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Rembrandt van Rijn.
1st PlaceRembrandt van Rijn. "Portrait of an old woman reading" (1650)
LevT


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Famous Paintings (ARCHIVAL) (Standard Editing)
Collection: People
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Lens: Olympus 75mm f1.8 for m43
Date: Apr 4, 2020
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Vintage, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Oct 1, 2020

 I already posted this photo together with its prototype back in April

and a few others :)


The star of this whole photo series is my mom. Way to go, mom!

We made them during the early months of the coronavirus lockdown, on the peak of the huge Internet craze to imitate or parody art pieces (mostly paintings and sculptures) without leaving your house. It started on Instagram, I think, as "Getty Art Challenge", but then was replicated by many other venues. If you have not seen it, check it out, there were some true masterpieces of creativity and humor there.
https://mymodernmet.com/izoizolyacia-isolation-art-challenge/


Statistics
Place: 1 out of 33
Avg (all users): 7.6750
Avg (participants): 7.5882
Avg (non-participants): 7.7391
Views since voting: 1515
Views during voting: 108
Votes: 40
Comments: 23
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 10/17/2020 02:52:16 PM
Love ALL these! In fact, I think I prefer some of the images more than the originals.
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 10/16/2020 10:39:19 AM
CONGRATULATION!
This really is a fabulous work of art, well lit and very well done.
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 10/14/2020 10:40:58 PM
Congratulations, Lev. Fabulous - not just this one but the whole series. Thanks for sharing.
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 10/14/2020 02:42:20 PM
I knew this was yours, Lev, having enjoyed all of your series on FB.

It's magnificent!

Congratulations on your BLUE!!

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 10/14/2020 02:02:25 PM
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by LevT:
Originally posted by posthumous:
the light is wrong.
Of course not an exact replica, but not too far either in spirit, I thought. Both in Rembrandt's painting and here, her face is lighted by the light reflected off the pages.
sorry my comment was so terse. in the painting it seems like there is a light source coming directly at the subject from behind the painter. I noticed it most on the hands but you can also see it under the eyes. In your photo these areas are completely dark.

In the painting the main light source is also up high in front of the woman as it is in mine (look at her nose), so as I said, the light on the rest of the face is mostly from the book. And that's why the area under the book is completely dark. Yes, my light was more directional, that's why there are sharper shadows on hands, and also Rembrandt's model is holding her hands in a slightly different way, more towards the light source, that's an oversight. But on the other hand (no pun intended), at the time I did not overly tried to make it an exact replica.

Message edited by author 2020-10-14 14:03:51.
 10/14/2020 01:35:34 PM
Fabulous image, congrats on the Blue!
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 10/14/2020 12:37:06 PM
These are all stunning, I don't know how you picked just one! Congrats (and to your mom as well).
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 10/14/2020 12:01:05 PM
wow, they all are amazing Lev! way to go!
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 10/14/2020 10:25:43 AM
Originally posted by LevT:
Originally posted by posthumous:
the light is wrong.
Of course not an exact replica, but not too far either in spirit, I thought. Both in Rembrandt's painting and here, her face is lighted by the light reflected off the pages.
sorry my comment was so terse. in the painting it seems like there is a light source coming directly at the subject from behind the painter. I noticed it most on the hands but you can also see it under the eyes. In your photo these areas are completely dark.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/14/2020 09:25:48 AM
Wow! I knew you must have had a true museum piece if you didn’t enter your other ribbon winner in this challenge and you certainly did not disappoint. I also think your photos are better than the original paintings! Congratulations!!
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 10/14/2020 07:40:20 AM
I'm blown away by your work. Not only this entry but all your Rembrandt "paintings"
Huge Congrats on the blue!
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 10/14/2020 06:44:02 AM
How great! Congratulations!
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 10/14/2020 02:14:09 AM
This is better than the original! So lucky to have good models :)
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 10/14/2020 01:51:17 AM
Well done! A signature Lev (master)piece.
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 10/14/2020 12:30:54 AM
Wonderful model. I love this. Gave it a nice score and would have scored higher had her right hand been under the book cover . . . is that silly? No matter. A terrific result and my congratulations on the Blue.
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 10/14/2020 12:12:56 AM
Originally posted by posthumous:
the light is wrong.
Of course not an exact replica, but not too far either in spirit, I thought. Both in Rembrandt's painting and here, her face is lighted by the light reflected off the pages.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/13/2020 11:58:40 PM
excellent!
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 10/13/2020 10:08:24 PM
Wonderful, and my favorite.
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 10/13/2020 09:22:46 PM
Fantastic. Love the lighting. My choice for the Blue.
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 10/12/2020 11:30:48 AM
the light is wrong.
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 10/12/2020 01:34:56 AM
Looks live a Lev production, amazing light. Will ribbon.
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 10/08/2020 03:46:09 AM
Beautifully done.
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 10/07/2020 06:59:07 PM
thought you have captured this well 9
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