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vIZnquest · Feb 24, 2008, 8:08 AM

Two sisters.Taken at a wedding I was shooting.

Bynx · Feb 24, 2008, 8:48 AM

Very nice lighting and composition. The skintones are right on without unsightly shadows.

thkn777 · Feb 24, 2008, 10:21 AM

Holy cow!

Very nice shot. Normally I don't like "posed" photos but this one came out very well. Congratulations!

selvin · Feb 25, 2008, 12:46 AM

Those eyes will captivate you. Nicely done.

Aloha

vIZnquest · Feb 25, 2008, 7:56 AM

Thanks for your comments. I used abetterbouncecard that I made myself and a SB800 speedlight and D200. I was impressed with the effectiveness of abetterbouncecard in this situation.

Mahalo,

Tom

Cyberf828 · Feb 25, 2008, 9:43 AM

Beautiful photo.

calr · Feb 25, 2008, 12:03 PM

This is a beautiful photo with one minor distraction, the gold bit between the two girls. It looks like it might be a purse strap. Whatever it is, it looks out of place.

Cal

thkn777 · Feb 25, 2008, 3:10 PM

calr wrote:

Quote:

This is a beautiful photo with one minor distraction, the gold bit between the two girls. It looks like it might be a purse strap. Whatever it is, it looks out of place.

Cal

Huh? Are you sure you don't talk aboutthe background shining through? :?

Th.

calr · Feb 25, 2008, 3:18 PM

After looking again, closely, it is possible that's what I'm seeing. Initially, it looked gold but on the second look, it appears to be green with blown highlights. Regardless of what color it is, I think it is distracting. A slightly different shooting angle (very slight!) would correct it. Now that it's shot, a little bit of work with the clone tool should fix it right up. We don't condone that in this forum but for your own use it would work great.

Note--We will be having a challenge coming up in which the post-processing rule will be suspended for two weeks. During that time, anything goes!

Cal

vIZnquest · Feb 25, 2008, 3:37 PM

I see what you mean calr about it being distracting but it is not a blown highlight at all. It is not a purse strap of any kind as these two did not carry a purse at any time during the wedding and reception atwhich time this was taken.

It is part of the background and you can see something similar to the lower left of the photo. The background were reeds growing out of a pond behind them. Just so happens that there were no foliage in that area of the shot taken. If you look closer you can see some of her hair in the area of distraction.

Thanks for pointing that out.

Mahalo,

Tom

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Feb 24, 2008, 8:48 AM	#2
Bynx Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: East of Toronto Posts: 8,800	Very nice lighting and composition. The skintones are right on without unsightly shadows.

Feb 24, 2008, 10:21 AM	#3
thkn777 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 1,831	Holy cow! Very nice shot. Normally I don't like "posed" photos but this one came out very well. Congratulations!

Feb 25, 2008, 12:46 AM	#4
selvin Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,204	Those eyes will captivate you. Nicely done. Aloha

Feb 25, 2008, 7:56 AM	#5
vIZnquest Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,974	Thanks for your comments. I used abetterbouncecard that I made myself and a SB800 speedlight and D200. I was impressed with the effectiveness of abetterbouncecard in this situation. Mahalo, Tom

Feb 25, 2008, 9:43 AM	#6
Cyberf828 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 659	Beautiful photo.

Feb 25, 2008, 12:03 PM	#7
calr Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 8,466	This is a beautiful photo with one minor distraction, the gold bit between the two girls. It looks like it might be a purse strap. Whatever it is, it looks out of place. Cal

Feb 25, 2008, 3:18 PM	#9
calr Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 8,466	After looking again, closely, it is possible that's what I'm seeing. Initially, it looked gold but on the second look, it appears to be green with blown highlights. Regardless of what color it is, I think it is distracting. A slightly different shooting angle (very slight!) would correct it. Now that it's shot, a little bit of work with the clone tool should fix it right up. We don't condone that in this forum but for your own use it would work great. Note--We will be having a challenge coming up in which the post-processing rule will be suspended for two weeks. During that time, anything goes! Cal

Feb 25, 2008, 3:37 PM	#10
vIZnquest Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,974	I see what you mean calr about it being distracting but it is not a blown highlight at all. It is not a purse strap of any kind as these two did not carry a purse at any time during the wedding and reception atwhich time this was taken. It is part of the background and you can see something similar to the lower left of the photo. The background were reeds growing out of a pond behind them. Just so happens that there were no foliage in that area of the shot taken. If you look closer you can see some of her hair in the area of distraction. Thanks for pointing that out. Mahalo, Tom