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Surprising Myself
Surprising Myself
Shelley


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Challenge: Surprise! (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D100
Location: Home
Date: Nov 23, 2003
Aperture: f22
ISO: 400
Shutter: 3 Seconds
Galleries: Humorous, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Nov 23, 2003

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Statistics
Place: 44 out of 57
Avg (all users): 4.8500
Avg (commenters): 5.6250
Avg (participants): 4.5217
Avg (non-participants): 5.0106
Views since voting: 915
Votes: 140
Comments: 9
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12/03/2003 08:09:02 PM
From the Critique Club

Things I like: The look of surprise is good on the face looking at the camera. I also like how the faces are well aligned (in particular the mouth).

Things I don't like: The overall image is too dark. I do not have a suggestion on how to fix this. I think the two faces should be reversed as far as sharpness goes. The face looking at the camera should be the sharp one and the one looking across the image could stand to be the blurrier one. I think that this would be an improvement. I also think that the hands on the face might be compositionally nicer if on the other face. I normally like the use of negative space (black or darkness especially) however because of the underexposure of the subjects, this becomes a real distraction in this example.

I have no experience with shots like this as my camera is to basic to do anything similar. I like what you are attempting but this needs more work. If you are willing to keep trying I would be very interested in seeing reshoots of this concept!
TC
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/30/2003 11:52:54 PM
Interesting! A bit dark and unsharp, but I like the use of the mirror or however you did this!
11/29/2003 11:38:41 PM
Very interesting shot:) is this a double exposure? or trick with mirrors?
11/28/2003 11:38:05 PM
A different idea and rather unique but the blurriness of the shot really hurts this shot. If one was solid and the other transparent it would really have worked well. A 6
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11/26/2003 09:55:46 PM
its a nice idea, however I think I would have tried to have your right hand on your right cheak in the facing foward part of your shot, and have your left hand where it is. Rather than having the right hand cover up part of your face on the facing foward part of the picture.
11/24/2003 07:28:12 PM
Maybe to dark, but then again we can scare ourselves in the dark, at least I can.
11/24/2003 06:32:27 PM
Interesting idea to have a double exposure. Perhpas a bit brighter would help us to see your face better? I've never tried this so I don't know.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/24/2003 07:17:03 AM
Idea good, the lighting is a little dark for my taste, and it seems slightly out of focus - but maybe that was what you were going for?
11/24/2003 02:55:46 AM
Clever idea, fits the challenge well. Maybe a little brighter would have given it more impact though.
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