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Challenge: Silhouettes III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Location: Reykjavik
Date: Aug 28, 2006
Aperture: F/5
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Humorous, Travel
Date Uploaded: Aug 29, 2006

I used one 580EX flash infront of him and a 550EX on the camera to trigger the other one.
Postprocess: minor crop, levels, colorbalance, curves and unsharpmask.

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 352
Avg (all users): 6.6719
Avg (commenters): 7.4286
Avg (participants): 6.4688
Avg (non-participants): 6.7938
Views since voting: 2812
Views during voting: 420
Votes: 256
Comments: 29
Favorites: 8 (view)


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09/12/2006 07:55:46 PM
Critique Club Review:

Congratulations on making the top 10!

Wow! Great photo! Focus, and depth of field are spot on. The exposure, color, saturation and hue, all work very well together. I was wondering about teh need for the flash, but see taht without it, the neck of the guitar would have been lost into the arm. Good move.... The highlites along the right leg, and left hand distract just a tiny bit. Not badly, just a little. I might have liked the picture just a bit better had the hat been black also.

The clouds are amazing. Makes you wonder if he is glad not to be on the boat. Great texture to the whole piece. I particularly liked the angle of the shot. Too many cameras never leave the eye level of the photographer. The angle really helped make this picture. Definetly a picture I could hang on my wall, and never tire of.
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09/07/2006 06:37:07 PM
Great shot Arnþór. Congratulations on your top ten finish!
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09/06/2006 10:54:41 PM
Nice finish. Also my favorite in this challenge.
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09/06/2006 07:25:37 AM
I like the extra effort in the set-up. Something I can learn from -- therefore - favorite.
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09/06/2006 06:44:46 AM
Congratulations on your top 10, different and well done..gaf þessari 8 í kosningu, hefði átt að fara hærra..
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09/06/2006 01:22:35 AM
A ribbon quality entry which packs quite a pleasant eyeful. Congratulations on your top 10 finish.
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09/06/2006 01:06:13 AM
Arnthor, I thought this would be in the top 3, but congrats in being in the top 10. One of my favorites in the challenge.
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09/06/2006 12:52:05 AM
flott hjá þér, skemmtileg mynd
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/04/2006 02:53:11 PM
Different and nice... This picture says so much - well done.
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09/04/2006 11:00:57 AM
very clever and well done...beautifully handled clouds...love the blues!
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09/04/2006 08:05:12 AM
Good composition. The clouds look great too.
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09/02/2006 03:08:00 PM
Like the photos that tell a story with the silhouette. The sky and the bluish-grey tones make the black figure stand out. The hat and guitar added extra points of interest and extra points to your score! A winner!
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09/02/2006 08:47:43 AM
Wonderful lighting and composition. One of the top 3.
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09/02/2006 01:57:02 AM
Nice capture. Great depth and detail. The composition seems out of balance.
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09/01/2006 09:03:44 AM
Very interesting positioning of subject and lighting.
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09/01/2006 08:56:53 AM
I love the playfulness of this image. The boat's pretty impressive, too!
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09/01/2006 06:27:32 AM
For some reason this looks like a winner but looks like more then basic editing to me. I could be wrong...probalbly.
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09/01/2006 02:51:12 AM
Like the clouds, good shot and well observed even if set up or by chance
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08/31/2006 03:08:40 PM
Great POV, impacting sky, original idea. Exposure is perfect, as well as composition. One of my winners.
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08/31/2006 09:25:16 AM
5
08/30/2006 11:57:16 PM
Nice idea and well executed. Great job!!
I would like to know the settings of your shot.
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08/30/2006 10:17:46 PM
nice shot gl 10
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08/30/2006 02:33:20 PM
This is simply stunning!!!
I love the colours.
I love the idea.
I love the composition.
In fact, everything about this shot just says "WOW" to me.
Hope you blue ribon it...
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08/30/2006 12:52:00 PM
Beautiful image !!
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08/30/2006 12:26:28 PM
Interesting perspective. Nice shot!
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08/30/2006 10:10:00 AM
Really different. I love the hat and guitar as props. Nice perspective.
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08/30/2006 07:44:07 AM
interesting shot! great sky and wide angle perspective...excellent
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08/30/2006 06:08:21 AM
If this don't do well I'll eat that hat!

I love the concept of this image, the composition is nice, but can't help but feel the the image suffers (a little) because the bottom of the boat has been cut off.

As for the lighting and mood it really is top class, the sky is great and the pose of the silhouette is great too and for me, gives the impression of someone who's had a great time on board and perhaps had one drink too many.

Good luck with this one,

Darren
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08/30/2006 01:48:11 AM
Very nice, lots of tricky lighting in this shot and you've done really well at getting it all right. Good composition, my only wish is that you could see more of the bottom part of the boat.
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