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My Red Umbrella
My Red Umbrella
arpita


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Challenge: Literary Adventure (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Mountain View, CA
Date: Mar 11, 2006
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Mar 11, 2006

Many thanks to Sameer for all his help with this self-portrait! I had set this up with the title "A Study in Scarlet" in mind, but then found out about this book and realized it was more appropriate :)

Statistics
Place: 40 out of 165
Avg (all users): 6.0457
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.8784
Avg (non-participants): 6.1463
Views since voting: 1386
Views during voting: 286
Votes: 197
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0


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03/25/2006 08:12:14 PM
beautiful in every way
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03/25/2006 02:02:43 PM
Hi from the Critique Club

Arpita, I hardly feel qualified to critique one of your pictures but here goes :).

First impression: Nicely posed self portrait, not familiar with the literary reference(didn't take time to look up), technicals seem perfect so I won't offer a comment on them.

Composition: Eyes are perfect and I like the diagonals in this pic and their contrast with the shape of your face and hair. ONe comentator mentioned the radiating lines of the umbrella providing a focal point, and i agree. I suppose my only nitpic would be that I prefer a little more space around the subject.

Overall: The main problem(and I use the word "problem" very carefully :)) are the different shades of red. The earings match the umbrella closely, but the shirt is more pink than red, lipstick also closer to color of shirt. My guess is that had those 4 "red" elements been brought closer together color wise, your score would have increased.

That said, i looked through your portfolio and it appears that you have very solid grasp of photography. Great pics and i"m adding you to my favs.

Keep shooting!
mark

Message edited by author 2006-03-25 14:04:53.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/19/2006 11:09:38 PM
The focus is on the eyes where it should be. I would like to see a little more sharpness in the area of the lips but otherwise an excellent pose.
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03/19/2006 04:38:18 PM
Nice clean portrait
good luck

Kev
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03/19/2006 02:22:03 AM
Outstanding image all around, bumping way up to a 10
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03/18/2006 04:46:03 PM
the eyes hold such beauty!
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03/16/2006 06:33:04 PM
Stunning image. This really stands out in the crowd!
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03/14/2006 10:36:24 PM
Beautiful focus and light. Love the earing.
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03/14/2006 01:41:04 AM
beautiful photograph...love the red background
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03/13/2006 05:24:03 PM
Beautiful eyes here and I do like the pose of your model :)
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03/13/2006 11:00:57 AM
I love the way the lines of the umbrella create a hidden focal point behind her head. Nice composition and the red is energetic (as always!).
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