DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
It Was a Tough Year
It Was a Tough Year
JuliBoc


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Low Key IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Delray Beach, FL
Date: Oct 6, 2009
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Oct 6, 2009

 PP: crop, b/w adj layer (maximum black preset), brightness/contrast adj layer, USM for contrast, 2nd brightness/contrast layer to darken more, resize, sharpen slightly, save for web.

Thank you Bebe for posting this in the Posthumous Ribbon thread.

Statistics
Place: 140 out of 225
Avg (all users): 4.9518
Avg (commenters): 5.8333
Avg (participants): 4.6250
Avg (non-participants): 5.1569
Views since voting: 995
Views during voting: 293
Votes: 166
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 11/07/2009 02:23:06 PM
As if a veil had been torn away and for a moment we see the sheer vulnerability of feeling. Sketchy nature suits.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 10/14/2009 05:08:53 PM
Ahh Julianne - is he doing ok? I know there was a rough patch at one point. Hope he is well.

Love the lighting and his gaze. The eyes really stand out and catch my attention. A soulful and serious capture. Great job :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 10/14/2009 12:33:10 PM
I am completely confused as to why this scored so low. It makes no sense why you would get so many 1s - 3s. It's crazy... this is a great shot. Even if it's a tiny bit blurry, it has SO much in it's favor, including clearly meeting challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/14/2009 12:15:22 PM
I always love seeing pictures of your hubby - he's such a distinguished gentleman! Low light suits his silver hair, too. Don't be afraid to crank the ISO and hit a bit higher shutter - grain won't be bad and in fact will suit this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 10/14/2009 10:00:07 AM
I thought I recognized this face! Nice capture Juli!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 10/13/2009 10:30:48 PM
Why does it look blury? Light and the face are excellent.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sigma DP1x
10/13/2009 07:05:40 PM
I've gone back and forth with this image. At first I was put off by the softness, but I'm not sure anything's lost by it. It's posed quite naturally and the lighting is good. One of my top picks.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/08/2009 07:55:58 PM
out of focus, or movement during the shutter release.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 10/08/2009 12:24:28 PM
10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
 10/07/2009 04:34:29 PM
The Human face is so emotive, and you captured that well. Just sad about the camera shake.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/07/2009 12:05:23 PM
beautiful portrait
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 10/07/2009 12:50:28 AM
seems to be a bit of motion blur.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Theme: Classic / Light / Dark
Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2026 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 10/12/2026 02:36:37 PM EDT.