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Challenge: Silhouettes II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: TV Room, Montreal, Qc
Date: May 15, 2005
Aperture: F 2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/20 sec
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 15, 2005

 My kids posing for me, just playing around with light. Camelia is a great poser. Patrick just likes playing his Game Boy.

Shot using my Tamron 28-75 XR Di f/2.8 @ 28mm. I love this lens.

Processed from the small JPEG saved along with the RAW file. No time to go from the RAW.

In PS7:

- Sepia toning
- duplicate layer
- adjust levels on 2nd layer to enhance silhouette
- erased some dark areas on 2nd layer to reveal some brighter spots on underlayer
- slight rotation of image
- crop and resize

Statistics
Place: 73 out of 248
Avg (all users): 5.8907
Avg (commenters): 7.7222
Avg (participants): 5.6290
Avg (non-participants): 6.1545
Views since voting: 1303
Views during voting: 493
Votes: 247
Comments: 20
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 08/27/2005 12:32:12 AM
If you should make a print of this available, I'd be very interested. Please do let me know.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/22/2005 03:08:24 PM
I like the soft focus and sepia tone feel. Looks very nice.
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 05/20/2005 11:54:18 PM
Manny is that you again? :) great photo. Love the shadows. Love the blow out windows works great for your image. Always look forward to see what you come up with next :)
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 05/20/2005 11:51:26 PM
Wonderful lighting and composition in this one! Although the girl is the silhouette, it's the boy who really draws ones attention.
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 05/20/2005 10:04:06 PM
One of my top three photos for this challenge. I love the contrast of the girl's silhouette versus the boy in full view. I am drawn into the solitude of the photo - despite depicting two people, it really gives you a sense of being alone. I can easily get lost in either person's world. The boy, whiling away an afternoon, bored but intent. The girl longing to be elsewhere, even her pose helps the viewer imagine her face lost in thought. The lighting is wonderful. The sepia is just perfect, and this coming from one who is not a fan of sepia. 10 and into my favs it goes.
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 05/20/2005 10:00:12 PM
Love the mood of this picture. One of my favorites.
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 05/20/2005 08:23:23 AM
Why did this have to be validated? For what reason would this be recommended for DQ? (Great photo)
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 05/20/2005 02:26:08 AM
I admire this shot immensely. The tonalities are beautiful, the whole scene speaks to me hauntingly. As a "silhouette" entry it will probably be seen as marginal by the voters, but I'm willing to accept it as meeting the challenge. Nice work!
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 05/18/2005 11:22:54 PM
A very nice entry though the reason for validation escapes me. Great sepia tones to exploit the lovely lighting. Bumping up.
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 05/18/2005 01:09:25 PM
Haha, I've been there! Not an easy task. Like the texture and overall shadows in the photo, nicely done
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 05/18/2005 12:29:36 PM
Mkes me want to know the story behind it. Love the lighting in this.
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 05/18/2005 11:33:23 AM
While not one of the more breathtaking silhouetts in the challenge it is definately one of the more detailed. You managed to capture hundreds of texture pefecty and crisply. I always enjoy a photo that still leaves you new things to enjoy after you glance at it the first time. Very nice. 8
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 05/17/2005 11:28:37 AM
the sepia tone works well.
and the "bored" looking child interacts well with the "impatient" woman.
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 05/17/2005 09:37:18 AM
Lovely, lovely tones. Just a tad bland subject. 6
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 05/16/2005 10:32:02 PM
perfecto! 10
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 05/16/2005 04:18:03 PM
This is a nice image, but right on the verge of too much detail for me in the Silhouette. <6>
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 05/16/2005 02:42:00 PM
Really nice! Soft warm quiet. Nice lines, forms, and composition. Wonderful contrast! there is a little spot in the lower left window that is a little distracting, but no big deal.
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 05/16/2005 01:44:40 PM
You've really captured a mood with this one! Very nice. The sepia really adds to the feel of this one.
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 05/16/2005 06:42:10 AM
Nice image. One silhouette - is not the focal point. girl by herself might have fit challenge better.
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 05/16/2005 12:30:39 AM
I love the light brown tone. Good subjects and interesting to think about. Nice Work. - 7
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