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Candid Moment
Candid Moment
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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Location: Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
Date: Apr 8, 2008
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Candid, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Mar 5, 2009

Christine, shot with 5D, 70-200 f/2.8L IS, manual exposure mode, available light.

Candid snagged while she was looking at the other camera.

Statistics
Place: 252 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.0447
Avg (commenters): 6.8980
Avg (participants): 6.0530
Avg (non-participants): 6.0000
Views since voting: 977
Views during voting: 713
Votes: 514
Comments: 56
Favorites: 1 (view)


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03/22/2009 09:57:59 PM
great technicals! Beautiful
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03/20/2009 01:57:29 AM
I love the oof elements. The in focus ones are good too!
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03/18/2009 10:05:13 AM
Underrated. Portraits seem to be a tough sell!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 09:26:56 PM
Nice DOF.
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03/17/2009 04:05:10 PM
Beautifully captured, very demure. Wonderful color and sense of darks/lights. 8
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03/17/2009 02:04:52 PM
wow..don't usually like portraits but yours is a stopper...very pleasing...
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03/17/2009 12:18:51 PM
Very nice lighting and DOF, the flower in her hair is a nice detail.
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03/17/2009 12:12:12 PM
nice capture. this does seem a little under-exposed though as her face I feel should be brighter
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03/17/2009 09:32:59 AM
Lovely portrait of a lovely girl. Nice bokeh and lighting.
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03/17/2009 01:38:23 AM
Lovely shot.
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03/17/2009 12:33:52 AM
Nice portrait, and I like the colour in the flowers.. I find it complements her nicely.
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03/16/2009 05:11:02 PM
Fantastic portrait here! Bravo! (10)
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03/16/2009 02:42:40 PM
Great expression and color. Nice shot.
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03/16/2009 10:56:05 AM
well I dont know about her look :D and its a bit dark too , just five from me sorry ;D
brano
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03/16/2009 04:41:55 AM
Don't assume that because you have an affinity for your subject, the rest of the world will too. Otherwise, a good workmanlike photo.
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03/16/2009 03:37:25 AM
wow one of the really nice portraits
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03/16/2009 02:10:34 AM
Beautiful angle and composition. Would not have missed the red flower. It does not need to take any attention away from your model.
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03/16/2009 12:26:28 AM
Fantastic photograph. Love the shades of purple throughout.
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03/15/2009 09:48:21 PM
SUPERB choices here--DOF is perfect, color, tonality, lighting--well done 9
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03/15/2009 01:47:23 PM
Great DOF works well with this image, good colors and a decent composition
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03/15/2009 01:45:48 PM
nice model!
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03/15/2009 11:50:11 AM
very nice image, dof is right on
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03/15/2009 11:30:53 AM
outstanding portrait....7
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03/15/2009 10:08:40 AM
I like the compositon and the perspective. Pretty colours. Her gaze makes me think she is afraid, though, and I'm not sure that fits in with the rest of the photo.
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03/15/2009 08:43:49 AM
Nice portrait and combination with the flowers.
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03/15/2009 12:12:38 AM
Great portrait. She looks very natural and not overly "made up" and being down in the flowers like that is cool. I like that the front ones are out of focus.
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03/15/2009 12:03:24 AM
Flower in her hair is a nice touch. Very nice shot.
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03/14/2009 10:12:36 PM
nice POV, lovely photo around.
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03/14/2009 08:27:13 PM
This is nice.. love all the purple flowers .. only wish the red one wasn't there.. it's somewhat distracting
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03/14/2009 08:15:09 PM
I like your choice of dof, narrow enough to place the subject in space but broad enough to encompass the model's face. The expression is interesting, too. Makes me want to know more.
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03/14/2009 05:40:09 PM
a beautifuly captured moment.i love it very natural.
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03/14/2009 03:21:00 PM
Beautiful portrait!
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03/13/2009 06:22:53 PM
awesome image ... the DOF is perfect. You've captured a very special candid, I'm sure that she just loves this photo of her ...
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03/13/2009 04:24:06 PM
I like that she is looking away from you. I also think the flower in her hair is a nice touch. Very well done.
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03/13/2009 03:40:05 PM
Beautiful lighting and bokeh. I like her expression; she looks deep in thought.
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03/13/2009 08:35:55 AM
Very pretty. I love the flowers and the one in her hair is great. Love the expression. Good detail and natural coloring.
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03/13/2009 04:14:12 AM
Nice POV and DOF, her expression may be candid but it's intriguing.
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03/12/2009 03:53:31 PM
Very lovely. She is very enchanting. Nice composition.
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03/12/2009 03:02:51 PM
very very nice shot
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03/12/2009 02:38:34 PM
beutiful portrait, great eye focus
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03/12/2009 01:42:58 PM
Lovely portrait, great job with the DOF and the composition.
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03/12/2009 12:36:11 PM
beautiful candid portrait, nice lighting
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03/12/2009 11:32:44 AM
Very nice use of DOF. Good lighting.
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03/12/2009 11:11:30 AM
Very Pretty
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03/12/2009 11:07:05 AM
I really like this. It doesn't look too posed, but has an artistic look to it.
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03/12/2009 10:21:58 AM
I really like the pov and focus on her face
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03/12/2009 08:22:33 AM
Nice capture, lovely colours and natural feel to it, well done
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03/12/2009 05:17:18 AM
Very good. Love the framing, dof, expression.
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03/11/2009 09:17:55 PM
Beautiful colors; the foreground and background colors really complement each other. Though she is in a candid pose, the shot might have been stronger if she'd been looking at the camera.
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03/11/2009 05:35:20 PM
lovely model in a sweet setting, I like that gaze away from the camera. What is also great is how you didn't use a lot of PS "tricks" (not obviously anyway) and so, let her natural beauty & the moment through. I would clean her stray hairs up during the shoot next time, that's my inconsequential little pic (realize you could have in PS but not for this set of rules...)
If you're not a professional, you should/could be! :)

ETA: nice finish in such an overwhelmingly large & talented group of contenders!! you should be feeling good about this one...your work is unique!

Message edited by author 2009-03-20 07:48:59.
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03/11/2009 01:31:49 PM
Love the focus here. The purple flowers really accent her beautiful eyes too.
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03/11/2009 12:37:08 PM
Great story in her face.
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03/11/2009 12:29:18 PM
nice , excellent bokeh, 7
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03/11/2009 08:23:55 AM
Nice depth of field. My first impression is that it does not look very candid.
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03/11/2009 05:38:18 AM
Nice colours and good composition, but not sure about the models expression. Still a nice shot though.
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03/11/2009 03:46:15 AM
Great portrait, love the way you've used flowers
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