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Challenge: Color Portrait V (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Date: Oct 5, 2019
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/20
Date Uploaded: Oct 13, 2019

 Johanna asked about the lighting. It's all natural. The setting is a barracks room in a reconstructed fort; the day was bright. She is facing east; I'm shooting west. Behind and above her is a narrow, horizontal, slot window (about 12"-15" high and a good 10' long). Behind me is an open doorway and another open window, this one more "normally" sized and shaped. She was sitting well back into the room - probably about 2/3 of the way back from the door. I did lighten her face in post.

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Place: 2 out of 40
Avg (all users): 6.8718
Avg (participants): 6.7222
Avg (non-participants): 7.0000
Views since voting: 1117
Views during voting: 92
Votes: 39
Comments: 13
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 10/23/2019 10:29:03 AM
Just lovely, Nikki. Congrats on your ribbon. Well deserved.
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 10/21/2019 05:36:43 PM
This is stunning with the back-lighting. One of my favs!
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 10/21/2019 02:36:49 PM
Congrats on a wonderfully executed portrait and the ribbon!What a beautiful little girl.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 10/21/2019 11:11:07 AM
Thanks for sharing how you did this. It’s truly an exquisite portrait! One of those times when nature just makes everything perfect! No surprise that it is a ribbon winner. I was thinking it would be blue. Congratulations.
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Sony Alpha a7R III
Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS
 10/21/2019 07:22:38 AM
Beautifully done! Congrats on your red!!
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 10/21/2019 04:00:13 AM
Congrats on the red, Nikki. This was my pick for blue. Such a lovely portrait.
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OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
10/21/2019 02:08:42 AM
Sweet!! Congrats on the deserved ribbon!
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Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 10/21/2019 01:26:09 AM
Congrats on the Red Nikki.
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Fujifilm X-Pro2
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS
 10/21/2019 12:41:09 AM
Lovely portrait with nice drama. Nicely done, Nikki.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 10/19/2019 04:59:28 PM
I'm not voting in this challenge -- because I have an entry here, but this should clearly be the winner! The light, the composition... it's exquisite!
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Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 10/17/2019 11:36:13 PM
Marvelous.
It seems to me that I saw the girl before; such a lovely, lovely gentle soul.
You gave justice to it
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Canon RP
Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro
 10/14/2019 09:57:21 AM
Great mood. In my top 3
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 10/14/2019 12:52:07 AM
Love light. Would love to know how you lit her face.
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