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A Very Unusual Portrait
A Very Unusual Portrait
smellyfish1002


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Challenge: Duotones (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: Home
Date: May 20, 2003
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Family, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: May 23, 2003

Just playing with Macro

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Place: 122 out of 147
Avg (all users): 5.0940
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 5.0824
Avg (non-participants): 5.1250
Views since voting: 1458
Votes: 117
Comments: 14
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06/07/2003 06:35:42 PM
*Critique Club*

Definately a different look, obviously meets the challenge. Good use of macro settings which created a wonderful dof for you.

The upper lip was definately your center of focus in as much as the intensity of the texture and grains within the lip. However at the same time the amout of distortion use probably hurt you in this case cause the photo just isn't eye appealing to most. Text books call this kind of distortion "dog nosing" and warn about the use, although in this case you weren't trying for beauty you were trying for effect.


This photo was well thought out and executed equally well. Keep up with the interesting angles if nothing else it makes you think when you see them and thats what its all about making people stop and take notice =o)

Anna
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/01/2003 02:50:00 PM
This is a great portrait; reminds me of trying to do flowers with a new twist to get away from the cliché. Even though the features are distorted to the point that one cannot 'recognize' the child, it's a telling representation of a child. Find this very insightful. Sad really that you felt obliged to give it such a blatantly obvious title to appease the literal minded voters at dpc. 9
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05/29/2003 10:03:36 AM
I know it's what you intended, but the forced perspective and total blur on everything but the upper lip induces a bit of vertigo in me, as if I were leaning back and forth from the screen. Good concept, execution somewhat lacking.
05/28/2003 02:27:02 PM
reminds me of donald duck :)
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05/28/2003 05:40:30 AM
A little tilted.
05/27/2003 08:57:04 PM
did that once....nobody liked it.....good job of keeping the nostrills dark..
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05/27/2003 12:49:19 PM
Very unusual and very unflattering. It's a unique shot and perspective. I don't like that the lips and nose look so large and the cheeks look puffy - if someone took this picture of me, I'd scream! lol Nice lighting and unique view.
05/27/2003 11:44:03 AM
You are right about that. Too bad it has no appeal. I can see you spent some time making it but it doesn't get my interest. 4
05/26/2003 11:14:08 PM
i don't like up-the-nose shots. they are never appealing to me.
05/26/2003 10:47:15 PM
Just not a flattering angle for a portrait (nice detail and color though).
05/26/2003 04:20:19 PM
Great detail but I find the overall effect disturbing
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05/26/2003 01:33:35 PM
unusual image, I quite like it...... certainly a different perspective..... good tonal range.... though may be a little blown out on the cheek and the forehead..... good luck, Todd.
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05/26/2003 11:58:08 AM
Very unusual and very interesting. I don't usually care for up the nostril shots, but I kind of like this one. Lots of texture in the lips, I think this photo is very well done. I like the sepia, although you could have made it just slightly less brown. Nicely done photo, with a different angle on what could have been a very plain subject. -8-
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05/26/2003 01:32:26 AM
LOL, that is bizzare. :D Great shot however, nice focus on the upper lip. But there's to much red in the tone I think.
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