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The beginning of defiance
The beginning of defiance
mlhop05

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Challenge: In the Beginning... (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix A210
Location: CA, USA
Date: Mar 29, 2005
Galleries: Nature, Nude
Date Uploaded: Mar 29, 2005

This was taken by me using a sony cober shot 7.2 mega pixel camera. Special thanks to my sister for being such a beautiful model.

Statistics
Place: 229 out of 300
Avg (all users): 4.4597
Avg (commenters): 5.0526
Avg (participants): 4.2667
Avg (non-participants): 4.5899
Views since voting: 1985
Views during voting: 599
Votes: 298
Comments: 25
Favorites: 0


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04/06/2005 09:51:26 AM
got to this photo from "a bomb from nowhere " thread...
beautiful model and I would say a good pose, but the quality of the photo is not so good which is why you can see it didn't score well...You need a better lighting, the image looks like its underexposed and if you try to use levels/curves it will make it noisy as I can see here.. most likely you used not so bright light and camera was at a high ISO setting...also the white balance is a little off giving a yellow cast to the whole image.
this is my attempt at editing...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/05/2005 11:42:52 PM
Very nice model with lovely hair and nice facial expression. I would have done anything to close the f stop more and then bringing the hand closer to the body would have focused on the stem of the apple. This would have sharpen the lovely eyes a little better. A very good effort. Bumping up.
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04/05/2005 11:05:52 PM
Beautiful model but the background is a problem. Even a green solid color would be better than against a white wall. Cool concept and theologically the stuff of the human problem. .. Not woman, but human.
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04/05/2005 11:20:59 AM
Other than the quality of the picture I think it is a nice shot in the series.
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04/04/2005 03:26:02 PM
Nice idea for the challenge. Lighting is pretty good. I like the models facial expression and upturned eyes. I would have liked to see a bite taken out of the apple. Since according to the story, Adam and Eve didn't know they were naked until they ate of the fruit.
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04/04/2005 03:30:39 AM
Difficult to do, nice try.
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04/04/2005 02:43:59 AM
the plastic or silk artificial flowers seem to ruin it and the background white is too harsh
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04/03/2005 07:02:27 PM
Hillarious. Focus is a little soft, but well done.
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04/03/2005 04:19:16 PM
seems slightly out of focus....
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04/01/2005 11:02:18 PM
Doesn't seem quite sharp. I might try a darker background to set of the skin tones of the model. Nice Idea.
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04/01/2005 08:53:23 PM
what is this??????? come on??? not good a 1
03/31/2005 09:37:12 PM
great idea. I really like the colors, and the expression of your model. Not sure about the lighting and background though. 7.
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03/31/2005 07:45:32 PM
Nice image, or at least nice idea. I know it would have been tough, but this might have been a winner if taken outside amongst some trees rather than in a studio setting. <6>
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03/31/2005 11:25:19 AM
too staged
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03/31/2005 10:11:30 AM
my gf refused to do this... good job in getting the idea onto film (as such). Slight lack of sharpness detracts and it looks as though there is a bit of noise in the image generally. Maybe your ISO setting for a (presumably) indoor, curtains closed kind of shot. Consider applying a bit of sharpening to the pic (remember to do this last).

Compositionally, the apple might have been more interesting outside the centre of the frame.
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03/31/2005 06:19:18 AM
Very good idea. The picture itself is kind of grainy and the lighting is sort of dull.
03/30/2005 09:03:11 PM
Did Eve wear make-up?
03/30/2005 07:23:48 PM
Hmmm! It might be my monitor or my tired eyes, but she seems out of focus. The shadow is a little distracting.
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03/30/2005 05:09:24 PM
I thought she wasn't supposed to cover herself up until AFTER she ate the apple.
03/30/2005 07:47:15 AM
Beautiful model, but picture need to be sharper and color adjustment needed nd model is to stiff .. ir
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03/30/2005 02:26:46 AM
should always take off your socks and watch
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03/30/2005 02:25:27 AM
this model deserved a better light and focus set up!!! 10 for the model 2 for the idea 4 for the shot... 6 for the effort and as my vote ;)
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03/30/2005 12:51:05 AM
Nice title... I like the Eve concept...
The picture is a little mottled but I am giving High scores for a well done concept...
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03/30/2005 12:28:59 AM
My idea too ck out forbiden fruit..... :)
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03/30/2005 12:10:08 AM
Ah, the dreaded wall shadow. If you want to cure that, move the subject away from the wall a bit more and that should drop away. I like the picture though.
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