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Pedro


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Challenge: Heart (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED
Location: My Basement Studio
Date: Feb 14, 2006
Aperture: 4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Portraiture, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Feb 14, 2006

A no-holds-barred editing challenge, and i barely did any editing at all. the smoke was being very cooperative. But now i smell like ass.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 140
Avg (all users): 6.9871
Avg (commenters): 8.5517
Avg (participants): 6.9241
Avg (non-participants): 7.0196
Views since voting: 11815
Views during voting: 515
Votes: 232
Comments: 69
Favorites: 15 (view)


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02/28/2006 06:14:45 PM
LOl, just answered your email and wondered what you were up to....Grabbing more ribbons I see!!! Congrats :)
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02/26/2006 01:31:41 AM
Great job to ribbon in a no holds barred challenge. Congrats on the ribbon.
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02/26/2006 12:20:42 AM
Kewl shot Peter! Superb lighting and colours ....and a very different concept for the challenge.
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02/25/2006 04:04:53 AM
Man, you rock.
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02/24/2006 02:25:07 PM
you sexy beast!
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02/24/2006 01:54:28 PM
Proud of ya man!
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02/24/2006 07:13:24 AM
Originally posted by wnowak1:

Cool pic. You look like Lex Luthor from Smallville ;-) ( its not a negative thing )


I had the same thought, too. :-) Very well done, Pedro, this is a great one! Congrats on the well deserved ribbon.
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02/23/2006 08:49:31 PM
Cool pic. You look like Lex Luthor from Smallville ;-) ( its not a negative thing )
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02/23/2006 02:46:18 PM
Great idea and perfect execution! Many, many congrats! :)
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02/23/2006 07:36:07 AM
Congrats my friend ! This is soooooo manly. I'm diggin' it !
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02/23/2006 07:16:30 AM
Cool shot Pedro, WTG :-)
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02/22/2006 11:16:24 PM
Congratulations. Inspired and well done.
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02/22/2006 08:05:58 PM
"now I smell like ass"
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02/22/2006 07:23:06 PM
You smell like ass either way

As I said before, well done.
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02/22/2006 06:44:54 PM
I didn't vote on this but its one cool image! My only thought would have been to have you? looking at the heart rather than away from it?
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02/22/2006 04:17:00 PM
Now you smell like ass? My goodness where do you keep your cigars?

Very amusing shot, well-done.
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02/22/2006 01:39:13 PM
Congratulations, great shot!
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02/22/2006 12:13:01 PM
Awesome!!!! Love the smell of a cigar!
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02/22/2006 11:36:02 AM
Congratulations, you look like a wizard. Between this and watching Boston Legal, I've been wanting to smoke a cigar so bad ....
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02/22/2006 10:51:29 AM
are those cuban? ;) nice yellow
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02/22/2006 10:48:45 AM
Pedro: A stroke of genius! A compelling image despite the political pressure against cigarette and cigar smoke. Nice lighting, expression with great smoke heart.

Congratulations on your YELLOW!
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02/22/2006 10:35:22 AM
WTG! Congrats dude! Great job.
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02/22/2006 10:13:06 AM
There you are! Congratulations. Well done.
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02/22/2006 08:21:06 AM
See what smelling like ass will do for you???? ha ha ha

CONGRATS
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02/22/2006 07:36:50 AM
congrats brotha.
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02/22/2006 07:25:59 AM
U de man mista P! I knew this woul ribbon!! :-)
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02/22/2006 05:44:27 AM
Drex... !!! The artist formerly known as P~ (laffs) :)~

Seriously Dude.. so nice to see you ribbon!!!! & the Model.. where on earth did you find such a dashing, romantical young man?

