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back in the day
back in the day
connie


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Challenge: Black & White (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: my property
Date: May 30, 2002
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Black and White, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jun 1, 2002

This is a photo of myself holding my grandmothers camera. The clothes i have chosen to wear are vintage, I wanted to give the picture an old look. I shot it in color and converted it to black and white and adjusted the contrast.

Statistics
Place: 33 out of 153
Avg (all users): 5.9833
Avg (commenters): 6.8571
Avg (participants): 6.1053
Avg (non-participants): 5.8720
Views since voting: 2382
Votes: 239
Comments: 36
Favorites: 4 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/09/2002 10:42:00 PM
I really like the concept! Great idea. I think the model needs to be shifted to the right in the frame. That and the blown out front of the dress really knocks it down a few points though.
06/09/2002 09:38:00 PM
too contrived/ set-up for my tastes. Well exposed/ taken though
06/09/2002 07:00:00 PM
Has a real nostalgic feeling, nice work :)
06/09/2002 01:28:00 AM
I like the old-fashioned feel to this portrait. One thing I would change about the model is the profile of her face. Having the tip of her nose line up with the edge of her cheek looks a little odd. She could turn her face a little more towards or a little more away from the camera to prevent that.
06/07/2002 03:30:00 PM
hehe cool shot, nice camera.
06/07/2002 01:23:00 PM
too thin
06/07/2002 07:28:00 AM
The dress is a little overexposed, and the model doesnt look like shes about to actually use that camera.
06/06/2002 07:06:00 PM
Well done mood piece.
06/06/2002 02:16:00 AM
great job (if that was your intention) of making this picture look/feel antique.
06/06/2002 12:50:00 AM
She really looks the part. Nicely composed, and pretty good tones. The overexposure on her foot and dress is a bit of a negative, and the wheelbarrow, though it's a nice prop, doesn't really fit for me (especially missing the tire), but the latter is really reaching. I expect this to do very well.
06/05/2002 05:43:00 PM
On my monitor there's some detail loss in the hightligts.
06/05/2002 10:19:00 AM
Great setup! Love it.
06/05/2002 09:53:00 AM
Very intriguing photo. It really plays with the timelessness of black and white.
06/05/2002 09:33:00 AM
I liked this one, but -for me of course- it'd be better with the woman a litle bit more to the right.
Regards!
06/05/2002 09:30:00 AM
Really cool idea. Looks like a lot of work. The model really looks like she's posing; I'd prefer a more natural look.
06/04/2002 10:49:00 PM
Good composition maybe a little too bright.
06/04/2002 10:39:00 PM
one o the best----great subject well done----10
06/04/2002 10:33:00 PM
love the idea, wish light wasn't so harsh on her - the cart,flowers and her being bare foot make me think of soft and subtle - not almost glowing/ghost white. good use of props!
06/04/2002 10:05:00 AM
oh gawd
06/04/2002 05:06:00 AM
I'm not an experienced photographer but IMHO what upsets the balance of this photo is the over brightness of the models dress. It seems to distract from her face. Lovely photo tho and lovely model:-)
06/04/2002 12:26:00 AM
Good portrait ...
06/03/2002 10:12:00 PM
creative good over all contrast
06/03/2002 09:01:00 PM
A neat idea. It seems a bit overexposed to me, though you may have wanted it like that. I think it would have been nice to see the pattern on her all of her dress and not just at the hem
06/03/2002 07:16:00 PM
nice conscept good shot
06/03/2002 04:24:00 PM
The dress is too blown out for me. Still, I like it. Great composition, great idea.
06/03/2002 04:04:00 PM
NICE composition. Very well done, nice tone.Good job.
06/03/2002 03:30:00 PM
I think the contrast is a bit much here, it's hard to get any detail on the dress. Nice setup though.
06/03/2002 03:13:00 PM
I wish her dressed wasn't washed out. Nice set up though.
06/03/2002 02:47:00 PM
Very nastalgic. One of the few portraits I rated high.
06/03/2002 01:29:00 PM
With the clutter of the background it's hard to tell what exactly is going on here. I see the camera, it's just not as visible as it could be. Perhaps if she held it differently.
06/03/2002 12:13:00 PM
Overexposed on the torso. Good idea though.
06/03/2002 11:48:00 AM
This is very nice! The framing, composition, and subject matter is great... i think the lighting is a little harsh on the white dress however.... good work!
06/03/2002 11:45:00 AM
Great composition, subject, and background. On my monitor, the highlights of the dress a little washed out. This photo could be a ten with a little work.
06/03/2002 10:45:00 AM
Pretty legs
06/03/2002 08:21:00 AM
This is a well thought out photo. I really like the concept. The white areas (the dress front, sand and foot, are a little over exposed due to the sunlight I think. However, this is a really nice photo. ( 8 )
06/03/2002 12:31:00 AM
I gave a high score for originality and setup. I wish that her dress hadn't gotten blown out. I'm wondering if an 81A or B filter might have allowed the texture of the foilage to come through yet give just enough dynamic range to also get the dress. Overall, very good job!


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