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A New Beginning!
A New Beginning!
leadham28


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Challenge: 2 Person Portrait (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Columbia County Educational Campus
Date: Jun 12, 2008
Aperture: F6.3
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/160 sec.
Galleries: Portraiture, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Jun 17, 2008

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My friend Dane and his girlfriend Holly smiling away after Dane recieved his High School Diploma. =)

Statistics
Place: 82 out of 122
Avg (all users): 5.0345
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.0213
Avg (non-participants): 5.0374
Views since voting: 1173
Views during voting: 447
Votes: 261
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0


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06/27/2008 06:18:56 PM
Critique Club Review:

Color saturation and hue are done well. Brightness and contrast are very good as well. Nothing blown out, no details lost in shadows.

Focus is good. A shallower depth of field, would have helped concentrate the attention of the subjects. The blue object to the left of the girl distracts. The sign grows out of his head. A softer focus in the background would have minimized this. His gown would help tell the rest of the story.

The technicians in the voting crowd would vote this down a bit for centering the subject. However, what I see in this composition (and I have the advantage of seeing your comments as I write), is that the picture should be about Dane. He is getting upstaged in this photo. The girl is almost head-on facing and looking into the camera. Dane appears to have to bend over to fit into the frame, and the line across the chest of his robe leads the eye to her. Add to that she is in a bright blue dress, and he in a dull black, and she wins each time you look at the image.

Try this... Close your eyes, and open them just for a second, then close them for a couple of seconds, and repeat three or four times. The eyes go to the girl every time.

Overall a nice photo and one family and friends will enjoy into the future.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/24/2008 12:55:36 PM
This is a great capture! I love the use of color and the use of just enough detail outside of the people to tell the complete story!
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06/22/2008 01:52:46 PM
Nice shot but should have found a better background.
06/20/2008 01:17:47 AM
background a bit distracting

stand back & zoom in with a longer lense (100 mm)

Get that aperature open
06/18/2008 05:11:12 PM
focus appears a little soft


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