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Death
Death
mystical_princess


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: High Contrast (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: ren faire
Date: Sep 4, 2005
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Sep 4, 2005

contrast
desat

Statistics
Place: 158 out of 343
Avg (all users): 5.4980
Avg (commenters): 7.3750
Avg (participants): 5.3671
Avg (non-participants): 5.7303
Views since voting: 856
Views during voting: 345
Votes: 247
Comments: 9
Favorites: 2 (view)


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09/16/2005 11:43:56 AM
*Critique Club*

Finally an image that truely looks high contrast to me. Bright whites, dark blacks, I think it works great.
I think the thing that bugs me in this shot is the background. The background area to the right of the photo seems odd. While it does add to the contrast of the photo, it doesn't add to the appeal.
Focus and clarity seem ok, but maybe a tad soft. It might just look that way cause of the harsh lighting, but I feel that the lighting is more important here than the crispness, so I believe you made the right decision there.
I like the placement of the subject within the frame. Having the subject facing the right of the photo with some neg spave in front of it is a good thing. To me though, I wish the negative space had been something other than that bush(?)
Overall a mysterious photo, appealing to look at, but could use a different background in my opinion.
~Heather~
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/11/2005 06:35:35 PM
Good contrast shot...although my first thought was Friar Tuck and not death. :-)
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09/10/2005 07:59:46 AM
Wow! Made me shiver! Really like the texture of the cloak. Background up left is a little distracting. 10.
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09/09/2005 09:28:12 PM
Great composition and pose. Certainly meets the challenge, but I think the highlights are a tad blown out - even for high contrast. Also, not crazy about the background - doesn't seem to match the overall mood you're trying to establish IMHO. Still a strong entry.
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09/08/2005 08:14:22 AM
i like it, this is really nice
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09/07/2005 08:33:45 PM
Creepy....cool, but creepy. A few highlights almost blown, but it adds to the mysterious effect, like he's really not of our world or something. 8
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09/05/2005 03:34:28 PM
this rocks
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09/05/2005 12:42:07 AM
very dark and moody! this is awesome!!
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09/05/2005 12:08:24 AM
Love the image, the contrast is great. Without reading the title I thought it was a monk, maybe because of the waist-tie but excellent job!
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