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Rapunzel's Greatest Desire
Rapunzel's Greatest Desire
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Challenge: Electricity (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: at home
Date: Sep 19, 2006
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Sep 19, 2006

Thanks to Susi! She did a very exhausting job, because she had to lay on our living room table while keeping up her head all the time. (Her hair was hanging down).

I'm not sure about it, but I hope, that the faiy tale of the Brothers Grimm ("Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair...") is well known outside of Germany too, so that all of you can understand the title. If not please vistit the Wikipedia for forther information //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapunzel.

PP: rotated, cropped, desaturated, curves, color adjustement, resized, USM, 1px border

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 123
Avg (all users): 6.3648
Avg (commenters): 7.7778
Avg (participants): 6.2222
Avg (non-participants): 6.4053
Views since voting: 1748
Views during voting: 415
Votes: 244
Comments: 21
Favorites: 0


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10/03/2006 01:56:06 AM
::: Critique Club ::: [The Saj]

First Impressions: Well done...

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Composition: Good composition. Well positioned with no real elements to distract.

Subject: Subject is well placed. However, the subject's eyes are not focused as well as they could be IMHO. They expose too much of the whites. Perhaps having the model look at a slightly different angle to reveal her iris' more.

Technical (Colour, focus, and light): Nice tones in processing. Good focus and well lit. The tone of this foto gives a nice metallic "retro-modern" feel which goes well with the theme. Of note, a secondary light to reduce the shadow on the shoulder and to fill in the left eye a bit would be beneficial.

Creativity: A fun photo with a nice creative touch in processing.

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To improve?: An additional lightsource. That said, the ring from an artistic standpoint is a bit distracting. The color tone doesn't quite fit.

Summary: Well done, fun, and nicely exposed.

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It is my hope that these insights are helpful, and constructive. If you have any questions regarding this critique, please feel free to PM me. Also feel free to PM me with any feedback on this critique. And please remember to mark it "Helpful" if you found it so.

- Jason "The Saj"
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10/02/2006 05:47:41 PM
Congratulations on your top 10 finish. Excellent shot!
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09/30/2006 12:44:44 PM
A very engaging image with great humor and hair flow. Congratulations on your top ten finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/26/2006 09:47:11 PM
great shot, awesome lighting! 9
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09/26/2006 05:10:57 PM
My favorite of this challenge.
A unique take on the challenge
love to see this win
best of luck

Kev
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09/24/2006 10:37:39 PM
Nice Range.
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09/24/2006 04:08:14 PM
I think I like the title more then the picture. LoL. It is a great picture though.
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09/24/2006 01:37:57 AM
Well done. Good luck!
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09/23/2006 01:29:50 AM
Magic pic wonderfull expresion, 10 well done
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09/22/2006 12:28:32 PM
Very fun image! I love the purple tone! 8o)
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09/22/2006 03:00:06 AM
Great composition and feel. Satisfying shot.
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09/21/2006 02:19:05 PM
excellent production value. a good concept -- electricity as a companion to our most initmate moments.
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09/20/2006 08:50:20 PM
Excelllent.
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09/20/2006 05:59:46 PM
Nice creation and composition.
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09/20/2006 05:38:07 PM
Has a certain quality of 1950's advertising photography - perhaps simple the idea that a hairdryer might be such a sought-after item, but I'd like to think its actually the tonality and composition. That's no small compliment for a technical exercise - there were some great photographers working in advertising in the 1950s.
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09/20/2006 10:30:00 AM
Great job on the composition, not so sure I like the purple tone, but still in the top 10.
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09/20/2006 09:57:27 AM
This is a fun image and shows good use of electricity and it's impact on society (how else can she dry her hair?). Composition works well, and the image is well focused and sharp. My only complaint is the color tone - looks kind of purplish. Good luck in the challenge.
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09/20/2006 08:15:30 AM
Stellar shot! The expression on her face is great. The shadow of her chin is a touch harsh, but that's only a nit. Nice title, too. =)
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09/20/2006 07:18:09 AM
light is very harsh, exposure should have been shorter, crop at right too tight IMO. Still nice concept and color
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09/20/2006 06:33:52 AM
Fits great into the challenge! Like the colors, lighting and how she looks up on her hair. Great!
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09/20/2006 01:30:48 AM
wonderful...great as a duotone...perhaps the pose looks a little strained and awkward especially on the forehead, but otherwise great 8
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