4th Place A Jaunty Angle by Gayle Knowles by Canon DSLR Challenge

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A Jaunty Angle
by Gayle Knowles


17-APR-2006	Gayle Knowles

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
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Guest		20-Apr-2006 15:25
Excellent work! -Cat

Canon DSLR Challenge		19-Apr-2006 22:21
Wow. I envy shots like this! Dom (Hwulex)

Canon DSLR Challenge		18-Apr-2006 21:51
"Portraiture is not my thing." --Mr. Biscuit P.S. Striking, intriguing, dramatic. Only constructive thought: A bit more shoulder in-frame would have emphasized the over-the-shoulder, "oh, you again" look. But superb as is. And no, you will never out-live those words.

alexeig		18-Apr-2006 17:33
I like this one more from the two

Vikas Malhotra		18-Apr-2006 08:31
Lovely Portrait Gayle.... Cheers, Vikas.

Canon DSLR Challenge		18-Apr-2006 04:41
I knew you were a southpaw. I thought I saw your reflection in your daughter's eye. It looks like the camera is right in the middle if her pupil and your face just to the righ (as we view the picture). Apparently that was an optical illusion. -- Victor

Gayle Knowles		18-Apr-2006 02:17
Victor, none of the above. I'm right eyed (left handed though), shot was handheld and aside from mono conversion, it's as it came out of the camera. Not even cropped. Why?

Canon DSLR Challenge		18-Apr-2006 02:12
Gayle, I have a question for you. Are you left eyed? Or is this picture mirrored? Or was the camera tripod mounted and you weren't even looking through the viewfinder? I've gotta believe one of these is right. -- Victor

Canon DSLR Challenge		17-Apr-2006 23:16
well done Gayle. theFly

Canon DSLR Challenge		17-Apr-2006 18:24
I think I agree with Lonnit. Additionally, I'd like to se more detail on the cheek. Not much more, but a little. -- Victor

Canon DSLR Challenge		17-Apr-2006 16:41
Absolutely wonderful! Love the '40s starlet look. One thing that bugs me a bit though, is that the rim of the hat goes from OOF to sharp to OOF. I think I'd like the DOF to be the slightest bit deeper so the edge of the rim is still sharp and the shoulder is very slightly less OOF, but of course, still, most definitely OOF. Stunning image! ~ Lonnit

Canon DSLR Challenge		17-Apr-2006 09:46
This is wonderful. I love the "old-fashioned" look. It reminds me of a beautiful movie star from the early days of film. And that eye - staring right at me from the shade of the hat. Perfect angles too :) Jim H.

Guest		17-Apr-2006 07:32
Great tones, composition and depth of field. One of the best portraits I've seen on PBase.

Canon DSLR Challenge		17-Apr-2006 07:26
Dear Gayle: As I commented to Rishard in the Main Thread: Dear Richard: There are tons on angles in your, Busy...lol. Truly, I like it, and it is very welcome that you are participating again. Still, I wonder how it would look in B&W? More to my original point, I think that there is a lot happening in Gayle's Jaunty Angle also. Very fine detail on the hat, the iris of the eyes, the texture of the lips. Truly, a superior Portrait! Excellent work by both of you. Best Wishes, Traveller

Canon DSLR Challenge		17-Apr-2006 07:04
Absolutely my favourite. Richard Adams