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The girl in the window
The girl in the window
GinaRothfels


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2009-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
Location: Gauteng, South Africa
Date: Dec 25, 2009
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/6 sec
Galleries: Candid, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 27, 2009



[Jan. 3rd, 2010 06:24:56 PM]

Yes the image does appear voyeuristic, but everything was totally innocent. She was standing in a public place talking on her mobile phone.

Statistics
Place: 187 out of 334
Avg (all users): 5.3889
Avg (commenters): 6.8571
Avg (participants): 5.4576
Avg (non-participants): 5.2581
Views since voting: 696
Views during voting: 306
Votes: 180
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2010 09:42:06 PM
Posthumous Art Gallery
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01/07/2010 09:16:43 PM
Nicely composed. I like the voyeuristic feel.
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01/07/2010 04:18:02 PM
Fantastic noir-ish image. Mysterious and invokes curiosity wonderfully. In my top ten of the challenge. 9.
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01/05/2010 03:08:04 AM
This is an interesting piece. I find the black/white treatment works well for this application. I am curious if she is standing in a stairwell and actually someone you know, or if you/us are really a voyeur into this persons life. The near center composition is a bit off putting, however I will forgive you this time. This image also is a bit nicer this second time around so I will give you a slight bump in your score. Overall its a nice image and concept.
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01/04/2010 05:28:59 PM
This is an interesting capture, almost like a prelude to the night. She's obviously dressed up and ready to go out, or maybe she's at a party? Good job making the viewer wonder what she's doing here, and abstracting a moment from her night.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2010 09:08:52 AM
this is creepy. 6
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01/03/2010 06:09:21 PM
Where? I don't see-- oh wait, there she is. ;-) Very artsy and a bit voyeuristic. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/01/2010 05:25:38 PM
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: This is a very interesting image with an excellent silhouette that has a story to tell. Although the black and white works, I do wonder how the colour image might look.

Critical stuff: The portrait crop offers some environmental context to the image but I think a near landscape crop, just showing that storey would have been a bit more powerful. The near voyeuristic quality of this image is possibly a double-edged sword; I think it adds story - so may find it a little creepy.

Overall: An interesting image which is effective but it may not make too many friends of the voters.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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