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Old 07-06-2007, 06:06 AM
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I've always had a thing for eyes. I don't know why, but they fascinate me. This is my first "eye" picture. I took it with a Canon Rebel XT. Thanks a lot!
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Old 07-06-2007, 06:40 AM
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I quite like this. Its the eyebrow that gets me though. The rest of the face is completely over exposed so it looks like the eye is just floating in nothingness, which i assume is the intended effect. If so, i'd crop out the eye brow, because it acts as a reference point for the rest of the face, it lets the viewer know that this eye is attached to a face. By cropping it out there is just a mysterious eye floating in nothingness, which i think could work well

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if the intended effect was to have some face , if possible, i'd try and get a tiny bit of skin tone and shaping back in the shot (ie just vague shadowing that lets the viewer know there is a nose on the left etc.)

Or

Another situation has arisen in my mind. It could be that the eye to look to be floating in nothingness, but the eyebrow is there to anchor it, adding interest to the shot, making the viewer wonder about the rest of the missing face. If this is the effect you want, I'd keep the picture the same, except lower the contrast on the eye brow only, as it seems a little too harsh at the moment. And, if possible, i'd include a little more of the eye brow it is currently chopped off on the right hand side

I think that last option would be my favourite of the three, because it keeps the interest of the original shot.
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