Great set up & idea. I love how crisp everything is even with the slight haze of the smoke.. not sure how you manage yer magic but I'm watching & paying attention hoping some will rub off on me ;)

Congratulations Peter.. its an awesome piece.
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02/22/2006 04:58:23 AM
Very nice!
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02/22/2006 04:41:25 AM
About time that we see you on the frontpage again.
Congrats. very very clever.
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02/22/2006 03:05:45 AM
Congratulations!

this shot for me should have won hands down. Perfect lighting, excellent trickery, adn great setup. Great job.
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02/22/2006 02:06:26 AM
Hey Amigo. Your distinctive style is evolving. Great shot here. Unique framing with that lot of space ...
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02/22/2006 12:47:37 AM
Glad to see this up here. Well deserved. Lighthearted for the holiday but not too cheesy and overdone. If you smelled like cat's ass then other cats would like you.
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02/22/2006 12:22:39 AM
Vote for Pedro! :) Congrats.
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02/22/2006 12:19:01 AM
Sniff sniff, what's that smell? ;-P. Well done.
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02/22/2006 12:14:35 AM
Durty ol' man. Congrats :D
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02/22/2006 12:13:56 AM
congrats! one of my top picks ;)
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02/22/2006 12:11:42 AM
knew this was the one :) congrats, P...you rawk!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/21/2006 05:07:18 PM
Very well done Pedro
I'm going to build one of those lights now, and use it for movies perhaps. Looks just like natural light, your a tech genius. Please let me rub your bald head in the future
Good luck doll

-JL
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02/21/2006 11:47:41 AM
Okay.
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02/20/2006 06:06:21 PM
The harsh light works for this shot. Believable photoshop smoke. - 8
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02/19/2006 09:23:19 PM
Well Blow me down...How the heck? Playing with the mind is good. Vote 9
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02/19/2006 04:59:19 PM
Hahahaha very smart...
Don´t forget to tick that ´this comment was helpfull´ box, otherwise I will have to score you 9 points lower :)
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02/19/2006 03:27:28 AM
Very cool looking. One of the better shots I have rated :)
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02/18/2006 10:13:28 PM
Interesting
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02/18/2006 09:53:35 AM
This is a good idea but it looks like the smoke is coming out of his ear not his mouth...good luck
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02/18/2006 09:13:35 AM
Very good idea. 8
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02/18/2006 04:56:08 AM
Man...do you have any idea how adorable this is? ;) Awesome idea, excellent shot. :)
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02/17/2006 01:41:36 PM
A clever idea indeed but the heart-shaped smoke doesn't work well for me - because it's quite a dense area of smoke it's more obvious that the edges have been erased away in post-processing. I have no problem with using post-processing by the way, but in this case it doesn't quite create a believable result. My feeling is that if there were just a few strong swirls of smoke, a touch more spread out, and then the edges erased into a heart shape, it might look more natural. Anyway, I still like this shot a lot - the pose and lighting are good and the idea is a fun one!
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02/17/2006 11:00:43 AM
Lurve? Cute photo.
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02/17/2006 08:58:37 AM
This is awesome, I am not sure whether you did this through editing or not, but it's a great shot regardless .. 10
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02/16/2006 11:47:26 PM
the lighting is great, the heart made out of smoke is well done.
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02/16/2006 09:41:39 PM
Great, what a unique and creative submission. Good luck!
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02/16/2006 06:40:26 PM
Very well done!
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02/16/2006 01:04:07 PM
This is way cool. Very well done!!
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02/16/2006 08:02:17 AM
Doesn't work for me re the heart challenge, but a good photo...
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02/15/2006 09:11:49 PM
cleaver !!!!!!!!!
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02/15/2006 08:34:40 PM
Really cool! Well done!
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02/15/2006 01:51:51 PM
Very fun idea. Excellent lighting and composition. 9

Lurve.......seems like I've heard that word used recently. Is this Pedro?
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02/15/2006 12:05:41 PM
Nice one!
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02/15/2006 11:08:30 AM
Besides the stank of that there seegar...I think I smell a ribbon...nice work.
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02/15/2006 09:47:49 AM
Excellent image - how on earth did you do that?
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02/15/2006 08:48:59 AM
Nicely done!
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02/15/2006 08:14:11 AM
love it! bumping up to 10
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02/15/2006 06:19:13 AM
You are your best model aren't you :)
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02/15/2006 05:11:51 AM
well done...I hope you do well with this because it is great
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02/15/2006 01:54:41 AM
yes darling? hehe
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02/15/2006 01:34:25 AM
Very centred
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02/15/2006 01:02:12 AM
very cool!
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02/15/2006 12:39:39 AM
CUTE!! Love the guy's expression. Well done!! 10
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