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Challenge: Furniture (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Melbourne Australia
Date: Mar 5, 2007
Aperture: F4.0
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 4, 2007

Millie, yet again!

Just used the morning light and a very cooperative Millie. I would have liked to have fixed the straightness of the window, but couldn't really do it. Used a Sigma 10-20mm on a Manfrotto tripod

EDIT: Grayscale, Duotone, USM, resize, a little dodge and burn around one of the window panes, Noise Ninja

SCORE GUESS: 6.0000????

POST: WOW! It's amazing that this did so well considering it took me all of 20 minutes from start to finish...maybe I should take less time and trust my judgement. Thanks for all the great comments and the votes. Was glad to finish 4th with such a great score. And, thanks to Millie who is such a wonderful member of our family. She loves me!

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 163
Avg (all users): 6.9557
Avg (commenters): 8.1290
Avg (participants): 7.0488
Avg (non-participants): 6.8926
Views since voting: 3535
Votes: 203
Comments: 57
Favorites: 3 (view)


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01/20/2013 10:46:55 AM
Just going back in time and picking some favorites.
This is fab stuff.
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03/21/2007 09:46:32 PM
Nice job Enzo! I'm a little late on my comments. But I really like this one and I'm glad it finished in the top 5! Nice work. Congratulations.
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03/13/2007 07:13:26 PM
Well done Enzo. Congrats on 4th place. Great use of that light.
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03/13/2007 06:26:41 PM
Gee I really liked this one, especially the light coming from the windows.....
You did really well Enzo, and just love everything about it.....
Millie is just perfect, posing there for you.

Message edited by author 2007-03-13 18:27:36.
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03/13/2007 06:23:16 PM
I didn't vote in the furniture challenge but if I did this one would have been one of my favorites. I can't describe the feeling of this photo but believe me it is strong. I just love the B/W photo and how crisp it is. Did it start out as color and then you changed it? If so I would love to learn how you did it. B/W photos just seem to have more detail.
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03/12/2007 11:35:42 PM
Nice work Enzo! Very classic image.
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03/12/2007 09:52:08 PM
VERY LOVELY! I really really reallyyyyyyyyy like this image...great capture. Thank you for sharing
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03/12/2007 07:29:42 PM
Congrats on the 4th placing and a Beautiful image!! Love it!
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03/12/2007 05:08:52 PM
What a lovely and stylish image Enzo. Congrats on your top 5 finish with this gem. Well done!
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03/12/2007 11:15:37 AM
Isn't it great when you predict a score and it turns out oh-so-much better than you expected! Congratulations on an honorable mention, Enzo. This is an awesome photo!

