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Challenge: Pink (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
Date: Feb 3, 2005
Aperture: F/11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200 sec.
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: Feb 4, 2005

Model: Audur Sigbergsdottir

Had two Bowens Espirit 500w lamps. One behind her making the halo. And one to my upper left. The background is pink cardboard paper taped together.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 270
Avg (all users): 7.3620
Avg (commenters): 8.5882
Avg (participants): 7.4304
Avg (non-participants): 7.2727
Views since voting: 18115
Views during voting: 619
Votes: 279
Comments: 105
Favorites: 65 (view)


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08/31/2006 01:28:28 AM
nice, nice ,nice, nnice,nice,nice work!! egen nice,nice work!! i mean! excelent work! is a pleasur saw that kind of photos! felicidades!

Message edited by author 2006-08-31 01:29:40.
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02/15/2005 06:47:09 PM
once again - fabulous.

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02/15/2005 05:14:27 PM
Vá.
Til hamingju með borðan, alger snilldar mynd ^^
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02/15/2005 01:40:51 PM
EXCELLENT, the richness of the color.
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02/15/2005 11:40:48 AM
Strong image, nice clean styling...I like the symmetry (glad it's square) and simplicity of the shot. I'm curious how it would effect things if she were staring into the lens. I think I like the border but perhaps a little thinner. Black? Regardless, well done!
02/15/2005 08:15:07 AM
Masterpiece :)
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02/14/2005 10:45:31 PM
The richnesss of the color and the fact that the model is only part of the photo makes this a great shot. Great use of lighting! Congrats!
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02/14/2005 07:48:25 PM
Thanks to all of you for taking the time to comment on my picture. It is always fun to finish first when having spent some time in the setup and lighting. I took this shot in the beginning of the week so I had plenty of time deciding on the right crop, border and warmth. One of my favorite shots ever. The girl on the photo is Audur, my girlfriend. You will probably see plenty more of her in the future on this site :)

Thanks again for your great comments. I got some more close ups and variations. Perhaps I will post some of them here. Also got a shot of the setup.
02/14/2005 07:38:17 PM
Impressive Arnit! Two Bowens added to the wishlist :)
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02/14/2005 06:37:32 PM
Excellent! It is very refreshing to see a shot like this. I totally looks like it should be in some kind of high fashion magazine or something.
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02/14/2005 03:14:17 PM
My choice for BLUE! Great work and Congrats!
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02/14/2005 02:49:31 PM
This is a great image. Wonderful job! Congratulations!!
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02/14/2005 12:23:05 PM

Many congratulations! This was my choice to win.

Maybe I'm psychic?? :)

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02/14/2005 11:34:24 AM
Glad you got there, congrats.
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02/14/2005 11:23:04 AM
Quality shot ..congratulations.
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02/14/2005 10:11:42 AM
Excellent.
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02/14/2005 09:52:38 AM
Great image, congrato man... Áfram Ísland!
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02/14/2005 09:44:34 AM
Congratulations on your blue. A well thought out concept and execution.
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02/14/2005 09:40:16 AM
AWSEOME!!! I had a feeling this would get the blue! Wonderful work!
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02/14/2005 07:28:03 AM
Great work Arni!!
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02/14/2005 07:20:43 AM
awesome stuff
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02/14/2005 06:57:08 AM
Congratulation.... Very professional work!

