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Challenge: Shallow DOF IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
Location: Stellenbosch, South Africa
Date: Sep 3, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Sep 9, 2008

 Taken in the shade of the tree to the right. Slaved flash with shoot-through umbrella camera right and a reflector (the cheap ones used for car windscreens) camera left.

Lighting diagram.

I stupidly forgot my camera on ISO 400 and had to shoot this f/5.6 to balance the ambient properly (was already at the maximum sync speed of the D200, 1/250) - the background blur would probably have been better at f/2.8 or f/4. That will teach me to just shoot without checking if my settings are correct...

Very little editing: basic RAW conversion, noise reduction, crop (8:10 aspect ratio), resize, smart sharpen and save for web.

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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 09/23/2008 03:42:07 PM
Hi Konrad,
First let me say you have a nice image here. You did a really nice job with the dof & it fits the challange to a tee. I like the composition, your model is posed well and the little bit of tree showing is a nice touch. The focus looks to be tac sharp & has nice detail. The lighting seems to be just a bit off balance mainly in the chest area and left shoulder & arm washing out some of the skin tones. The lighting in the facial area seems better & has more skin tone. I like the catch light & the bit of glare on her lip is a plus. Over all this is a really nice image, with a few minor lighting adjustments this would be fantastic.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
09/13/2008 11:06:17 PM
very pretty image looks a bit bland color wise 5
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 09/11/2008 09:12:04 AM
Pretty portrait. The one thing is that the light seems to be brightest on her chest, leaving her face/forehead a bit dark.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 09/11/2008 01:03:09 AM
Lovely portrait.
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 09/10/2008 05:33:57 AM
nice portrait
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