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12-AUG-2006 alexeig

# 10

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
1/60s f/2.8 at 66.0mm iso800 hide exif
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Date/Time12-Aug-2006 21:44:26
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length66 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent800
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White Balance (-1)
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JPEG Quality (6)
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Canon DSLR Challenge21-Aug-2006 00:43
Olaf, Michael and Lonnit, I agree with shaving off more from the top and I have done this in the new version here.- Many thnaks for the input!
Olaf, I understand your point, but I do not have any more space from below. But, I shall try some other crops besause I feel that the current result is a bit roo tight
Guest 16-Aug-2006 10:55
Definitely an improvement - color and crop! For what it is worth, one of my two crops was very close to what you have here - I had slightly less on the top and slightly more on the right. I see you took off a sliver on the left - exactly the same amount that I had taken in my similar crop!

After I wrote my last comment, I had another thought: If the originally posted version was a crop in itself, another viable way could perhaps be to add more to the left and bottom and leave the top and right edges where they were? I only say this because there is something nice about how the background fades darker towards the top and right (in the originally posted version) - it is part of what makes it Rembrandt-like...
Guest 16-Aug-2006 04:36
I like the re-work on the color...still a nice amber glow, but more natural to my eye. Honestly, I was ambivalent about cropping more off the top and then I tried Lonnit's suggestion...I think it works very nicely to bring the crop to just barely above her hair. Again, it's really a lovely piece, your additional work is just making it stronger, IMHO. -Michael
Canon DSLR Challenge15-Aug-2006 21:05
I'd shave a bit more off the top - just an iota above her head. ~ Lonnit
alexeig15-Aug-2006 18:16
Olaf, Lonnit, Michael and Cheryl, many thanks for comments and suggestions. I agree with too much space on the top. Here is another crop, is it better? I have desaturated a bit yellows on the face too.

Here is the original version

http://www.pbase.com/image/65218278
Guest 15-Aug-2006 15:48
I too see youth in this pic. Always a serious nature to one side of youth, yet so pretty she is.
Cherylm
Guest 14-Aug-2006 19:40
I'll echo Olaf's and Lonnit's remarks. I'll add that the eyes are nicely brilliant. Strong feeling of youth and vulnerability. -Michael
Canon DSLR Challenge14-Aug-2006 15:10
I agree that the yellow is a bit too intense, and I too wouldn't want it completely removed, and that it needs cropping. The eyes should fall on the upper thirds line. I find the sacial shadows a bit harsh - they are abrubt - I'd prefer a bit more transition to them. It's a nice expression and shows a vulnerability. ~ Lonnit
Guest 14-Aug-2006 05:09
It is a beautiful model and the light is nice - akin to Rembrandt! The empty space on the right and especially on the top doesn't really work for me. I've tried different crops and found a couple that, to my eye, really brought this photo several notches up. I also tried to neutralize the warm lighting, but that took away from the atmosphere, so I turned the opacity of the neutralizing adjustment layer down and masked off the hair, as I like the hair just the way it is, but I like the skintones and background just a teeny bit more towards a neutral whitebalance.