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Beautiful Misery
Beautiful Misery
Shea927


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Challenge: Portrait in Landscape Orientation (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
Location: Home
Date: Oct 31, 2006
Aperture: f 4.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2006

 My little sister. She's so good at the pouty look... haha

black&white
cropped
higher contrast
dodging and burning
black border
resized

Statistics
Place: 233 out of 271
Avg (all users): 4.4960
Avg (commenters): 4.5000
Avg (participants): 4.1829
Avg (non-participants): 4.6488
Views since voting: 816
Views during voting: 371
Votes: 250
Comments: 7
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 11/03/2006 08:48:51 PM
Seems a little out of focus, but perhaps that is intentional. It does seem to go with the mood of the photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Canon TC-DC58B 1.5x Tele Converter
11/03/2006 07:11:14 PM
I'm not sure if the soft focus is intended as the title suggests. Good luck to ya!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 11/03/2006 04:15:31 PM
Meets Challenge:2
Technical:1
Ingenuity:0
Appeal:1
Opinion:1
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K-R
Promaster 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 XR IF
 11/02/2006 12:51:54 PM
Back to comment: This image doesn't show a lot of personality, as it looks like you sneaked the shot and then cropped it to make a portrait. The face has a very flat look to it and I think a different B&W conversion technique would help bring out the details in her face. Take a look at this great tuitorial on B&W conversion. The focus also looks a little soft around the eyes. Did you remember to sharpen the image after downsizing it for the challenge?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/01/2006 10:44:13 AM
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Processing - 1
Composition - 1
Overall Impression - 1
"WOW" factor - 0
Score: 5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
 11/01/2006 07:54:26 AM
Focusssss
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
 11/01/2006 12:53:53 AM
I like the contrast, lighting and pose. However, I am not sure what the Landscape format gives you but dead space...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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