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Challenge: Black and White Portrait II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L USM
Location: Home, Reykjavik
Date: Jan 5, 2007
Aperture: 1.4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 60
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jan 9, 2007

 Taken at home, tired after a after a fun Friday evening.

The light was a 550ex on the camera, aimed into a white reflector on the left.

Post processing - convert to B&W, some levels, cloned out a few skin blemishes and a small part of the right ear that was showing, fixed a small reflection in one eye, some selective smoothing and sharpening.

Statistics
Place: 170 out of 491
Avg (all users): 5.5548
Avg (commenters): 5.8571
Avg (participants): 5.4365
Avg (non-participants): 5.6446
Views since voting: 1164
Views during voting: 381
Votes: 292
Comments: 10
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 01/15/2007 03:48:23 PM
Good job on the lighting ... very dramatic ... well done
Nikon D200
Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX Diagonal Fisheye for Nikon
 01/12/2007 09:50:18 PM
great catchlights in the eyes. the way the face "floats" in clarity while the rest of the body is so OOF is a bit distracting.
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Nikon D60
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Nikon
 01/12/2007 02:25:30 PM
Awesome eyes but so much lack of DOF jars me. I would like to see the model's neck a tad more in focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/11/2007 10:18:20 PM
Very pretty lady with soft lovely light washing across her face. I like the b&w toning as well. Good job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K100D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 01/11/2007 02:27:54 PM
I would've cropped this tighter, off the bottom at least. I find the necklace a little distracting with the light reflecting off it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 01/11/2007 12:32:26 AM
Hmmm ... depth of field very shallow ... looks like gaussian blur got applied.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 01/10/2007 08:00:39 PM
Great job capturing those beautiful eyes.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 01/10/2007 07:24:27 PM
great focus on her eyes
 01/10/2007 02:54:58 PM
Not sure if I like the cropping of this picture
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 01/10/2007 08:04:28 AM
I cropped up from the bottom to further enhance the nice focus on the face/eyes. What do you think?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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