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Challenge: Why (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
Location: Kleivarvatn, Iceland
Date: Jun 4, 2007
Aperture: 2.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jun 5, 2007

 I dunno, been in kind of a morbid mood the last couple of weeks, just look at my April free study or the last couple of challenges, maybe most in particular the Double Take challenge. "Borrowed" this idea from a buddy of mine, www.lydur.is.

This is Daði and the one walking away is Birkir. We set out in pretty shitty weather, and it was even worse when we got to the location, rained lightly and was VERY windy, so much that it was hard to stand up straight. Was going to underexpose the backround and light Daði up with a monolight but there was just no way cause of the wind so I only used ambient lighting. Dug a big hole but just so Daði could lie down and stick his head out of the sand and asked Birkir to walk away towards the shore (this is taken at the beach at Kleifarvatn).

Post processing was as good as I could get it with basic editing, first I did raw conversion, then tone mapped the shot slightly with photomatrix. After that I used curves for contrast, channel mixer for b/w conversion and hue/sat for making it sepia toned, added frame and sharpened after resizing.

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 292
Avg (all users): 6.5628
Avg (commenters): 8.4167
Avg (participants): 6.2206
Avg (non-participants): 6.7652
Views since voting: 2826
Views during voting: 358
Votes: 183
Comments: 20
Favorites: 11 (view)

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 06/17/2007 01:16:47 AM
Great work larus. Congratulations on your top ten finish.
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 06/14/2007 07:58:01 PM
This is good work my friend. I would liked to see this picture in a little bit higher place.
You did a good copy-work but the feeling in these pictures are best when they are blowing up in big size on the wall. In my version you could see his tears.
//www.lydur.is/myndartokur/portrett/?pic=149338
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 06/14/2007 03:52:35 AM
Fantagóð mynd, hélt satt best að segja að hún myndi klifra hærra.
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 06/14/2007 01:59:09 AM
Nice finish. Glad to see you back. ;~D
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 06/14/2007 12:50:18 AM
this is amazing!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/13/2007 12:00:14 PM
Really interesting, though I honestly can't tell what's happening. Is it intentionally enigmatic, or am I missing something? Anyway, a high score from me.
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 06/13/2007 01:32:52 AM
10. Really emotional and scary.
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 06/12/2007 11:32:57 AM
nice composition, wow
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 06/12/2007 10:45:52 AM
I really like this. The deperation on the face, also the blur of the man leaving, good composition. Well done!
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 06/11/2007 06:48:17 PM
:no comment"
 06/09/2007 08:05:25 AM
10
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 06/09/2007 05:00:26 AM
Good image in black and white, some may question whether this meets the challenge but if they struggle to see a why thats their issue rather than yours
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 06/08/2007 09:13:31 PM
wow,great image!
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 06/08/2007 10:31:27 AM
Hmmm. I like the frame and I lie the felling that is portrayed....

I am not a good photographer, I do not claim to be better than anyone, any criticism is meant to be constructive criticism......
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 06/08/2007 08:47:14 AM
Whoa...what an emotional shot. The guy in the background with a shovel (?) really adds to the creep factor.

How much do you pay your models :P
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 06/07/2007 06:01:47 PM
I have no idea what is going on here, but this is the Why challenge after all :) So 10 for the beautiful tones, expression and sense of mystery. Great shot.
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 06/07/2007 03:56:26 PM
Why not a 10? Ok...10!
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 06/06/2007 12:58:07 PM
This is just awesome. There's nothing else to say, just awesome. 8
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 06/06/2007 06:40:56 AM
pretty cool but where is the why?
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 06/06/2007 12:44:46 AM
why indeed! This is a great image. Could have gone a little little lighter on the white shades they seems a little muted or something. It is perfect having the person in the background to create a story. Otherwise it would be another strange DPC ploy for attention... which you are gunna get but with purpose. Makes you wonder what just happen and how he ended up there as opposed to "dang, that's a good friend". lol.
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