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Photo of the Day: March 2011

Still new around here but I thought I'd share another picture I took last week.

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Parkin Pig said:
Great background, which makes her stand out very well with her dark hair, and the shadow on her left arm. Not quite enough contrast between her right shoulder and the background (maybe dark sleeves would help?). I would have either brought the window in more to make its inclusion appear more deliberate, or excluded it altogether.
She looks to be slightly uncomfortable looking into the sun, but aren't we all?
My only other comment is that you're a lucky man!
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Thank you very much for the kind words! I agree: her left shoulder could use a touch more contrast to differentiate it from the background. I'll try darkening the wall behind her just a touch to make her pop out more. This wasn't a posed shoot at all (to the degree that I had no real plans for the photo). We were just walking around exploring Cincinnati and I thought this wall would make for a cool backdrop. The only direction I gave her was to cheat into the setting sun a bit so as to avoid shadows, though now I wish I had told her to look more into the camera and perhaps squint less. So many tiny details to keep in mind when shooting portraits! I still have much to learn.
 
Here's my contribution. It's a signal box near the train tracks by my house. I also got some shots of a bald eagle across the river, but the quality is only so-so.
 

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