Day 23
by kellyrc01

Comment by Charlene:
Are those racing bibs? Great image of your desk. And you're amazing to have gone back so many days and comment. I loved reading them. You're wonderful!

Day 11
by kellyrc01

Comment by citymars:

Originally posted by kellyrc01: ...I am a firm believer that a girl never gets too old to call her dad for car help.

I'm sure your dad feels the same way! How cool that he is on this site, too.

Good, bold colors. The oval sign looks good in the square crop. I hope your car is okay!

Day 21
by kellyrc01

Comment by citymars:
Interesting shot, Kelly. Heavy PP would get your entry trounced if this was a voter challenge, but for experimenting it's just great. I like the three levels of water, and it looks like you chose an interesting backdrop, too. Keep up the good work, and hey, thanks for all your recent comments. It's a great way to have people check you out, and get great free advice (such as TC Guru's comment on your self-portrait).


Message edited by author 2007-07-24 14:35:48.

Day 10
by kellyrc01

Comment by emily212:
Nice little walk way very peaceful

Day 22
by kellyrc01

Comment by bdenny:
Oh goodness...it's not nearly lunch time for me here. And this looks so good! Oddly, it reminds me of a breakfast I had in Ft. Worth at an authentic mexican place. They had a deli and I got a whole pound of barbacoa and an actual pork rind. I'd never seen an authentic pork rind...it was just a huge strip of fried skin. But the barbacoa was delicious...I got way too full!

Day 21
by kellyrc01

Comment by bdenny:
Isn't CS3 fun?! I've never used any other system, so I don't know the differences, but I am still learning so many new things and techniques.

Day 18
by kellyrc01

Comment by bdenny:
They've both got very pretty markings. And they still look pretty young and playful.

Portrait
by kellyrc01

Comment by TCGuru:
Okay sweet pea... time to get to know that beautiful camera of yours :) First thing, turn that ISO DOWN... it is WAYYYYYY to high. You should be shooting portraits at no more than 100 and only in super special circumstances should you use anything higher. The higher the ISO, the more noise your photo is going to turn out with. Second, flip the switch over to your M setting and punch in the following: F4.0 ISO 100 then put something in the spot that you will be standing (where your eyes will be), set your camera on a tripod, flip the button on your lens over to MF for manual focus, turn the end of the lens left and right until the object where you will be is perfectly in focus and halfway press your shutter... your camera will then meter the light :) now, if the meter (the little thing that looks like this: -2...-1...0...1...2) has the arrow on the - side, turn your shutter speed down (slower)... if the arrow is on the 1 or 2 on the right, turn your shutter speed up... then, repeat the process until it is dead on 0. Now, set the self timer, get out front and move the object you were using as a place holder, hit the shutter and pose. :) Always pay very close attention to your background... it will make you or break you :) After you have taken your pic, take it into photoshop and adjust it as necessary... usually a quick levels and always use an Unsharp Mask adjustment (just play with this until you get the effect you like on the photo and make sure you have preview checked in the box that pops up). Your window light is great here but the catchlights are really everything in a portrait... I also like the shirt you chose to wear... it is flattering to your features which are romanesque and very strong. I am disturbed by only being able to see a tad bit of your left eye and by your nose cutting your far cheek in half. The turn of the shoulders is a bit too front facing as well.

My my my, I did get carried away!!! I hope that you get some helpful information out of this post though :) If you wanna kill me, I live in Dayton, Tennessee... just let me know you are coming so I can have the camera ready for the next nightmares challenge :) hehe

Day 23
by kellyrc01

Comment by thomaspeople:

This is a neat little peek into you.

The rubber duck tells me you've spent some time in DPC; the numbers on the wall tell me you're in better shape than I am; the apple tells me you're healthier and thinner than I am; and the moderately organized clutter tells me you have great potential.

Then again, the fact that by day 23 I have 23 comments from you tells me a great deal about what a nice person you are, not to mention how dedicated you are to DPC.

Thank you. :)

Day 22
by kellyrc01

Comment by JunieMoon:
What a nice day you must have had. Looks good. Now I have a taste for some bbq ribs.