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PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
edited January 15, 2011 in Street and Documentary
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The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
... I'm still peeling potatoes.

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  • FreezframeFreezframe Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
    edited January 13, 2011
    Nice capture!
    The look wonderment on her face is where we all were at one time. To do it all over again! Thought provoking isn't it!

    Thanx for sharing!

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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited January 13, 2011
    Dunno--she looks a little skeptical to me. lol3.gif

    Good shot, Patti, but I'd boost the blacks some. I would also consider cropping from the left to eliminate the white wall there.
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  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2011
    Whatever her thoughts, her expression is priceless -- and you caught it well and from an excellent angle.
  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2011
    Here's the edit with blacks up'd and cropped from the left per Richard's suggestion

    1156861117_SXEUN-X2.jpg
    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    ... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2011
    Patti wrote: »
    Here's the edit with blacks up'd and cropped from the left per Richard's suggestion

    1156861117_SXEUN-X2.jpg

    I don't like that you chopped off the ministers mouth and nose--I like the smile he had on his face as he did the blessings.
    Liz A.
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  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2011
    I straightened the shot and thus the loss of the priest's smile. I agree, I don't like it as much either. I wish I'd been able to take a few steps back but alas I was against the wall.
    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    ... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited January 15, 2011
    I don't think you need to straighten it--the mouth and nose tip are more important. I like the increased contrast, but I would crop still more off the left, all the way to where the wall stops being pure white. If you take the original and crop to a 3x2 ratio anchored at the top right it works nicely, and the child ends up right on one of the rule of thirds magic points. thumb.gif
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  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2011
    I've gone a step farther and converted to grayscale to get rid of the mauve tint and also, inspired by Liz, I cranked the black sacrificing the bit of detail on the book and view of the priest's hand. Thoughts?

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    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    ... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited January 15, 2011
    I like it. thumb.gif
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