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Challenge: Nude III (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: kitchen
Date: Aug 15, 2005
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Aug 15, 2005

 I think this image contains everything that people downgrade for here: no black or white point, soft focus, blur, blown hightlights, not following rule of thirds. So we shall see how it does in the scoring.

I love what is possible with lighting! Used a soft filter to even out skin tones and give a generally soft feeling to the image, converted to sepia after playing with levels, a slight burn in a couple of spots, cropped,saved for web.
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I want to thank everyone for their comments! While there seems to have been a contingent of voters that really hated it, for the most part, this image was accepted.

To answer some comments:
This was actually an outtake - my camera snapped the image while on a timer when I wasn't ready. But this turned out the best of what I had. The hand is moving - I was brushing something off or moving a hair. I cropped it the way I did for two reasons: I have a tattoo i thought would interfere with the image and I wanted to throw the image off balance. The title refers to the subject's spiritual position, not the physical.
I shot this at my patio door in the morning. I have a dark blue wall behind me. This exagurated (sp?) the lighting conditions and I pushed it a little more (to get bear music's raking light. :))

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 118
Avg (all users): 6.0826
Avg (commenters): 7.2222
Avg (participants): 5.8111
Avg (non-participants): 6.1447
Views since voting: 6297
Views during voting: 1191
Votes: 484
Comments: 45
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 02/23/2009 09:08:54 AM
"This exagurated (sp?) the lighting conditions and I pushed it a little more (to get bear music's raking light. :))"

That'd be "exaggerated"... Not usre what you mean by "pushed it a little more" to get *my* raking light. The light is either raking or it isn't. In this case it is. If you mean you processed to *emphasize" the raking quality of the light, that makes sense. Nice shot btw. I never got back to it before, so this way out-of-the-blue comment comes your way...

R.
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 10/14/2005 09:33:16 AM
i.e.MSP
 08/29/2005 05:03:31 PM
never got to comment during voting. beautiful soft light gave this a 9. Should have done better.
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 08/29/2005 01:23:28 AM
I think you should have ribboned with this. Its a timeless portrait that I hope you will hang on your wall. Lovely.
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 08/29/2005 12:13:30 AM
Great shot & great finish dahkota!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/28/2005 11:53:23 PM
Beautiful form. Love the softeness of it all, and the hand by the hair adds to the mood. Lovely. One of my challenge Favorites. 10
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 08/28/2005 10:18:54 PM
Love the soft feel and tones in this shot.
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 08/28/2005 01:50:42 PM
Very nice and neat.
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 08/28/2005 02:20:36 AM
I really like the lighting in this photo. Very soft feel to it. Well done.
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 08/27/2005 11:37:01 PM
lovely lighting, but hand placement seems awkward.
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 08/27/2005 11:17:59 PM
Beautifully simple.
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 08/27/2005 06:08:07 AM
I really like the soft light and soft focus here. Very fitting and beautiful. Nice use of sepia tone.
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 08/25/2005 11:46:41 PM
a tender study. The light looks bright on the one side and part of the hand. I think I would like it more with the right side of the picture cropped in a little so the small amount of background wasn't showing. I makes the model seem wider, more of an optical illusion than because of the model's shape I fear.
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 08/25/2005 09:26:30 PM
I am back to comment on this photo. I absolutely love the simplicity of this photo. I think it will be top ten. Very nice. Good Luck. I love the dreamy quality of it.
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 08/25/2005 12:02:25 PM
good job, nice feeling in this photo! i love the feeling of the light in this photo, and how its not too revealing. its very tastefull! nice job
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 08/25/2005 12:42:21 AM
I like the color of this shot and the softness of it. Lighting in the center could be toned down a bit. It seems kind of bright. But overall a nicely done shot.
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 08/24/2005 05:21:19 PM
I love the lighting on this, as well as the pose, the title confuses me a bit, as the pic is off center, and the hand makes it nearly assymetrical. Reguardless great image, good luck
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 08/24/2005 12:06:35 PM
love the softness and the mystery
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 08/24/2005 07:58:38 AM
nice one i really like it, amazing
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 08/24/2005 02:16:45 AM
Nice color. Tastefully done.
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 08/23/2005 11:58:28 PM
the softness is appealing!...7
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 08/23/2005 10:50:25 PM
Interesting color, it adds to this image. Good lighting, however tthe model's left seems a little blown out. I like the hair covering the model. Very tastefully done photo.
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 08/23/2005 07:34:55 PM
blown highlight on the right is distracting. Nice composition otherwise.
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 08/23/2005 07:08:03 PM
Nice I like the foggy effect. Frming is very good also. 9
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 08/23/2005 02:18:59 PM
I love the softness, and the way her hair is hanging down like Lady Godiva, love the lighting, love the color treatment, especially love the sensitive treatment of the challenge subject.
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 08/23/2005 11:35:37 AM
Beautiful, ethereal image. The softness adds to the modest and intimate feel. Very well composed and lit. 10
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 08/23/2005 06:56:01 AM
nice tones, would have loved to see that little bit more.
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 08/23/2005 05:05:16 AM
nicely done ,my only concern is the apparent burned out areas on the right 8
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 08/23/2005 12:39:41 AM
Soft & nicely lit. Not keen on the one hand - maybe if both hands were in there? That's just me, though - I tend to like more symmetry. Lovely image.
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 08/23/2005 12:26:13 AM
the lighting is nice, not sure I care for the abstraction, seems like the pieces are just not right, like they don't fit exactly.
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 08/22/2005 11:29:00 PM
Nicely done. 8.
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 08/22/2005 07:13:33 PM
Lovely shot, i love the softness and the color. Should do well. 10
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 08/22/2005 07:05:49 PM
too green to me, a8
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 08/22/2005 05:49:16 PM
The hair falls with a magic glow. I like this one a lot....one of my favs in this challenge.
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 08/22/2005 05:02:13 PM
I really like the softness of this image. It seems very innocent. Great lighting
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 08/22/2005 04:34:48 PM
This is interesting, but the lighting is a little harsh and the cropping could show more of the right side.
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 08/22/2005 04:27:54 PM
Love the lighting and soft focus on this one. Gives it a very dream-like quality. Nice.
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 08/22/2005 10:16:11 AM
Very nice photograph! I really like the 'exposure' level you chose and the softness you applied to the image. Well done!
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 08/22/2005 10:00:05 AM
this is a beautiful photo, I would like to see a touch more clarity on her hand with the softness of the picture 7
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 08/22/2005 09:48:10 AM
love the color cast here and the soft feel...very sensual with out being porn-ish...excellent job
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 08/22/2005 05:59:48 AM
The soft tones & light is great here.
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 08/22/2005 02:38:19 AM
interesting effect where the lighting seems both diffuse yet contrasty at the same time. im not a very big fan of soft focus in general but i think it works in this shot.
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 08/22/2005 01:56:23 AM
well pulled off soft focus. very visually pleasing.
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 08/22/2005 01:46:53 AM
Very sensual. Beautiful.
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 08/22/2005 12:38:33 AM
I like the soft lighting and soft focus in this shot. Good placement of the navel within the composition.
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