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    A Gentle Face

    This was taken recently. I was just captivated by the look. C&C most welcome

    A Gentle Faceuntitled- by Ole Hansen, on Flickr

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    Re: A Gentle Face

    That look is great; a bit oof?

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    Re: A Gentle Face

    Hi Ole, Nandakumar,

    Quote Originally Posted by Wavelength View Post
    That look is great; a bit oof?
    No, it's subject movement and/or camera shake, I'm afraid.

    The EXIF shows this was shot at 1/25s at 300mm effective focal length, which may explain the movement.

    I wonder if it might clean up a bit in PS, but the movement may be a combination of rotation and sideways and the subject doesn't lend itself to identifying which at various places in the frame to be sure. If the wrong choice is made in PS, it might clean up in one specific area, but get lost worse elsewhere.

    HTH, Dave

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    Re: A Gentle Face

    1/25 s? then this is more than what one can expect from an animal that is not sleeping

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    Re: A Gentle Face

    Might be slightly soft but there is enough sharpness there for the point of the shot to get across. I like it.

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    Re: A Gentle Face

    Gorgeous colors! I also like the way the face emerges from the darkness, made possible by the lack of separation between the subject and background in so much of the image. I do wish at least the eyes were sharply in focus or instead that all of the image had a bit more blur for an artistic effect.

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    Re: A Gentle Face

    Although the image is not sharp, the face looks gentle indeed. Also very nice colors

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    Re: A Gentle Face

    Nice portrait.

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    Re: A Gentle Face

    The look is it and the color too. It is difficult to not engage when it's like looking in the mirror if you get my drift..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rainforest View Post
    The look is it and the color too. It is difficult to not engage when it's like looking in the mirror if you get my drift..
    Susan, I know what you feel

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