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Challenge: Free Study 2016-08 (Standard Editing)
Camera: Nikon D7100
Lens: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Autofocus Lens
Location: 3rd floor, Brigadoon
Date: Aug 14, 2016
Aperture: various
ISO: various
Shutter: various
Date Uploaded: Aug 21, 2016

 My first attempt at tea with a killer...and Klaus as always was a willing and cooperative model. I just had to be careful to not light him with a flash, so really had to get creative with bounce cards, reflectors and a modelling light with a shoot-through umbrella.

Also one of my very few attempts at focus-stacking...I had to position myself and knife to get a clean shot of me, then ditto with Klaus in order to get sharp detail on him.

nothing outside of my usual workflow in terms of editing, a hit of NIK at the end.

Statistics
Place: 37 out of 106
Avg (all users): 5.9333
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 5.8776
Avg (non-participants): 6.1818
Views since voting: 408
Views during voting: 102
Votes: 60
Comments: 8
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AuthorThread
 09/08/2016 06:32:51 AM
Hello from the critique club

An interesting image that contributes well to the open challenge.

'Trouble brewing' would have been a good alternative title! The sense of tension fills this macabre scene, the calm moment before the maelstrom of violence erupts, you've captured it all well Susan. Such a scene has to be mono and low key. The prominent shapes of the cups and pot work well against the light. The key areas of light on the dagger and his face are well lit to emphasise the detail. I might have tried to reduce the amount of light from the window by draping a dark cloth over the table so that we only have light from the table top up, its a minor point but I think it would add to an already very effective scene. Nice to see you both getting on so well!
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 09/08/2016 01:40:17 AM
A movie shot. Perfect.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2016 11:49:50 PM
Very noir and a great sense of story and suspense.
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 09/07/2016 09:16:05 PM
What a setup. At first I missed the knife although something was clearly wrong. voted earlier
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 09/06/2016 03:39:53 PM
Ready for battle!
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 09/05/2016 09:29:08 PM
Wonderful, dramatic story. I just wish I could see what he was holding a bit better.
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 09/05/2016 04:18:37 PM
WOW, suspenseful story, nice low-key BW
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 09/01/2016 11:51:28 PM
The cyanide is in the teapot
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