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Challenge: Black and White Portrait (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G2
Location: Michigan
Date: Dec 24, 2002
Aperture: 2.5
ISO: Auto
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 26, 2002

 A candid profile shot of my cousin at our christmas party.

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Place: 48 out of 90
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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)
 01/04/2003 04:05:26 PM
Only minor tweak I'd do is to rotate slightly CCW so the main dark/light boundary at the top right is more horizontal -- I don't think it would affect her pose adversely.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 01/02/2003 05:06:49 PM
I love the shot, but it would have had much more impact for me if it had been cropped below the light that is just right of center in the top area (I cropped right at the light horizontal line that I see there below the light)- I find that whole top area to be very distracting. However, when I cropped it, I loved the way her face looks against the neg spc area with the small lights. Can't figure out her hair - almost looks like glitter or something on it.
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HP PhotoSmart 315
 12/31/2002 02:29:34 PM
The bright area in the upper right is a bit out of place. I tried this with a crop along that horizontal line that seperates the dark background from the light background, and I think it still works nicely, and also brings the attention down to her pretty face. Your focus and clarity are good, and the angle is nice as well. I like the candles in the background. Great shot. Good luck in the challenge.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 12/30/2002 09:25:39 AM
You have nice lighting and sharp focus on a wonderful subject. The bright spots (candles) distract from the subject, I think more so because they are not defined in this case?
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