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Challenge: Unexpected Find (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
Location: Ontario
Date: Jun 1, 2006
Aperture: f4.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jun 4, 2006

 I have a solid, reliable shot for the green challenge...but am entering this instead...
I am captivated by what i see in this shot..something is going on in her eyes...I shot this on the fly, it is not set-up, nor has any form of lighting been used other than available light...so I am stuck entering this, knowing I will have to face DNMC comments...it is important to me that her mouth is cut off...this is what happens when you truly see someone again for the first time..you don't hear them, you truly see them..people exist in their eyes..

calculations, to grayscale
levels, curves, brightness + contrast +, smart sharp in LAB, added border, save for web

Statistics
Place: 139 out of 163
Avg (all users): 4.8294
Avg (commenters): 6.6250
Avg (participants): 4.4483
Avg (non-participants): 4.9433
Views since voting: 1274
Views during voting: 346
Votes: 252
Comments: 17
Favorites: 4 (view)

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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/13/2007 06:27:08 PM
wow. I just had to stop and look again.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 06/12/2007 06:18:00 PM
Amazing capture of expression and seemingly just right for the challenge. How in the world did this manage to score so low?
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 01/18/2007 11:31:00 PM
Terrific shot ,well explained
bravo
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 11/11/2006 11:44:55 PM
that's it...i'm adding you to my favorites.

don't try to stop me! :)
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
 11/11/2006 04:20:08 PM
this is the kind of photo that just grabs me by the heart and draws me in. i can't imagine what the voters were thinking .
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 10/17/2006 10:59:54 PM
A Fan Killed at a David Cassidy Concert

The mountain of your eyes,
impassably beautiful,
cannot distinguish me.

I cannot imagine
you could ever accept
my kisses.

In this way
you are like dying,
a crossing improvised

in desperation,
and only in darkness
can I meet your gaze.

Donald Zirilli
12/27/99
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Canon EOS-80D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/20/2006 01:22:16 PM
terrific portrait; nice crop and depth of grayscale.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/13/2006 10:46:28 PM
wow. Just fell across this one. Have no idea what voters were thinking. I love this shot. My first thought was, wow. I didn't have a second 'cause I couldn't get past the wow part. well done.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 06/22/2006 03:49:46 PM
what a crap score for such a great photo. thanks for explaining the
crop.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-30D
Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Compact Hyperzoom Aspherical for Canon
 06/13/2006 02:16:55 PM
good composition, nice lighting
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Nikon D70
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.8 ATX Pro-SV for Nikon
 06/13/2006 10:16:42 AM
I have no idea what this has to do with "unexpected find" but it's an amazing picture. Please do a post-challenge post to explain your lighting and processing. I love the texture. I'm giving it a 9 even though I don't understand the relevance. Just because it's an outstanding pic.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/13/2006 07:58:31 AM
Good portrait but I would like to see a little more light around the eyes.
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 06/10/2006 11:45:04 PM
Nice portrait.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS
 06/09/2006 11:24:31 PM
interesting photos that raise more questions then they answer
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/09/2006 08:02:45 PM
Not a bad portrait, a little grey, not sure what it has to do with the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/09/2006 07:38:48 AM
Where is the unexpected?
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 06/07/2006 03:30:04 PM
I'm not sure how this is an unexpected find. It's a great shot. NIce close up and it's sharp.
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