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Joy
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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Date: Dec 13, 2008
Aperture: f 2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 772 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.2324
Avg (commenters): 5.9286
Avg (participants): 5.2268
Avg (non-participants): 5.2619
Views since voting: 726
Views during voting: 701
Votes: 525
Comments: 62
Favorites: 0


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03/18/2009 03:14:04 PM
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
per my comment below....
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 09:36:46 PM
Beautiful portrait! Well composed.
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03/17/2009 07:15:41 PM
Really like the crop on this one, also has a great feel to it with the expression and B&W conversion. The hair in front of the left eye (her right) disturbs the balance for me a little as it's a very happy shot and so would be nice to see both eyes fully. Great DOF as well.
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03/17/2009 06:06:18 PM
wonderful natural expression, i can see she is not bothered with the chilly and windy weather! good light on the face, nice contrast, i just wish the runaway hair wouldn't darken her right eye so much.
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03/17/2009 02:25:59 PM
I wish that piece of hair weren't obscuring her eye, but maybe I'm nitpicking... :) This is a lovely capture and the high contrast works beautifully here.
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03/17/2009 12:31:21 PM
I used to date a girl named Joy, I don't think this is her.... :)
This so full of excitement, like the wind blown look.
Where the mittens the same color?
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03/17/2009 10:47:35 AM
Cute portrait, the hair in the eye is distracting but the black and white looks great.
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03/17/2009 06:27:01 AM
Lovely portrait and a beautiful subject.
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03/17/2009 04:56:49 AM
I love her expression. It doesn't feel posed at all and makes for a great inviting picture. I don't mind the hair blowing around a bit, but the 2 strands right by her eye are a little distracting.
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03/17/2009 01:17:08 AM
Cool portrait. I like the wind blown look. The one thing that draws me into the photo are the gloves being two different colors.
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03/16/2009 11:38:59 PM
I like the high-key look, I think it goes very well with your subject, the expression and the overall great feel and energy of the image.
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03/16/2009 11:03:49 PM
Cute. Good choice for BW.

Not voting yet.
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03/16/2009 03:44:03 PM
Nice expression, odd colour mittens and the high contrast make this less "simple" than it should be
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03/16/2009 03:12:18 PM
She has a lovely smile. Her expression here is great.
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03/16/2009 12:15:17 PM
Fantastic mood and expression!
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03/16/2009 04:02:20 AM
nice shot
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03/16/2009 03:01:07 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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03/15/2009 03:05:29 PM
seems a bit overexposed, even for a high key treatment
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03/15/2009 03:02:26 PM
wonderful--has a very natural, spontaneous feeling
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03/15/2009 01:43:11 PM
Nice B&W portrait. Well composed.
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03/15/2009 12:15:06 PM
Good pic and expression. Nice lighting too.
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03/15/2009 09:49:07 AM
a little too contrasty IMO
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03/15/2009 08:12:42 AM
Great portrait, beautiful model
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03/15/2009 07:41:02 AM
Nice grab. The flying hair indicates the breezy weather, which complements the casual, fun smile. The dark corner of her right eye is a little distracting, needs the white brightened a bit, maybe. Cool shot.
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03/15/2009 05:58:54 AM
it looks to me as if the eyes werent so sharp as other parts of face...
thats why just 5 ;)
brano
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03/15/2009 03:41:31 AM
Nice joyful portrait in B&W
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03/15/2009 02:20:43 AM
Nice moment captured here. I like hair flying around, but in her eye is a bit distracting.
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03/15/2009 01:48:44 AM
Great composition and expression. Well done. 7.
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03/14/2009 10:55:18 PM
A fun photo!
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03/14/2009 10:17:55 PM
A genuine, relaxed, happy, capture. Lovely.
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03/14/2009 07:50:29 PM
A bit too hot on the right side, and I don't like the strand of hair blowing across her eye. Nice expression, and nice use of DOF.
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03/14/2009 06:57:35 PM
very nece portrait
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03/14/2009 05:51:57 PM
Very nice smile that makes the bad uneven lighting a lesser issue for the picture, good capture.
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03/14/2009 10:57:35 AM
I really like the expression here, very natural. The only nitpick I have is that on my monitor the highlights are a tad blown. A portrait to be proud of though.
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03/14/2009 10:25:00 AM
very natural, relaxed portrait. the expression and softness work together to enhance the image. composition good. 7
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03/14/2009 10:11:04 AM
ya know...this is a wonderful shot...but it lacks focus...not sharp enough
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03/14/2009 12:06:28 AM
Beautiful smile. I think the hair covering the left eye is a bit of a distraction, it keeps me going back and forth between her eyes because of the light/dark contrast.
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03/13/2009 02:09:13 PM
cute girl.. the right glove seems blown out compared to the left.
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03/13/2009 02:00:54 PM
Good lighting, very natural.
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03/13/2009 01:50:20 PM
Nice portrait.
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03/13/2009 10:52:16 AM
Interesting High key
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03/13/2009 02:54:22 AM
Fun portrait
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03/13/2009 01:43:12 AM
bit over blown for my liking
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03/12/2009 11:37:28 PM
The wisp across the eye spoils an otherwise nice portrait IMO.
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03/12/2009 11:21:31 PM
That's a warm, inviting smile you've captured. To me it looks as if the left half of her face is a tad darker, although not sure if it was your intent or not.
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03/12/2009 07:17:14 PM
To much light on the right but she is pretty. Nice story to it and good detail.
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03/12/2009 06:19:35 PM
The contrast between the gloves and the two halves of the face is too jarring. It really should be balanced out a bit more in my opinion.
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03/12/2009 09:50:32 AM
cure portrait, nice B&W treatmenr
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03/12/2009 06:45:13 AM
Nice snapshot a little over exposed on the right side.
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03/12/2009 12:43:19 AM
nice portrait, lots of personality!
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03/12/2009 12:38:05 AM
I like the composition and the naturalness of the model's face. The difference in lighting from the left to the right, though, is a bit disconcerting.
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03/12/2009 12:05:18 AM
love her expression wish the hair wasn't a crossed her other eye.
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03/11/2009 09:13:38 PM
Lovely portrait. It would be great if we could see her left eye better (it's blocked a little by the hair), though I suppose there's not a whole lot you can do about that!
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03/11/2009 05:51:38 PM
Great smile, and expression on her face.
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03/11/2009 05:45:48 PM
nice smiley portrait
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03/11/2009 04:29:58 PM
Lovely smile.
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03/11/2009 03:51:23 PM
The first thing I notice is that her gloves look different. Is the one on the right just blown out?
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03/11/2009 03:38:45 PM
So carefree. I love her hair blowing in front of her face. Wish the left eye had the same catch light. What an adorable smile.
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03/11/2009 01:44:05 PM
great smile:) too bad the wind blew that bit of hair over her eye, its a bit distracting
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03/11/2009 10:37:59 AM
Congratulations on being part of this 1000th challenge on DPC. Keep up the good work!!
03/11/2009 09:38:20 AM
like the natural feel of this shot. very nice
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03/11/2009 08:07:41 AM
pretty gal
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