Georgia Aquarium - true candid & very hard for me to do (I hated taking pics of strangers!) I used a 2.8 aperture, but I guess I wasn't close enough to really isolate the subject that way; I ended up blurring a bit.
PP:
Crop
Hue / Saturation / Curves
Select other than subject
15% blur on other than subject
On subject:
Clone / Healing brush: rings under eyes, distracting shirt on left, white rectangle near elbow, reflection of white rectangle
Dodge & burn using 50% gray layer with paint
On whole:
Crop again
Size, sharpen & save for web
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Place: 17 out of 109 Avg (all users): 6.2425 Avg (commenters): 8.0000 Avg (participants): 5.8281 Avg (non-participants): 6.3725 Views since voting: 2187 Views during voting: 413 Votes: 268 Comments: 24 Favorites: 1 (view)
This is really good. Technically I'd say that it was terrific (with one small criticism - the highlights on her "real" face are a bit bright IMHO). Love the POV and composition. Very strong shot.
Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.
First Impression - the most important one: WOW, at first glimps I thought she was looking at a painting. Then I realized that the painting included the subject with a fish about to bite here ear. LOL. I must admit, you made me have to stop and look again. A doubletake is a good thing.
Composition: VERY strong, good use of Rule of Thirds!
Subject: Strong, well defined, good use of Post-Process blur to achieve the DoF you wanted.
Technical (Colour, focus, and light): Focus: very sharp
Colour: Maybe the flesh tones are a tad on the blue side, but it helps the "aquarium" feel.
Light: Love how it highlights her face.
To grow its vote?: I honestly can't see a way to improve this photo. It made it to 17th place which is a good accomplishment. It's got everything a photo needs to ribbon. Interest, creativity, all technicals. Perhaps, bribing voters will help... LOL.
Summary: I love it. One of the most creative shots in the challenge, definitely keep up this kind of work! That ribbon is on it's way!
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