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Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Location: Santaquin, Utah
Date: Jan 1, 2010
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 1, 2010

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Comments: 24
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hmmm, i gotta admit, this New Year and past christmas have been the best I have ever lived to see.

Embracing it while I can. :-)

OH! and boy, if you haven't noticed, Im doing a 50 day portrait thing. Because I never finished my Last self portrait challenge, so I decided to combine the two into one big giant hoopla of joy. Heck yes.

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01/05/2010 08:02:11 PM
shear joy - love the energy in your face here

great processing to really finish this one
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01/04/2010 11:00:22 PM
Fantastic processing.
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01/04/2010 10:39:08 PM
I love this. A winner, winner, chicken dinner if you ask me!
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01/04/2010 06:06:29 PM
First impression:
Ah, the queen of self portraits. Great start to the challenge. The border and the b&w edit go really well together. Is the border made using a brush or an action? I really like it

Suggested improvement:
Nothing I can think of right now.
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01/04/2010 12:29:38 PM
Black and white was a good choice for this one. The contrast is excellent. The border is a very nice touch and goes well with the image. The only thing I might try and do is clone out some of the blurry snowflakes in the foreground.
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01/03/2010 11:54:56 PM
the detail is marvelous and your processing, whew! fantastic!
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01/03/2010 02:07:45 PM
Love the vintage feel this has, very nice black and white. Great smile and positioning in the frame and of course the snowy hat is just so cute!
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01/03/2010 01:59:21 AM
Very nice. I love it. Great choice in B&W
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01/02/2010 03:23:03 PM
I love those hats but when I take them off my bangs are like every which-a-way so good thing I don't live where it's that cold. You look adorable. I love your harsh contrast!
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01/02/2010 03:21:31 PM
fun and delightful! the snow sets the mood. perfect process.
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01/02/2010 08:43:57 AM
stands out from the crowd - has a lovely wintry feel. (I love your festive epaulettes with the lanterns on!)
=¬)
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01/02/2010 07:47:29 AM
nice pic Kari, I think the B&W and frame work very well
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01/02/2010 01:59:14 AM
Great portrait! Your subject is well lit and pops from the background yet the image looks very natural. The best work looks almost effortless and this is a great example.
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01/02/2010 01:39:31 AM
I love your smile. Great happy image...love the snow!!!1
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01/01/2010 09:38:12 PM
really good job with the conversion and the border. I like the symmetry of the lamp posts coming up from her shoulders. It looks like it was a really bright day esp with all that snow so the model is squinting a little bit which detracts from the shot a little bit and I cannot think of an easy way to avoid it in those conditions normally I would use a diffuser to block the sunlight, here I doubt that would work.
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01/01/2010 08:30:31 PM
love this Kari! i saw it on FB, but came here and it is great. The b/w conversion is perfect
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01/01/2010 07:20:19 PM
can almost feel the snow on that hat - you are one of the best shooters on the site. Always a great photo from you. Hope I can learn a little.
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01/01/2010 05:52:53 PM
Very nicely done with respect to getting the face right/clothes yet having a bright enough background so it is non-intrusive yet adds interest. Frame works well.
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01/01/2010 05:25:53 PM
Very nice contrasts - love the white background and the frame that both set off a very nice looking portrait!
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01/01/2010 05:13:43 PM
Old age is catching up with me (again) . . I was sure that I had already commented on this - but unless Iwas using invisible ink it looks like I was wrong . .

Really cool shot - love the sharpness of yourself aginst the snowy, hazy, indistinct background, and the border fits perfectly.

Oh and a happy smile as well ! I wouldn't be smiling if I was standing in snow so long that it had started to gather on my hat

:- p
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01/01/2010 04:52:02 PM
Fantastic! Giant hoopla of joy, indeed! Happy New Year, Kari!
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01/01/2010 03:04:40 PM
awesome how the b/g is so danged bright and white and still you got the detail of the trees. Must be nice to have such a cute model to work with ;) funny, almost feels like we have seen you grow up just a little bit on here...wern't you about 15 when you started here? you have a bright future in photography, alot of talent right now and i reckon a whole bunch untapped.
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01/01/2010 03:03:29 PM
So wonderful to hear your good feelings. Love this!!!

Embrace every moment, good or bad. If it's bad, stop and think "What can I learn. What did this teach me?" Happy New Year.
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01/01/2010 02:59:41 PM
Focus, lighting, composition, border - all work really well here. Nice to see a wide angle lens getting some portrait use.

Great stuff.
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