layer via copy, blend change(overlay) master opacity change, layer via copy, blend change (screen), dodge, burn, copy via layer, channels (grey), top layer master opacity change 76%, merge visible, hue/saturation, levels, hue/sat, spounge saturate, heal/clone out sprigs of hair on cheek, selective color, dodge, burn, unsharp mask, spoung sautrate & desaturate, levels, NI, curves, gaussian blur, canvas size black border, canvas size white border, canvas size black border, image size, levels,save for web.

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 185
Avg (all users): 6.4409
Avg (commenters): 7.6250
Avg (participants): 6.1954
Avg (non-participants): 6.6015
Views since voting: 2459
Views during voting: 420
Votes: 220
Comments: 24
Favorites: 5 (view)


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10/19/2006 04:22:08 PM
Critique Club Review:

Technical: Focus and depth of field are excellent. Color, saturation and hue are excellent as well. Even the brightest areas are not burned out, yet whites do not look dingy. Skin tones are natural, other colors are not over processed, which is desireable in this photo.

Reaction: I like the pose. The white shirt may be a little clean or out of place for a real cowgirl. White doesn't stay white long on a working ranch. I love the texture of the barn, but at teh same time wonder of the picture might work a bit better if it were softened a bit through a shallower depth of field. While it is beautiful, it does compete a little bit. Only other thing is I wish I could see what she is looking at.

Overall an excellent photo. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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10/17/2006 06:19:42 PM
Great shot. Congrats on your high finish!
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10/16/2006 07:38:26 PM
Great shot, love the processing
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10/16/2006 07:56:18 AM
Well done. Not as high as I would have liked but pretty good none-the-less...
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10/16/2006 07:47:06 AM
fantastic processing. great job. cant wait till WPL3 starts WE will tear it up!! lol "go team mad shutters!"
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10/16/2006 01:26:21 AM
Congrats on a top 20! Love the rocessing & textures. Terrific job!
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10/16/2006 12:49:55 AM
Congratulations on your top 20 finish with this lovely country feel.
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10/16/2006 12:09:17 AM
Should've been top 10. Congrats on 19th though. GOOD ONE.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/15/2006 02:23:42 PM
Wow... beautiful shot. I love the colors. Not crazy about the border, but I rarely care for them. The shot, though, is fantastic!
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10/14/2006 06:28:02 PM
Nice painterly image. I like the muted colours and the composition. 9.
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10/13/2006 07:24:52 PM
I like the tones on this shot. I don't like the thick border. That is just me though.
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10/12/2006 10:09:29 PM
Great composition. Flawless editing. Nice job. I vote 10.
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10/12/2006 07:13:21 PM
Nice textures. A little overprocessed and neat-imaged for my tastes but it is nice. 8
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10/12/2006 02:57:33 PM
I got this one really high on my sheet, unfortunately I bet your getting those nagging "I don't like the border commentors", well pssh...on them. I like it very much, and I think it is a fantastic image.
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10/11/2006 05:51:10 PM
the muted tones and pose show a sensitivity that a "face" portrait would not have been able to capture. The diagonal compostion is well-done One of my favorites this challenge
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10/11/2006 02:00:54 PM
Wonderful capture. "Essence of the person" ??? Well, the environment fits, although some activity that shows she's a cowgirl would help sell the story a little better. Nonetheless - an image to be proud of. Good luck in the challenge.
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10/11/2006 02:34:18 AM
Love the contrast and the colors look fantastic!
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10/10/2006 12:41:10 PM
This is good. I like the pose, the pig-tails, it works nicely.
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10/09/2006 11:53:55 AM
I gave this an immediate 8. Love the depth and the overall post editing. Good luck. ;~D
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10/09/2006 11:38:35 AM
Very nicely done, I like the pose and the colors. Good post processing.
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10/09/2006 10:20:38 AM
very nice ! the photo is great but the border is not by my taste ...
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10/09/2006 08:23:28 AM
great detail and editing...love the contrast, bumping up my score
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10/09/2006 01:54:00 AM
I like this one.....
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10/09/2006 12:55:42 AM
Great PP. wonderful portrait!
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