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Young Woman in Cathedral at Rouen

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Rachel Foster

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This was the one time I really regretted not having my 5dII on the tour. This is a young woman in a beam of natural light in the cathedral at Rouen. No flash. ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/60, handheld.

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Rachel Foster

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When I saw the beam of light cutting through the murky dimness, I thought She was present myself!

I should add that other than cloning out one stray bit of light, cropping was the only edit.
 
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Ken Tanaka

pro member
Nicely seen and captured, Rachel.

In a perfect world (in which none of us lives) I would only wish for two changes. First, that she did not have a string around her neck. Second, and easily fixable, that the luminance on her face was higher than on her chest.

But nicely done.
 
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Clayton Lofgren

New member
The light on this works well with the concept of the cathedral. A while back I posted a similar shot of a young boy lit by the TV screen he was watching. I wonder who worships what more.
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Ken Tanaka said:
Nicely seen and captured, Rachel.

In a perfect world (in which none of us lives) I would only wish for two changes. First, that she did not have a string around her neck. Second, and easily fixable, that the luminance on her face was higher than on her chest.

But nicely done.
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Both could be done, the chain should be dismissed with the new background-editing tool in CS5.

Asher
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Rachel Foster said:
This was the one time I really regretted not having my 5dII on the tour. This is a young woman in a beam of natural light in the cathedral at Rouen. No flash. ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/60, handheld.
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Divinity: Jacob Eliana Photography



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Divinity: Jacob Eliana Photography

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Hi Ken,

Maybe something like this is what you are contemplating. Perhaps the ear shouldn't be revealed as ts about seeing. I must admit I do prefer the image lit this way.

Was she at worship or just in awe of the art and architecture?"

Asher
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Cedric MASSOULIER

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Hi Rachel,

What a wonderful portrait : nice posture and light, expression, patternson her shoulder... Maybe some little defauts as noticed by Ken, but still a beautiful image.

Cedric.
 
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Rachel Foster

New member
I agree, it's better with the edits.

Asher, actually she's Hindu. She was a member of the tour group I was with and fell naturally in the pose when I asked her to step into the light for the image.
 
fahim mohammed

fahim mohammed

Well-known member
Rachel, welcome back.

That is a wonderful portrait. I too would brighten ( just a tad ) her facial features. Other than that I would leave it as it is. The wonder she feels is very well captured.

Try to see how a child might look at the world. You, then, have captured the soul of mankind.

Regards.
 
Winston Mitchell

Winston Mitchell

Member
Beatiful image, Rachel.

I much prefer your original. It captures something, a feeling maybe that, for me, is totally missing in the final iteration.
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Winston,

Rachel's image seems to have spirituality and wonder. One is always more secure in the original since the exact attitude and lighting qualities that do this for us are not clear. Ken looks to simplify and I experiment with possibilities.

I like the challenge, especially when it reflects on what we don't fully understand. Then we can look back at the classic devotional pictures of the great artists and, perhaps appreciate them more fully.

Asher
 
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Rachel Foster

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Winston I'm going to carefully look at both images and see if I can see what you meant. I am seriously considering submitting this one for a competition so it matters to me.

Thanks!
 
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Kathy Rappaport

pro member
Original for me

I like that the luminence is higher on her neck. It looks real - I like the all knowing expression in her face. I was actually disappointed to find that she was a fellow traveller and not someone who made a pilgrimage to worship.
 
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Eugene Ye

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wonderful image. i like it very much especially on the very nice light.

i am just starting to appreciate photography, and i am wondering the shadow at the neck is so well defined and has edges that are so sharp (rectangular). the head and body look detached. i don't see any comment on this, is this something good or doesn't matter to a portrait?

nicely done portrait
 
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Bart_van_der_Wolf

pro member
Eugene Ye said:
wonderful image. i like it very much especially on the very nice light.

i am just starting to appreciate photography, and i am wondering the shadow at the neck is so well defined and has edges that are so sharp (rectangular). the head and body look detached. i don't see any comment on this, is this something good or doesn't matter to a portrait?
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Hi Eugene,

Well observed, I can see how that may look a bit unsettling. Subconsciously it signals (to a photographer anyway) that a small/distant source of light was causing the sharp shadow/light transitions.

Cheers,
Bart
 
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