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Me and My Shadow
Me and My Shadow
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Rule of Thirds III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Jamestown, VA
Date: Apr 18, 2007
Aperture: f14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Landscape, Children
Date Uploaded: Apr 24, 2007

Not my best effort, but I wanted to practice some "Rule of Thirds" composition... so here we are.

Process:
Shot in RAW, adjusted white balance, style, and curves, saved as 16bitt TIFF (in Cannon DPP). Converted to 8bitt, crop, then adjustment layers applied (in PS). Resize, USM, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 285 out of 380
Avg (all users): 5.1250
Avg (commenters): 5.2500
Avg (participants): 4.9375
Avg (non-participants): 5.2955
Views since voting: 534
Views during voting: 215
Votes: 168
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0


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05/05/2007 04:58:42 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB COMMENT

First impressions: The child in the photograph is too backlit so we can't see them clearly. I realize it was intentional to have the shadow of the child come out toward the camera but the shadowed front of the child gives the appearance of being poorly shot. You possibly could have compensated a bit with some bounce reflectors of some sort to direct light back onto the front of your subject. The backlight particularly hurts you here because your subject sort of blends in with and dissappears against your background. Again, coming in closer and using bounce reflectors of some sort to light up your subject could have helped tremendously. In my opinion this photo is also hurt by the child not really being at the thirds intersection. It's close, but the child is a little low and the shadow only increases the feel that the subject is not truly in the thirds perspective perfectly. Overall this really isn't a bad entry at all. It did meet the challenge (though a bit off in my opinion) and for the most part was well exposed except the bad backlighting. Typically I warn people away from photos of children. It is common for people to take random snapshots of children and think they are great because they are emotionally attached to their child. Your commentors however didn't seem to mind. Having said that, a general rule is, if you are going to shoot children in your photo make sure it is an exceptional shot. Good entry...keep submitting.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/26/2007 11:12:32 PM
Too cute. Almost looks like there is something in his mouth. I wish the crop was a bit tighter and a little more lighting on his face. But I love kids and like to see them.
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04/26/2007 07:32:34 PM
With the sun behind him there is no detail at all.
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04/26/2007 11:24:08 AM
THe kid is underexposed. Apart from that a decent enough entry.
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04/25/2007 01:10:37 AM
cute
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