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Photographer's Comments |
Challenge: D&L (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: 2005
Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3
Location: Virginia
Date: Aug 26, 2005
Aperture: F4.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 27, 2005
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Post-processed with Paint Shop Pro 9
Duplicate bg - paste as new layer
- Brightness & Contrast: (B +3, C +7)
Select window - promote to layer
- Brightness & Contrast: Clarify +5
Select front of sweatshirt - promote to layer
- Brightness & Contrast: HMS (0,0,-25)
Duplicate bg - paste as new layer
- clone out web strand in front of nose
- clone out stray hair on cheek
- Adjust:Photo Fix: Backlight +12
Select window layer
- Color Balance: RGB (0,0,0)
- Opacity +12
Merge all layers
Hue & Saturation: Colorize (B/W)
Brightness & Contrast: HMS (-20,0,0)
Neat Image Noise Reduction
"Powder" the nose - clone at 20% opacity, light burning
Clone stray hair from front of face
Clone stray hair from corner of eye
Clone part of dark spider egg sack off window
Brightness & Contrast: (B +2, C +3)
Resize
Borders
Sharpness: USM (.50,100,0)
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09/11/2005 01:29:39 AM |
*Critique Club*
Add me to the list that doesn't like the red tones of the image. I think this is really my only complaint about the image as a whole. It's a personaly preference really, some will love it, others wont.
By looking at just the photo without the title, I wasn't able to guess the D and L. I had guessed Dark and Light.
Now, the image itself is great! (setting aside the red) Focus and clarity are really great. I love the textures of the window. The specks of dirtiness really do contrast the girl and it works.
The angle and framing/cropping are good too. I like how she is to the right of the photo staring out the left of the photo with the neg space being the window it works really well.
Light coming from the window is great on the girl and surroundings, however, looks a bit bright in the window itself. As I look at that further, I think that only adds to the image.
What I really think hurt this, is the color. Everything else is excellent. Great shot.
~Heather~ |
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09/04/2005 11:53:54 PM |
| The red tones are not popular on this site, usually (i've found to my cost!) but I like this. The composition is nice and it is an original interpretation |
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09/03/2005 11:24:37 PM |
| Don't see despair in the facail expression IMO. Maybe Despondant. Still a good idea & take on the challenge. |
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09/03/2005 01:48:23 AM |
| Girl seems a bit too out of focus and not close enough to the window to pull in the association. She doesn't appear to be actually looking out it. |
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09/01/2005 10:54:54 PM |
| Very nice concept! I like the lighting / colors. Focus could be a bit sharper. |
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09/01/2005 10:28:27 AM |
| Composition is great. I love the expression and the colors. I normally get hammered for my use of colors, but you have done it brilliantly. Great Job |
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08/31/2005 12:05:32 AM |
| Captures the emotion beautifully |
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08/30/2005 02:51:45 AM |
| The smooth tones of the girl's face compete with the specks on the window. Either adding noise to the entire image or cloning out the grit on the glass would have improved the image. The way that her nose lines up with the corner of the window makes the image feel somewhat off-balance. |
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08/29/2005 06:35:29 PM |
PRO: Her fantastic honest expression and composition
CON: the tone is a bit too red for my taste
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08/29/2005 07:37:41 AM |
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08/29/2005 04:54:11 AM |
| this is nice, but i think it need's a high contrast a bit |
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