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02/14/2005 05:56:27 AM
Congratulations Árni.
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02/14/2005 05:42:37 AM
Til hamingju Arnit.
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02/14/2005 05:08:10 AM
Congratulations Árni. Definetly the best in the challenge.
Beautiful model, strong visual idea and a flawless execution.
I really like your use of curves and space.
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02/14/2005 04:14:08 AM
Congratulations arnit! Refreshingly creative!
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02/14/2005 03:50:41 AM
Congrats! Truly amazing imagination & Skills at work :)
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02/14/2005 03:32:07 AM
Algjör klassi, algjör klassi.
Ekki hægt að segja annað.
Til hamingju með þetta.
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02/14/2005 03:15:34 AM
Excellent shot Arnit.
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02/14/2005 02:29:55 AM
Þetta kalla ég Rúst!
Congrats man! :D
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02/14/2005 02:04:15 AM
She is pretty and fits into pink nicely. Congratulations for the blue ribbon! It is pink indeed!
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02/14/2005 01:51:35 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved ribbon.
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02/14/2005 01:49:45 AM
vei vei vei:)
Til hamingju þú ert vel að þessu kominn!
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02/14/2005 01:26:24 AM
Congrats. Very well deserved.
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02/14/2005 12:39:23 AM
congrats on the blue!
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02/14/2005 12:31:24 AM
Congratulations, an excellent shot and win.
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02/14/2005 12:15:35 AM
I am so glad this took the blue.
02/14/2005 12:14:31 AM
Like I said, all the photographers capable of pulling off a shot like this are probably in my favorites. Adding you now... ;-)
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02/14/2005 12:09:40 AM
A decisive win, Arnit and stunning image, too! Many congrats on your new blue for pink! RoB
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02/14/2005 12:07:58 AM
CONGRATS ARNIT!!!!
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02/14/2005 12:04:15 AM
It that my vacumn cleaner girl? Glad to see an image I picked in the top 2 made it in first. Congrats.
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02/14/2005 12:04:12 AM
Congrats. I saw this on photoSig last week, so there was no guessing who it was. ;)
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02/14/2005 12:02:55 AM
Congratulations. Excellent stuff.
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02/14/2005 12:02:38 AM
WOW!! Congrats!! This is an amazing piece of work.
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02/14/2005 12:01:20 AM
you are an absolute freaking master. i bow in awe.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/13/2005 11:43:41 PM
Very, very proficient shot. Good light, nice design and good communication with model. Would work well in a fashion mag. Tops!
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02/13/2005 11:43:30 PM
Nicely done. Very imaginative. Bumping to 10
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02/13/2005 04:09:35 PM
interesting and well shot. Part of me would have like to see more of her but alas.
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02/13/2005 02:53:45 PM
Back for comment. I love this shot. 10
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02/13/2005 12:38:05 PM
Exceptionally professionally executed. Do you do this for a living? If not, you should. 10
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02/12/2005 04:03:35 PM
Excellent, not sure if the top could be cropped a little more, still one of my top picks, good luck.
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02/12/2005 12:44:44 PM
I like the use of negative space. Dont like the border.
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02/12/2005 12:33:41 PM
Brialliant. One of my top 3 picks for Ribbons. Superb colour. framing and and absolutely great idea. (makes a change from flowers) Have a 10
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02/12/2005 08:41:34 AM
Excellent color and wonderful composition.
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02/12/2005 05:33:05 AM
Very interesting composition you have here. One of those shots that require a double and triple glance, and that's exactly what you want the viewer to be doing. Excellent work and really love the lighting, especially the nice glow around the model.
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02/12/2005 01:45:41 AM
I really like this. I like the negative space as well. Pretty model too.
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02/11/2005 05:54:35 PM
Way cool - 8
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02/11/2005 05:21:40 PM
This is simply outstanding. I think that what really makes this work is the difference between the ligting on the two sides of the face and body. It brings this unbalance in a balanced photo.
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02/11/2005 04:44:33 PM
Technically perfect -- beautiful color and light.

