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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge #7: Portraits In Black and White (or Sepia) >> Critique Gallery > jezcat self portait
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: 2002.04.02 jezcat

jezcat self portait

Black and white after channel mixing in PS6

Canon PowerShot G2
Shutter speed: 2 sec
Aperture: 2.0
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Shooting mode: Single frame shooting
ISO: 50
Lens: 7.0 to 21.0 mm
Focal length: 7.0 mm
Subject distance: 0.728 m
Macro focus: Off
AF mode: Single AF
Focus point: [Centre]
Image size: 2272 x 1704
Image quality: Raw hide exif
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Guest 11-Apr-2002 17:44
I like this picture a lot, but I'd agree that the disembodied hand is a bit distracting. Looks like you are being attacked by the hand from 'Evil Dead' !

The comments about the highlight/ chain being a bit distracting are also true, I think.

Maybe it could do with being a bit sharper in general, to make the eyes more clearly defined ?
ctfchallenge11-Apr-2002 15:14
I how the whites of your eyes are the brightest points in the picture. It really brings them out and makes them the focal point. The very directional light is a double-edged sword. It highlights the countours of your face and your hand nicely, but I'm not enamored of that big shadow on the side of your nose. It's a little distracting. Also, there isn't any evidence that the hand is part of the same body as the head, as the hand appears to be floating in space. Maybe a lighter shirt or bare arm? Or maybe even crop a little tighter on that side so that the lighted hand runs off the edge of the frame. Also (being very nitpicky), you might want to dodge the chain on the right side of your neck a bit to avoid that one little highlight.