Critique Welcomed Caiti

[Brian Moore]

Shot this one a while back with my Olympus OM-2n and Kodak Ultramax 400 film. I accidentally broke the film due to rewinding while not having the film release properly set. Then, thinking the film was rewound, I opened the back, thus exposing the roll to light. Some of the film was in the canister and some still wound around the advance spool. So when I got home I put the camera in the dark back, extracted the film, put it on a reel and developed it R0dinal, which is for black and white film. (At the time I wasn't yet developing my own color film, and since the film was broken from the canister I could not have had my local one-hour develop it.)

The focus is way off. I was too close to get her in focus.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

A while back eh Brian? Back in the days of inexperience, clumsiness or share bad luck? Strangely enough, I like it. Must be her beauty shining through. Is it Helga?

 

[Brian Moore]

A while back eh Brian? Back in the days of inexperience, clumsiness or share bad luck? Strangely enough, I like it. Must be her beauty shining through. Is it Helga?

Thanks, Ivar. No, not Helga. Olympus OM-2n and 50/1.8. Thinking back I realize now that I wasn't too close to get her in focus, I just failed to focus properly. As I recall I shot the image from the driver's seat of the car by pointing the camera over my shoulder. I probably estimated the focus (erroniously to be sure) prior to shooting. Thanks again, Ivar.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Thanks, Ivar. No, not Helga. Olympus OM-2n and 50/1.8. Thinking back I realize now that I wasn't too close to get her in focus, I just failed to focus properly. As I recall I shot the image from the driver's seat of the car by pointing the camera over my shoulder. I probably estimated the focus (erroniously to be sure) prior to shooting. Thanks again, Ivar.

I just mocked about Brian. Sorted all that out in your first answer and knew what camera you had used. I was as a joke, referring to the lady old man!

 

[Brian Moore]

I just mocked about Brian. Sorted all that out in your first answer and knew what camera you had used. I was as a joke, referring to the lady old man!

Norway must be a crazy place Ivar!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I really like it, Brian, as it is a pretty cool image of a pretty, cool girl.

 

[Brian Moore]

I really like it, Brian, as it is a pretty cool image of a pretty, cool girl.

Appreciated, Rob. Thank you!

 

[Pete Askew]

Very interesting effect. It has a 1950s film star look to it. Nice.

 

[Brian Moore]

Very interesting effect. It has a 1950s film star look to it. Nice.

Thanks Pete. I think so too. Whenever I look at this image I think "my movie star daughter."

 

[Pete Askew]

Actually, Jackie Onassis / Kennedy keeps coming into my head. And not just because of the glasses.

 

[Brian Moore]

Actually, Jackie Onassis / Kennedy keeps coming into my head. And not just because of the glasses.

Really,...? I never thought about that. But when I read your comment I did immediately think "sunglasses." Thanks, Pete.