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Challenge: Free Study 2007-12 (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: People
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: Dec 30, 2007
Aperture: 2.4
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/60s
Galleries: Portraiture, Children
Date Uploaded: Dec 30, 2007

My best friend's daughter.

This is my first entry with the 50mm f/1.8.

Post-voting: color me baffled. Her eyes and face are sharp, I like the composition ...

Statistics
Place: 287 out of 429
Avg (all users): 5.2866
Avg (commenters): 6.1250
Avg (participants): 5.2500
Avg (non-participants): 5.3500
Views since voting: 1085
Views during voting: 243
Votes: 164
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0


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01/08/2008 11:06:19 PM
personally, i would have cropped it just above the eyebrow on the right and just below the lip, and i would have either toned it bw or duotone. it's a nice shot, but you should know by now what scores in a freestudy and what doesn't ;-) there's just nothing there that leaps up and makes you smack your head saying, damn, i wish i had shot that--which is what you have to do if you want to score...
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01/08/2008 10:55:14 PM
Captivating image. The focus is very nice on the eyes. Good contrast and comp, slightly overexposed. The color cast being off hurt this with the scoring I'm sure.
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01/08/2008 10:37:51 PM
I have absoutely no idea why there could be anything considered wrong with this shot. I like it......really! It's sharp, she's got a cute expression, GREAT eyes, detailed NICELY!!! I like the DOF and the crop, too.
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01/08/2008 07:57:04 PM
the skin color seems off, doesn't seem natural. and the shallow DOF, which normally would work well, only emphasizes this strange color and makes it seem almost like a glow. Something as simple as a photo filter could probably do wonders for this image.
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01/08/2008 07:11:30 PM
I gave this a 6 in voting. The orange cast bothered me and there seemed to be some odd texture as the focus drops off. Pleasing comp, nice gaze and nice smile. Not a DPC WOW image but not a stinker either.
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01/08/2008 06:46:11 PM
Linked to discussion
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01/08/2008 06:17:41 PM
Much like my shot, the score you got baffles me too. Technically I think this shot is spot on, although I am bothered by the overall orange look to the image. I don't know if that was intentional or not, but for me it's not working. However, that in now way leads me to believe that the low 5.2 score is justified. I also think a slight vignette would have really helped to draw the viewers eyes more to the subjects face. But here eyes do that so well anyways so perhaps I'm wrong on that one. ;-)

Message edited by author 2008-01-08 18:19:48.
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01/08/2008 02:32:51 PM
Nice sharp focus on the eyes. I don't mind the warmness of the photos, but I generally like warm photos. I don't mind the crop nor do I mind the pose, but I am curious if the crop and the pose don't work that well in this instance? I'm not very good at portraits though, so your mileage may vary. I still think it is a good shot nonetheless.

Hope you are enjoying your news lens!
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01/08/2008 06:24:33 AM
Beautiful eyes and great focus on them. But I think that the crop is a little too tight, an other point might be the color, overall, it looks a bit too redish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2008 04:56:20 PM
Great focus on the eyes!
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01/06/2008 02:07:28 PM
The days we say "where they went" :/ Very nice shot. Nice DOF. Good job overall :)
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01/05/2008 05:39:59 PM
She has pretty eyes and a nice smile. Good capture of her expression.
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01/04/2008 07:30:59 AM
I think this photo is very well executed, but unfortunately it's a little bit too red. But it deserves a very good appreciation.
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01/04/2008 01:54:23 AM
the face seems a little pink. i like the comp and the expression.
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01/02/2008 10:57:32 AM
Great focus.
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01/01/2008 10:11:15 PM
Good - the eyes are sharp but it's slightly overexposed.
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01/01/2008 04:40:52 PM
Very nice lighting.
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