eyes

[andres]

This was just some cropping and color modification... can you please comment on it? thanks

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23508945@N08/2239992371/" title="Ojos by andresfleury, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2290/2239992371_6dd2d37ccb.jpg" width="397" height="500" alt="Ojos" /></a>

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO Speed: 400

[Japaslavian]

The focus looks a little soft.
I like the crop, but in all honesty though, the whole black-and-white-except-for-the-eyes thing is really starting to get played out.

To me anyways...

[windrider86]

Please be sure that when you are posting in the cristique section to ask a more specific question about what you are wanting critiuqe on and also post your exif info.

[Aperture Nine]

This was just some cropping and color modification... can you please comment on it? thanks

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23508945@N08/2239992371/" title="Ojos by andresfleury, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2290/2239992371_6dd2d37ccb.jpg" width="397" height="500" alt="Ojos" /></a>

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO Speed: 400

As a family man, I like the motive. Portraits and the like is all about eyes. The crop is excellent; the diagonal curve between the faces works well.

It is a shame the exposure is too long. Taking hand held pictures with the D80 and the 18-135 lens at 135mm is dangerous at 1/60 and below. I prefer to keep exposure at at least 1/100 at all times. It doesn't make a big difference on a B/W picture like this though.

I must also tell you that I keep my ISO setting at 100, and that I bought a flash to keep it there.

This image could have been even better if someone else takes the picture with MANUAL focus, focusing somewhere around the eye of the kid.