it's in the Eyes

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it's in the Eyes

Postby wendellt on Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:27 pm

Just bored on a friday afternoon
what else is there to do but photograph the only female empolyee at work

all shot with the 28-70 f2.8 f4 ISO100 1/250 70mm
with a canon flash(on remote cord sc28) which sems to work on my nikon camera

re-crops near 100%
this one f2.8
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i'm really liking eyes at the moment seems like i will be lusting over a 105 macro
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Postby Nnnnsic on Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:36 pm

Second one is the best.
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Postby losfp on Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:37 pm

I like #2, Wendell :) The composition seems to work better for me than the other two - the eye is being shot more front-on, and is more of a central point of focus than #1 and #2. Looks like you have that flash somewhere over your left shoulder?

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Postby jben_net on Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:48 pm

great work.... nice and sharp... wish I could have time to shoot employees at work..... it's risky enough just posting here.... its all about deadlines, deadlines and deadlines.....
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Postby wendellt on Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:49 pm

thanks LEigh bud
number two in terms of comp is good

however I like the the colour in the 3rd, green eyes being rare

Des flash at 10 'o' clock mostly and quite close to her hence my high shutterspeed of 1/250

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here is the colour version with enhanced colour tweak on the skin
shadow tones cyan bias midtones red and yellow bias
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Postby Nnnnsic on Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:50 pm

And it works better in colour.
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Postby myarhidia on Fri Mar 17, 2006 1:00 pm

Personally I'd go for #3.

IMO, the others would better if you applied some selective blurring to the nose & cheek a bit. The lens is so sharp that you can see the fur which I find distracting from the subject being the eye.
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Postby mudder on Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:06 pm

Those eyes in the last one.... those eyes..... uhm.... where was I??? :lol:

Agree about softening the skin, but those eyes... those eyes... I think I'm lost...
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Postby nito on Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:11 pm

Very engaging shots wendelt. :D
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Postby Slider on Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:53 pm

Very nice Wendell. 2nd in colour is my fav. The eyes certainly do have it. :D
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Postby beetleboy on Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:05 pm

Love them Wendell. Although there are billions of photo's of eye's on the net it's always nice to see someone else's take on the subject (and I don't mean to take anything away from you by saying that).

I like the high key effect and the clarity of these - stunning.

These would work well to promote eye health cos these eyes look like they belong to a very healthy person! :wink:

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Postby Zeeke on Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:10 pm

Beautifully coloured eyes, prefer them to the B&W versions.. damn nice

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Postby Alpha_7 on Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:32 pm

Wendell you are lucky to have a willing subject at work, let her know she has beautiful eyes! Lovely composition and treatment!
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Postby rokkstar on Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:34 pm

Gorgeous Wendell!
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Postby Steffen on Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:28 pm

Nnnnsic wrote:And it works better in colour.


For me, too. Hmm, hazel, my favourite eye colour...

Wendell, did you manage to get her number? :P

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Postby wendellt on Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:32 am

Steffen wrote:
Nnnnsic wrote:And it works better in colour.


For me, too. Hmm, hazel, my favourite eye colour...

Wendell, did you manage to get her number? :P

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stephen i don't need to i work with her everyday and she tags along to most of the social events i shoot

thanks everyone for the comments i really like taking pics of female eyes
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Postby wendellt on Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:34 am

here is some more

crops from same pic couldn't decide which crop is best

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Postby Oneputt on Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:29 am

I have just come across this thread and for me the second image is a standout. Very powerful and mysterious at the same time.
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