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Challenge: Life III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
Location: Sydney
Date: Jan 10, 2009
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Performance, Music
Date Uploaded: Jan 10, 2009

Taken at the first day of the Sydney Festival in Hyde Park.

Cropped in Aperture, converted to B&W and tint added in Silver Efx Pro along with a number of control points to handle brightness variations and keep the singer clear while removing a lot of the background brightness.

Saved and exported to PS for SFW.

Statistics
Place: 56 out of 200
Avg (all users): 5.9286
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 5.8929
Avg (non-participants): 5.9643
Views since voting: 1103
Votes: 168
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)


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12/11/2009 08:52:27 PM
This really jumps out. I love the contrast and the very slight sepia tone. Nice job.
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01/21/2009 04:54:55 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club

You received a good solid score for this photo, although, I personally would have expected it to score higher. I think this is a lovely candid shot that met the challenge perfectly.

Your B&W conversion is great (don't you just love the Silver Efex filters?), but I venture to suggest that the contrast maybe a bit too much for the DPC crowd? This is not my opinion, I love it, but I just wonder if that is perhaps one of the reasons for a below 6 score.

All in all, I think this was a great photo for this challenge and congrats on getting a postlumie nomination!

Sarah
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01/19/2009 09:03:21 PM
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
at first glance a simple, wonderful image of a pretty girl, but so much more
perfect control of tone, contrast--with all those highlights in the background, SHE remains the highlight (as it should be)
microphones and stands blend with the background--present enough so we know they are there, but not distracting or dominant in the composition
and a nice little surprise--the background singer blending with with background.

capturing that smile, with her hand just so, really pushes this image to the top
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01/19/2009 04:48:03 AM
Lovely candid portrait.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/18/2009 04:25:32 PM
magical :) 8
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01/17/2009 01:11:50 PM
Fantastic shot. Love the b/w.
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01/17/2009 01:00:06 PM
Natural and warm - gotta love that smile!
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01/17/2009 11:37:42 AM
How could you go wrong with a smiling, pretty girl playing a guitar? I'd venture to say most DPC'ers will score this high.
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01/13/2009 12:03:56 PM
Great shot. Has something "Woodstock" like about it. 8
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01/12/2009 08:54:52 PM
This is lovely, very natural and it has effective contrast. Good work.
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01/12/2009 03:59:38 PM
This a great candid... her pose is alluring and her smile is beautiful. It's obvious that she's genuinely enjoying herself.

The bokeh is great and the shot is crisp and clear. I think I might have cropped out the second girl in the picture. I think you could have got away with cropping just at the end of the guitar.... but her presence isn't completely overpowering, so all is not lost.

Well done.
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01/12/2009 11:14:38 AM
Love the tones & bokeh in this image. Also, you can see the joy in her expression. Nice work!
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01/12/2009 11:04:17 AM
Great candid shot! Such a beautiful smile.
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