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Thread: On the fence

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    On the fence

    Another from this weekend. Thanks again for any replies!

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    Re: On the fence

    I love this photo!
    My only nit is that I wish she weren't so close to the left side of frame.

    She looks so forlorn and the surroundings seem to show why. I want to go buy her some shoes.
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    Re: On the fence

    I agree with Frog.
    Perhaps a crop to just to right of the window will bring it close enough to the rule of thirds.
    Her expression is classic....
    Look through a glass eye.
    Give it a few tries.
    Nothing goes right in its time.
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    Re: On the fence

    Thanks you guys! I'll try a different crop. The original had more to the left, but there was a door there that I cropped out.

    This better?
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    Re: On the fence

    I love it too!

    My major problem with it wasn't the comp at all (I like the original), but the sharpness of the subject. It is a great shot, though.

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    Re: On the fence

    Hope you don't mind.... I played with your picture... super cute girl btw.....

    I played with contrast on the fence and curves, than did a fill flash on her in PSP, added catchlights in her eyes, turned BW with orange filter, then last turned sepia....and crop

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    Re: On the fence

    oh, and I cloned out one of the plants
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    Re: On the fence

    Love the square crop Grace!

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    Re: On the fence

    I like your cropped version better, too.
    There's a lot of room to play with this one as Chow did.
    Hope you shot in raw.
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    Re: On the fence

    Chow did an awesome job on the edit, but the sepia isn't working for me at all.

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    Re: On the fence

    Thanks for all the replies! And no, I don't mind you trying a few things at all Chow. I like what you did - except doesn't it bug you with the window almost right in the middle? I tried a crop that was close to that, but for some reason that window can't be in the middle for me.

    The plants cloned out makes a big difference, I really like that! I think I'll have to go back in and do that to the original.

    Frog, I did not shoot in RAW. I know, I know... I did for a while, but I never had time to do anything with the pictures and they just seemed to be taking up a lot of space... I should start shooting in RAW again now that I have more time.
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    Re: On the fence

    No, I am a very symmetrical person and I tend to break the rule of thirds alot.... I like things centered.... and I think in this case, since she is off to the side, it worked for me. I think showing more of the fence added more of a desolate feeling rather than just one playing by a fence.....
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