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Love Him
Love Him
JRalston


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Heart (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
Location: Guam
Date: Feb 14, 2006
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250th
Galleries: Family, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Feb 14, 2006

 RAW Adjustments
Clone hot spot on button on polo shirt
Draganizer Action, minus grunge layer
Draganizer onto original layer, reduce opacity 50%
Burn ear a bit
Flatten
Crop
USM
Gradient map for bw

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 140
Avg (all users): 6.1368
Avg (commenters): 7.8462
Avg (participants): 5.9863
Avg (non-participants): 6.2158
Views since voting: 1722
Views during voting: 355
Votes: 212
Comments: 20
Favorites: 3 (view)

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Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8-4 Compact High Speed Zoom for Nikon
 02/22/2006 01:44:38 PM
Awesome Jen. Congratulations on the great finish. Absolutely love the photo. I scored it high without knowing it was yours, by the way, lol.
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Olympus E-3
Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED Zuiko Digital
 02/22/2006 07:17:20 AM
WTG Jen, finally broke that 6 mark. Top 30 woohoo!!!
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/22/2006 01:04:04 AM
A strong imagew and a strong finish, Jen! Congrats.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/22/2006 12:32:46 AM
Wtg Jen on your high finish!
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Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 02/22/2006 12:13:40 AM
Nice finish! Bravo!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 02/21/2006 03:50:28 PM
great lighting ,composition and focus.very simple but effective image.
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Olympus E-300 EVOLT
Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED
 02/21/2006 11:45:13 AM
I like this.
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Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 02/20/2006 11:40:42 AM
Amazing DOF use, and sharp focus. Good choice on the black and white.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 02/19/2006 02:22:38 PM
great shot. :) 9
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/19/2006 04:11:23 AM
Composition: 7 - Technical: 7 - Creativity: 6 - Appeal: 6 - Challenge: 6 - Overall Score: 6 - (weighted - NOT a calculated average)

Very nicely done. :)

Note: Click for info
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/18/2006 12:48:23 PM
I love the lighting and DOF of this shot.
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/18/2006 12:02:09 PM
Nice composition, dof and lighting here. My first thought was that 'love him' was too grown up for this cute little girl and that something like 'be mine' would have been more appropriate. But as it is, it seems to tell a story of a little girl with sad eyes who wants her daddy back.
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 02/17/2006 10:59:20 AM
Very nice, great job on the lighting.
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Nikon Df
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 02/17/2006 10:57:30 AM
Wonderfully done, one of the best so far.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon
02/17/2006 12:49:11 AM
Love the tone and composition.
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Fujifilm FinePix S5100
 02/16/2006 09:49:57 PM
great job...one of my faves
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 02/16/2006 01:07:00 AM
I like this. The DOF is great and I like that you chose to do it in black and white. Bumping up on 2nd review.
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/15/2006 09:47:37 PM
it would have even been better if the candy heart said "Love Me" ... good idea
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/15/2006 01:20:19 PM
Very nicely done. I like the clarity in the hand and heart.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 02/15/2006 09:58:22 AM
nice depth of field
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