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Challenge: Reflections Without Mirrors (Classic Editing)
Camera: Casio QV-4000
Location: Home
Date: Sep 24, 2002
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/6
Date Uploaded: Sep 29, 2002

This is my eye.

Statistics
Place: 208 out of 248
Avg (all users): 4.5568
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 4.5473
Avg (non-participants): 4.5680
Views since voting: 812
Votes: 273
Comments: 21
Favorites: 0


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10/07/2002 08:29:00 PM
Well... of course it was not an illegal filter (will this never stop ;-)) and the overexposure was intentional of course, too. I even made it brighter in postprocessing :-) Maybe I make another version where I leave the brightness just as it is. I'm not sure if this is a monitor calibration thing again, because when I looked at the photo on a TFT display with not so much contrast it was really ugly.

And yes, this is a self portrait. That was the really tricky part. Try it and you'll see that photographing your own eye is not easy. At least it wasn't for me. The light is afternoon sunlight btw.

I understand that some poeple think it's a bit weak at meeting the challenge because the reflection is not the "main thing" of the photo. I almost guessed that in advance but I submitted it anyway. I like the lighting and the overall look of it very much. To me it has a lot of emotion.

The comments were mostly very pleasing and I enjoyed them a lot. I think I'll just ignore the score ;-)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/05/2002 10:44:00 PM
The reflection isn't very strong here but I want you to know that I think this is a fine piece of art. I like it very much. Grayce
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10/04/2002 11:37:00 PM
I like your picture and your execution.
10/04/2002 04:51:00 PM
way too bright for my taste
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10/04/2002 09:34:00 AM
I like the composition and the faded colour choice - though there is just a little too much white for my tastes.
I am confused by the reflection.
Kavey
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10/03/2002 02:09:00 PM
While this is interesting, the overblown thing doesn't do much for me. 7 Swash
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10/03/2002 12:27:00 PM
IMHO, although there is a reflection on the iris, it's so vague, that it looks more like a defect, than the theme of the image. The contrasted result of the color management makes for a photo that seems to be unfinished and raw, more than attractive or captivating.
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10/03/2002 08:13:00 AM
is he being abducted by aliens?
10/02/2002 05:46:00 PM
i love this picture, it looks as if u are seeing an angle in her eyes.
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10/02/2002 01:27:00 AM
Sorry too soft for my liking. But its still well done.
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10/02/2002 01:23:00 AM
Nice idea with the washed out colors of the face. Unfortnately the reflection is very hard to make out. You are on the right track here... 8
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10/01/2002 10:00:00 PM
interesting and dreamy
09/30/2002 07:57:00 PM
Wow...this is really bright and washed out. I think there is a reflection in the eye, but everything is so bright that I think it loses a lot of detail and I can't even tell what it is. The eye its self is really good. The angle and the placement within the photo are really nice. I like the cropping/framing as well. Just a little too bright for my tastes. Good luck in the challenge. ~Hbunch7187~
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09/30/2002 03:17:00 PM
The blown out look actually makes my eyes hurt a little. (I know it's just a psychosomatic issue, but whatcha gonna do?) Original.
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09/30/2002 03:11:00 PM
Nice job, cool mood, cool lighting. Score 7 Justine
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09/30/2002 01:38:00 PM
Nice shot! I really like the high key impression in this picture. Only the colors look a little like illness (particularly that yellow). Did you tried out a b&w version? And by the way: what kind of vision you had in this moment? Voted 8 - good luck for the challenge...
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09/30/2002 12:28:00 PM
Nice light effect.
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09/30/2002 11:26:00 AM
OK, it looks like an illegal filter, however, I shall assume otherwise because it's still here. This is quite superb all said and done, and regardless of how it was achieved, it's still a first class artistic shot. There is a lot of emotion and even though the reflection in the eye itself is undefined, this shot still works – and very well. Good shooting (10)
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09/30/2002 08:37:00 AM
too bright. nice concept though
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09/30/2002 08:26:00 AM
Very neat effect. I can't quite make out the relection in the eye though but Very cool.
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09/30/2002 01:09:00 AM
VERY overexposed. The reflection in the eye barely saves this photo.
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