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there she goes, there she goes again
there she goes, there she goes again
timfythetoo


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Challenge: High-Key Blur (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Lensbaby Composer
Date: Aug 2, 2012
Date Uploaded: Aug 2, 2012

 Two days into the challenge and I am sitting on a 6.55. Very pleased with the score. I like high key and I like blurry images, though neither of them on their own are tickets to great scores. You would think the combination would make for an even bigger stinker.

This, of course, is Rowan. Simple shot with the lens baby on. Two lights used. 430ex through anmbrella camera right and a 580exII on camera bounced off the ceiling. Set it up to be pretty high key right out of camera. I much prefer high key in advanced edit. Basic can be challenging, not being able to do any dodge and burn and stuff. But this came out pretty nice. Sepia transition in Lightroom and simple edits in PS with a bit of Gaussian blur added after the final sharpening to firm up the softness. With this score I am hoping for top 5. Really not a pretty challenge overall. Just because something is high key and blurry doesn't make it visually pleasing or interesting for the challenge. Should be a low scoring one. We shall see.

[Aug. 4th, 2012 04:43:38 PM]

So many people have the right song but seem to be choosing sixpence none the richer as the artist. They did do a cover of it, but it is not theirs in the first place. If you have never heard the song before this challenge and hunted it down to find 6PNTR version, or that is the only version you have ever heard, my suggestion is for you to go and find the original version by the La's. Far superior version.

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 57
Avg (all users): 6.4810
Avg (commenters): 7.8571
Avg (participants): 6.7143
Avg (non-participants): 6.3529
Views since voting: 1685
Views during voting: 202
Votes: 79
Comments: 24
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 08/11/2012 07:05:02 PM
Very very beautiful shot Tim!!!
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 08/10/2012 10:29:21 PM

LOVE IT..... SO SOFT, SO ALLURING, SO SENSITIVE, SO SWEET, AND SO SPECIAL, AND YES THIS TOUCHED MY HEART SO DESERVES MY SHERPET YELLOW STAR AWARD OF EXCELLENCE...

CONGRATULATIONS FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL IMAGE THAT TOUCHED MY HEART...

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 08/10/2012 02:33:51 PM
Timfy, I knew, this was yours. Thougt this would ribbon. Very well done!
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 08/10/2012 11:59:34 AM
Congrats on the top ten.Great stuff.
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 08/10/2012 10:13:50 AM
Sweet and dreamy. Congratulations on the top ten.
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 08/10/2012 12:31:55 AM
Timmy, so very lovely.'grats on the tt
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 08/10/2012 12:18:53 AM
Very nice image. Congratulations.
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 08/10/2012 12:03:05 AM
wow really thought this would ribbon for you, but congrats on the TT.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/09/2012 09:37:58 PM
shot, and posed by professionals, ribbon most assured~ 10

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 08/09/2012 09:36:18 PM
Beautiful soft and gentle high key portrait. I like the pose and the pov.

Song is There She Goes as sung by Sixpence none the richer?
I Googled and got several songs to choose from, and after listening to them this seems to be the one that fits (and the one that I actually realize I've heard before, lol.) Thank you for getting me to hear some enjoyable music.
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 08/09/2012 09:30:01 PM
Know the song but can't place the title, is it 6pence? Either way this is perfect. 10
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 08/09/2012 09:23:26 PM
Beautiful and serene. Too biased for a 10.
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 08/08/2012 11:27:23 PM
The La's.... and she's much too young (I hope) to be involved in the song. Such beautiful blur and toning.
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 08/08/2012 04:21:44 PM
The Rolling Stones I think I recall but Google says it was written by the Velvet Underground. 6
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 08/07/2012 01:14:08 PM
racing thru my brain...how pretty she is, ooops! wrong lyrics but does not matter as long as I enjoy this lovely pic.
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 08/06/2012 07:48:04 AM
Nice warm and poignant shot. I hope you are referencing the version by the la's :)
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 08/05/2012 03:57:19 PM
There She Toes - La
Lovely tones and softness. Sure wish Basic had allowed us to bring back a bit of the detail - those eyelashes especially cry to be brought out IMO Voted earlier
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 08/05/2012 03:41:40 PM
The blur works very well for this image.
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 08/04/2012 04:35:26 PM
"There She Goes" song by Sixpence None the Richer
voted earlier - stunning high-key and soft blur.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/04/2012 02:33:21 AM
There She Goes By: Sixpence None The Richer
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 08/03/2012 08:45:24 PM
Velvet Underground! What a lovely portrait. A little unsure about the colors - the hair especially - but very sweet and perfectly pp'd.
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 08/03/2012 10:57:51 AM
Somewhere in the top ten for me please.
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 08/03/2012 09:58:02 AM
There she goes, sixpence none the richer (but admittedly had to google it ...)
Nice, lovely shot fitting the title well
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 08/03/2012 08:14:51 AM
ahhh..The La's (or the inferior cover by sixpence) :)
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