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Challenge: Free Study 2011-01 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Kitatinny, NJ
Date: Jan 8, 2011
Aperture: 29
ISO: 400
Shutter: 30
Galleries: Black and White, Blur
Date Uploaded: Jan 31, 2011

woman through windshield.

crop, calculations to black and white. curves.

Statistics
Place: 253 out of 307
Avg (all users): 5.0552
Avg (commenters): 8.5000
Avg (participants): 5.1600
Avg (non-participants): 4.8222
Views since voting: 823
Views during voting: 229
Votes: 145
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)


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02/09/2011 02:06:41 PM
wonderful shot. The space below the window adds to the strangedness and mystery of this. She is dancing on a thin ice above something dark and scary. Well done!
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02/08/2011 10:14:11 PM
I love this shot. The textures are so rich. The person has such an interesting posture. Love the drips down the center and the tilted horizon.
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02/08/2011 10:54:37 AM
Toe tapping delight
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02/08/2011 08:55:23 AM
This was one of my longest and repeated views of the bunch. I love the crop, particularly - all that space. And the dancer is other worldly. Wonderful.
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02/08/2011 05:26:44 AM


Awarded for the January 2011 Free Study.
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02/08/2011 01:43:32 AM
I spent quite some time with this. Gave you an 8. I find the perception of space/distance confounding, and this is the strength of the image. She has been distorted in size and motion, what a trip.
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02/08/2011 01:32:02 AM
The stovetop was the warmest spot in the house. As they sat around, waiting for the potato soup to boil, the vapors produced an enigmatic vision.
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02/08/2011 01:16:32 AM
Dance of the unknown bird/ghosts. We like this one too. And what a solid histogram.
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02/08/2011 12:51:06 AM
Well done and worthy of a posthumous! Then again, all your shots are. This one is particularly nice.

Message edited by author 2011-02-08 05:07:48.
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02/08/2011 12:47:37 AM
Her posture is so awkward it gives me the feeling she is dancing. Love windshield shots.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/07/2011 09:16:48 PM
An enigmatic landscape, a lone figure who appears to be squatting, an overlay that suggests you shot this through a wet or dirty window. The pieces don't fit together at all, which makes for wonderful tension, intrigue.
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02/07/2011 09:03:16 PM
A lovely dance it is
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02/07/2011 04:12:25 PM
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Extraordinary image - the whole inside-out effect is so very strong. I love how many things are ambiguous, the gender of the subject, the position and nature of all of the surfaces, the wider context of the image - is the subject on a boat?? Their posture - are they jumping? If so why. All these questions makes us very interested in the image. I love the composition too - all that negative space up top... and I really enjoy the levels, the way you keep the coat black and formless.

Critical stuff: Nothing at all.

Overall: Fabulous... 9 or 10, 9 or 10....hmmmm
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02/06/2011 03:18:39 PM
First I though you should've cropped off the bottom part, then I thought, "What the Hell do I know; it's your picture." On reflection, I like it very much, just as it is. The dark void makes the person's strange body position all the more improbable and thus more wonderful. Thank you.
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02/03/2011 07:38:24 AM
This is a really cool image. Great B&W. I like the grain.
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02/01/2011 05:55:01 AM
This is creepy and intriguing!
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