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28-JAN-2007 Gerry McBride

T

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
1/60s f/2.8 at 26.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time28-Jan-2007 00:25:39
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length26 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Canon DSLR Challenge25-Oct-2007 00:05
Anytime, Gerry! :) ~ Lonnit
mcbit24-Oct-2007 17:51
Thanks Lonnit! -mcbit
Canon DSLR Challenge23-Oct-2007 23:17
OH! Now THAT is so much more comfortable to look at. I'd switch immediately. :) ~ Lonnit
mcbit23-Oct-2007 05:44
Right! T3 has more non facial OOF and sharpening to the eyes which become "bug eyed" if I apply any more sharpening. -mcbit
http://www.pbase.com/cslr_challenge/image/87698089
Canon DSLR Challenge23-Oct-2007 03:12
Definitely improved, but you can go more. Although you've blurred her non-facially, it's still not quite as OOF as her face. I'd go a bit stronger on the non-facial blur, and then I bet you could sharpen up the eyes a tad. It's coming along! :) ~ Lonnit
mcbit22-Oct-2007 20:15
OK Lonnit, this time I've given it a good dose of the PS "subtlety brush" and posted as T2 :) -mcbit
Canon DSLR Challenge22-Oct-2007 19:09
That's because you blurred the whole thing, which made the face totally OOF. Layer that one over this and then mask out the face so it gets none of the additional blur. :) ~ Lonnit
mcbit22-Oct-2007 18:48
Point taken, I've posted a softer version in pending but I don't think it has the appeal of this one. -mcbit
Canon DSLR Challenge22-Oct-2007 16:03
A lovely capture, albeit a bit of focusing error. The sharpest part of the image is the necklace. If this is an ad for that necklace, fine, because all our attention is drawn right to it. For a portrait though, the eyes must be the point of greatest focus. You could fix this by adding some blur to the sharper parts to make them less focused than the face and eyes, and you'll end up with a nice soft-focus image. :) ~ Lonnit
Canon DSLR Challenge22-Oct-2007 15:17
Nice portrait Gerry, pretty model with a relaxed pose and high contrast without being extreme.

I like the shine in the hair and the little sparkle highlights this has. I wonder if the little sparkle highlight from her teeth though, might not be better cloned out?

I would be guided by some of our participants who are brilliant portrait photographers who would be better judges than myself, but to me it does tend to draw attention but to what?

Beautiful post Gerry ~ Regards Melbob