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Challenge: Overexposed (Basic Editing)
Camera: Olympus E-510
Lens: Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
Location: Home
Date: Aug 31, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Studio
Date Uploaded: Sep 1, 2008

 I expect this to have been one of many "eye/facial" entries in the challenge, hopefully one of the better ones.

Photo is of my youngest. I love her eyes. 640 pixels across doesn't do them justice. Had she been more patient model, I would have taken more shots in an effort to limit the degree of shadowing on her irises due to the lashes and lighting.

Re-did this photo too many times. Initially tried to push the contrast (curves) really hard to eliminate the tiny scab just to the left of her left eye. Finally decided against it in order to retain more iris detail.

Shot in raw, overexposed, selectively de-saturate/saturate and adjust WB for desired effect, curves, reduce noise, resize/crop, sharpen and add border. (or something like that)

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 183
Avg (all users): 6.6000
Avg (commenters): 7.5333
Avg (participants): 6.3710
Avg (non-participants): 6.7029
Views since voting: 2306
Views during voting: 332
Votes: 200
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 07/20/2010 12:37:19 PM
Love this shot. Nice job. I like the wide crop.
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 09/10/2008 12:21:40 AM
Yep, you did well and did have the best of the eyes shots (certainly better than mine)! Congrats!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/09/2008 09:05:30 PM
Good perspective, use of color......terrific composition. 8
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 09/09/2008 08:49:37 PM
I don't get daydreamer from these eyes..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/09/2008 10:27:48 AM
Love the eyes
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 09/09/2008 04:48:30 AM
I think maybe I'd have gone for an ever so slightly less tight crop, but the graphic effect is working very well.
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 09/08/2008 06:46:20 PM
Nice use of selective desaturation.
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 09/08/2008 01:25:04 PM
Very nice I love the subtle blues!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/07/2008 01:05:49 PM
nice image...just right 6
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 09/07/2008 10:01:07 AM
Lovely. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2008 03:31:21 AM
Beauty.
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 09/05/2008 10:42:28 PM
Effective use of light. Hope you reveal how much was in camera settings and how much post-processing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/04/2008 08:04:30 PM
Very nice PP here. I like the the sharpness and colors in the eye. The blue colors gives a feeling of deep blue sea or the earth.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/04/2008 04:59:05 AM
AWESOME..........
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 09/03/2008 06:46:32 PM
Nicely done!
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 09/03/2008 01:28:29 PM
Good detail in the eyes, nice work.
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 09/03/2008 03:39:08 AM
Exceptional, reminds me of staring outside on a sunny day in class

The blues in the eyes really draw you in
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