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Challenge: Back To School II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF
Location: New York City
Date: Sep 8, 2009
Galleries: Street
Date Uploaded: Sep 8, 2009

 A student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, taking a lunchtime smoke break.

I expect this will score about 5.2 or hopefully a bit higher. I realize it's a pretty bland photo (no fault of the young lady), but thought I'd submit it anyway.

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Well, I'm happy this made the top 50, considering.... I thought this was an average photo, so I shouldn't be surprised it scored low, since so often photos I think are above-average end up scoring average!

Statistics
Place: 47 out of 79
Avg (all users): 4.9833
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 4.9375
Avg (non-participants): 4.9932
Views since voting: 1004
Views during voting: 276
Votes: 180
Comments: 6
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AuthorThread
 09/16/2009 02:20:38 PM
Matching book cover and blouse - cool !
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Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
 09/16/2009 10:51:18 AM
Comment after reading your profile:

What does she see, looking 3 or 4 feet in front of the book she is holding? It makes her look really posed in the photo, like a static photo, not moving, not like it would be in "real" life. It would be a hard photo to take, if she were looking at the book her head would be really looking down, making her chin really close to her neck. I think you probably did the best you could with the shot, but it looks really setup. I don't think I would be able to take one of a subject like this either. Focus and color is good. A 5.

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Nikon D800
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 09/15/2009 12:25:35 AM
it looks like her hair got a little too softened or something
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 09/13/2009 05:15:49 PM
nice portrait. a little like a snap shot. focus is fine. it's a 5
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Sanyo Xacti CG6
09/13/2009 04:48:20 PM
Everyday any high school ISA, I like the neutral colors with the pop of blue and then her shades
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 09/11/2009 04:13:23 PM
lacking a bit of art? Great composition but I think the colours are too matter of fact.
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