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Candlelight Romnce
Candlelight Romnce
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Candlelight (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: Okinawa Japan
Date: Dec 8, 2005
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1.3s
Galleries: Emotive, Persuasive
Date Uploaded: Dec 9, 2005

 Photo taken indoors at night using only candlelight.

Post processing was done with Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 for MacOS X. A brightness/contrast adjustment layer was applied and the image was resized.

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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
 12/25/2005 05:38:06 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

I'm pleased to have the chance to look at this nice image done with the IS Canon S2. The contrast between the good looking wood and the red colors in the composition work well to bring this all together. I like the draping of the red fabric from left to right very much. I do wonder if the cropping is just a bit tight on the right side. That last candle looks pretty close to the frame edge. But that's subjective, of course.

Because the image is a bit soft and the ISO is quite high at 400, I expect this was hand-held. I find that when I'm using a small camera and don't want to attach it to a tripod I can sometimes get a pretty good exposure by balancing the camera on a book or two. Just a thought.

I hope you are enjoying DPC. I'll look forward to seeing more of your images.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/18/2005 08:58:48 PM
this image would have have been multitudes better if you had used a light source to "paint" in some details on the red dress(?) nightgown(?) whatever it is - so we could tell what it was. This wasn't a single light source challenge, and the modd would have remained strong with the candles on the hardwood floor.
Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+
 12/18/2005 01:05:56 AM
Fits challenge=5
Color/lighting=1
DOF/focus=1
Wow factor/uniqueness=11
Attractiveness=2

Love this! The candles are hot but it really adds to it and helps the overall effect of the image. Not quite sure about the one tall red one but it really doesn't hurt the overall image. There is just enough light on the clothing to tell what it is but not too much to make it distracting. Good luck.
Canon EOS-30D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 12/15/2005 11:29:43 AM
interesting image, but it looks far too "set-up" IMHO
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 12/12/2005 10:00:44 PM
Love how the candlelight glows on the red satin
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