The meaning is probably going right over my left-brained head. I just find it a bit weird, but in a good way.
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02/11/2005 02:29:40 PM
nice lighting and facial expression
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02/11/2005 09:05:34 AM
Returning for comment:
The lighting is wonderful, although the brighter area around the model makes the background a bit lighter then the tapes she's caught up in. I think I would like this one better, had the tapes have the same color as the background so they would blend into it.
Still a uniqe and interesting entry to the challenge. Bumping up.
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02/10/2005 11:20:44 PM
This is very different!, In a way it has a very "modern" feel to it. Great use of negative space and color :)
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02/10/2005 11:04:09 PM
This would be a 10 if she were more off center and a touch more light on the right side. Great idea!!!
02/10/2005 09:40:24 PM
Emanating from the pink. Great neat and well lit capture. 7
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02/10/2005 07:45:41 PM
Beautiful shot, very effective use of "pink" color. Since it's not for a model, I presume, I think the mole on her should have been removed, since in this context it's distracting to the geometric flow. One of my top picks for the challenge, Good luck, bumping up!
02/09/2005 11:08:40 PM
Perfect color, focus, and lighting. Super job!
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02/09/2005 05:58:53 PM
Very nice image....you've matched the ribbon (?) perfectly with your background. Can you please explain how you did your background? I like the gradient towards the center/bottom. This image really works well! Congratulations.
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02/09/2005 03:44:13 PM
Great image, I'm really enjoying the background lighting. The subjects blue eyes go well with the piece, and the falloff on her right gives a lot of depth. The only thing I could foresee changing would be a slight vertical crop. Great image overall.
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02/09/2005 11:53:56 AM
Excellent Lighting!
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02/09/2005 05:38:37 AM
Beautifully lit, interesting composition.
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02/09/2005 03:17:47 AM
nice shades of pink. composition is cool, too
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02/08/2005 11:12:49 PM
Awsome, lighting and tones perfect, placement of subject great, I like the square crop and negative space, and the board adds to the presentation. You got the total package here...My top pick.
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02/08/2005 07:14:08 PM
Classy!
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02/08/2005 06:18:29 PM
nice backlighting... good thinking "outside the box" 9
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02/08/2005 06:17:33 PM
Compsition: 10 I love the pink on pink but the tone of the skin seperates it all.
Creativity: 10 definetly original
Technical: 10 Sharp yet you have a outer glow around her. Nice
Appeal: 10 I'd frame it.
Overall: 10
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02/08/2005 05:16:43 PM
There are only a handful of DPCers even capable of pulling off a shot like this (and they're probably all among my favorites). Looks like Kiwiness' handiwork to me. Concept, lighting and composition are all top-notch. Early congrats on your ribbon! 10
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02/08/2005 05:06:03 PM
This is great, how did you every convince her to do this? I like the way you have the lighting set up, nice job
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02/08/2005 05:04:42 PM
Very nice image! The colors are nice, the eyes sparkle, and I like the symmatry. 10
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02/08/2005 04:35:46 PM
Quality work and sure to do well.
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02/08/2005 01:25:18 PM
I like this very much, the lighting is excellent, pinks are beautiful, I love all the empty space. My one nitpick is that for a picture like this to be "perfect", the space at both sides would need to be equal - to my eyes it looks like the left is bigger than the right side. [9]
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02/08/2005 11:01:41 AM
Very original idea for this challenge, and I can totally see this one ribboning. Excellent work.
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02/08/2005 01:55:31 AM
nice and pleasantly weird idea. I find myself wishing I could see her nose- I'd rather see that than the mouth. Also might have been better without that bottom band touching the bottom of the frame. (7)
02/08/2005 01:04:25 AM
well, the anonymity is spoiled because I saw this posted elsewhere, but it is a really terrific portrait anyway! early congrats on the ribbon Arnit!
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02/08/2005 12:51:09 AM
Strange, but good. :)
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02/08/2005 12:17:14 AM
The shadow on the right adds drama to this shot, however, I think its just a tad too dark. Your idea is original and I like it.
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02/07/2005 09:37:49 PM
Originality. Thank you!
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02/07/2005 07:55:15 PM
Arni, I caught you in this one! Beautiful stuff but i know its you! :-p 10+
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02/07/2005 07:40:17 PM
My pick for the winner - just wonderful. 10
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02/07/2005 07:32:54 PM
my favorite shot in the challenge. nice choice on the square crop.
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02/07/2005 07:20:39 PM
Definitely cool!
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02/07/2005 06:46:19 PM
if this doesn't make top ten... great lighting.
good luck!
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02/07/2005 04:10:03 PM
Very interesting and unique take on this week's subject. I like it :)
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02/07/2005 03:08:00 PM
Excellent! Not much else to say...oh, except for: 10!
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02/07/2005 02:34:30 PM
I think this is a great photo, I will be very interested to see how it does.. a 10 from me.
I fear there are others on this site who will not give this a good score.
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02/07/2005 01:52:08 PM
this is great!! 10
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02/07/2005 01:27:00 PM
Great picture!
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02/07/2005 12:18:58 PM
Amazing image! Wonderful simplicity! If this one is not the blue ribbon I defenetely quit DPC! Good luck
Nasti
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02/07/2005 09:15:13 AM
Amazing! Excellent lighting, composition and clarity. Very pleasing. 9
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02/07/2005 08:58:42 AM
Awesome! Going to have to save this as my favorite! 10
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02/07/2005 08:05:24 AM
shows imagination!
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02/07/2005 06:25:39 AM
Thats very interesting... original capture...looks as nice art.
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02/07/2005 01:14:07 AM
this is wonderful---great concept and great lighting. nice work. :)
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02/07/2005 01:13:42 AM
Beautiful work! 10
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02/07/2005 12:32:08 AM
Awesome. I did something like this but with white and it didn't come out nearly as well. :) This should do very well in the challenge.
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02/07/2005 12:26:14 AM
Love this - the lighting is excellent - very cool shot.
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