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by dahkota

Comment by WeJay:
Now I should say, I like this image very much.

It brings out the mood and personality of a person much more than perhaps any image in this challenge. The post-processing or the IR as you tell, adds to the image in my view. It is soft, yet strong in conveying. I am not sure if I like the title; it sorts of distracts. Perhaps something like 'stillness' as in stillness of thought, might convey something better or appropriate. (Just my view!_ Tough luck that it didn't score a lot better.

A very different portrait and makes me very happy!

Regards,
Vikram

p.s. Also goes into my favorites.

Message edited by author 2009-01-26 06:26:31.

"from the perpendiculars"
by dahkota

Comment by manic35:
Gorgeous strong image - great composition, perfect subject and the processing! Very infrared. Hope you do well. 9

Still
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Comment by Blackbox:
The low contrast seems very weird. Please don't be offended but it almost looks...well...like she's almost...not so well. All in all, it's a very interesting photo to me.

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by dahkota

Comment by bvy:
Not sure about the processing -- she almost looks dead. Not seeing a lot of personality here either.

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Comment by butterflybetta:
While this is a beautiful picture, something about her skin tone/lip color makes me feel as if the subject is lifeless. Was that the intention? Maybe I'm missing the point? But I do think the photo is outstanding :)

"Only in silent shadows and in dreams"
by dahkota

Comment by bspurgeon:
one of favorites. I like the distortion tilting the bell tower and tree towards each other. Great tonal range IMO.

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Comment by Bernard_Marx:
I like it. I think it has something to do with the intersection.
vertical columns of wood, skewed columns of light; meetings on the forest floor.

Still
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Comment by Tajhad:
Nice moody effect. I like the interaction of shadows and tones.

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by dahkota

Comment by geinafets:
I think the crop is a bit tight on the bottom.

"Only in silent shadows and in dreams"
by dahkota

Comment by Bear_Music:
May be the first time I've seen Wallace Stevens quoted in a DPC title, though I almost used "casual flocks of pigeons make / ambiguous undulations as they sink / downward to darkness on extended wing" once, but it was too long and anyway I entered a different image :-)

The detail here is nice, the light's pretty blah though... I do like churches & graveyards though, and my variation of this motif tookm a top-10 in the first AA challenge.