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Challenge: Best of 2015 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-60D
Lens: Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for Canon
Date: Jun 2, 2015
Aperture: F1.4
Date Uploaded: Jan 2, 2016

 When I showed this image to my mom, she got real quiet, her eyes shimmered and she whispered..."he's still in there".

That is why it's my "best".

[Jan. 21st, 2016 04:56:25 PM]

"Wish there was more contrast to really make it wonderful!"

...you see, it's not that sort of light Lydia. It was a late summer evening back in the shadier garden, no direct sunlight to speak of as it was settling in for the night. All 10 zones are present, so there isn't a lack of tonal range or contrast really. It's just a more quiet sort of portrait, a more quiet sort of light. Sometimes I wish you would stop searching for flaws in everything you look at and see things for what they are, especially the light.

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AuthorThread
 01/22/2016 08:48:18 PM
just to add - after reading your patient notes: there is so much meaning in every gentle nuanced tonal variation. if we cannot groove to that we need our wax removed.
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 01/22/2016 09:23:09 AM
Thank for the background comments. This is a remarkable portrait that told me important things about a person I'd never met or seen. Even the simple title adds depth. Thanks for the glimpse into your best... And perhaps into yourself.
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 01/22/2016 01:51:28 AM
and the tones are perfect.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/21/2016 11:28:32 PM
Makes me wonder what he's been through in his life.

Glad I'm came back to look at your placement. Your photo left an impression on me and I wanted to read details. Highly emotive. 10

Message edited by author 2016-01-22 00:13:51.
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 01/21/2016 10:34:06 PM
like. this is a beacon on our horizon.
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 01/21/2016 02:08:44 PM
Great portrait.
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 01/21/2016 08:54:36 AM
A fine portrait.
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 01/20/2016 11:56:48 PM
beautiful portrait
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 01/20/2016 12:27:18 PM
Nicely done, Rachel.
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 01/19/2016 01:15:45 AM
Good honest portrait.
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 01/16/2016 09:28:05 PM
Nice capture. Wish there was more contrast to really make it wonderful!
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