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03/12/2007 10:22:18 AM
Fabulous! Just Fabulous!
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03/12/2007 03:32:29 AM
So very beautiful. Congrats on fourth.
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03/12/2007 03:19:21 AM
Congrats on the 4th, Enzo, beautifully done!
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03/12/2007 01:36:02 AM
Oh wow! This is gorgeous and the lighting is out of this world. Huge congrats, Enzo (btw Millie looks pretty gorgeous too ;-)
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03/12/2007 01:23:45 AM
Oh darn! So close. I really wanted your shot to win a ribbon. It is absolutely exquisite.
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03/12/2007 01:22:28 AM
I had this picked for the Blue. WTG Enzo!
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03/12/2007 01:12:58 AM
Great finish, almost there! Your control of the lighting is superb. Excellent shot all around. Nice work!
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03/12/2007 01:08:09 AM
way to go Enzo great finish.
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03/12/2007 01:03:11 AM
You were real close in your guess. :P Congrats on 4th. Very tight race it was.
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03/12/2007 01:03:10 AM
Congrats Enzo! Glad to see you so high inthe rankings!
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03/12/2007 01:02:42 AM
Congrats, Enzo!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/11/2007 11:38:21 PM
I think my dogs would like this couch too. Love the lighting in this pic!
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03/11/2007 11:10:59 PM
The queen?
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03/11/2007 10:23:19 AM
I really like the b&w choice of this, gives it so much continuity with all the white. Great shot!
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03/11/2007 07:34:17 AM
Wow, what a light. Greatide to use backlight. Beautiful. (commenting only)
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03/11/2007 01:38:57 AM
Very nice lighting
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03/11/2007 12:43:42 AM
works nice in sepia. Cute pup.
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03/09/2007 08:34:13 PM
My favorite of the challenge. The lighting is beautiful, just the perfect amount. Beautiful window and the pup is the perfect finishing touch.
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03/09/2007 06:26:59 PM
I like to be in the presense of royalty :) - great tones and excellent light -- one of my favorites this challenge
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03/09/2007 04:38:19 PM
Excellent light
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03/09/2007 12:40:56 PM
Very nice. Clean and simple.
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03/08/2007 11:00:14 PM
I love this :-) Great Job
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03/08/2007 09:54:33 PM
great - great lighting - beautiful subject, cute dog
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03/08/2007 04:22:01 PM
The lighting is beautiful, the composistion brill and the black and white fabulous......I love it.......10.
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03/08/2007 10:31:20 AM
wow- nice neatand elegant. A typical hotel room promo picture feel to it. Nice work 8
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03/08/2007 09:32:00 AM
yours or the dog's? lol great photo, B&W makes it wonderful!
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03/08/2007 08:47:11 AM
great lighting, love the tainted window
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03/08/2007 08:28:46 AM
i like the slightly sepia coloring
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03/07/2007 10:06:09 PM
This is a very nice composition using light !! (9)
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03/06/2007 11:42:53 PM
This is very sweet and so appealing..... I love it, especially the light.
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03/06/2007 10:35:32 PM
I like the tones in this shot. At first I thought I would prefer the shot without the dog, but this composition grew on me. Good work.
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03/06/2007 12:24:07 PM
brilliant! straight to my favs!
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03/06/2007 02:58:34 AM
wonderful shot, very classic and the B&W processing seems spot on. Well done, this first shot to make me sit up from my chair. 10
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03/05/2007 09:45:41 PM
OMGod that's freeking beautiful ... so flipping beautiful ... totally flocking beautiful ... The light is so exquisite I wanna eat that marshmallow couch and never tell anyone what's inside me until a doctor tells me it's time ... then I'll reveal the secret beauty that is this pic. so simple and quaint - not trying too hard .. and that darn dog ... just sitting, not posing or moving like all the other pets in this challenge ... WOW ... My only 10 so far. OK back to say that I scored two 10's but I would give this an 11 if there was one.
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03/05/2007 05:22:43 PM
Ok, this is the first image i have voted on and i do beleive i may be looking at the winner :) Great shot....
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03/05/2007 03:19:07 PM
Great capture - Lovely lighting and well done with the exposure - the dog and the chair hold enough detail - Could easily have blown out.
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03/05/2007 01:39:22 PM
I like the B&W on this one, very nice.
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03/05/2007 01:13:11 PM
Very good lighting and colors!
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03/05/2007 12:08:43 PM
nice tones
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03/05/2007 11:52:05 AM
Beautiful in black and white!
There's a sense of real elegance in this shot - well done! *8*
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03/05/2007 10:42:01 AM
super elegant!8
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03/05/2007 09:25:52 AM
This will be a winner... congrats...10
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03/05/2007 07:50:18 AM
Love the window. 6
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03/05/2007 03:36:26 AM
Lovely, glowing and beautiful. Such wonderful detail and tones. And the window......:)
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03/05/2007 02:39:01 AM
I can see that! Very suitable to have royalty sitting on it as well, looks like a Bichon Frise..
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03/05/2007 12:36:24 AM
So satiny! Gorgous light and and lights and whites.
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03/05/2007 12:18:49 AM
What a gorgeous window. THe lighting is awesome!!!
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