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The Beast
The Beast
fotomann_forever

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Challenge: Duotones II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 8700
Location: Mobile, Al
Date: Feb 21, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Black and White, Nude
Date Uploaded: Feb 21, 2006

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Inspired by an image in Pro-Lighting Provocative Shots.

Shot in RAW
Rotate and Crop
Auto Levels
Curves
Channel Mixer
Greyscale
Duotones
RGB
Resize
USM
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Statistics
Place: 220 out of 631
Avg (all users): 5.3796
Avg (commenters): 7.1111
Avg (participants): 5.2262
Avg (non-participants): 5.6226
Views since voting: 4890
Views during voting: 501
Votes: 274
Comments: 23
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 03/02/2006 01:31:24 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

Oh, boy! I get the chance to Critique a "fotomann-forever" image - and it's got the head of a dead steer in it. Not only that, the steer appears to have been shot between the eyes!

Okay, to business. The lighting here is splendid and interprets the composition beautifully. Well, maybe that sharp shadow along the thigh could have been softened, since it is the only sharp line in the entire frame. But that's 'nitpicking' and probably way difficult to do in Basic Editing mode.

Technically, I find no real flaws in this image, and can only guess that the more staid of our viewers voted comparatively low on your image, thus giving it a lower score than (I think) it deserved.

I hope you're feeling well again, and will look forward to more of your humor on DPC.

ALice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/01/2006 01:40:10 AM
You've got even more balls than me..

not that we ever see them.
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 03/01/2006 01:21:47 AM
LOL I should have guessed this one was you ... thats right it was on my mind when I was scoring ... well balanced pic :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/28/2006 04:46:47 PM
GROSS! I have about 25 jokes for this right now!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/27/2006 08:37:34 PM
What the....! There's just something very wrong with this picture. I'm going to give you a score and move on.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/27/2006 01:56:10 PM
...rightly primal...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/27/2006 05:36:04 AM
yikes. Cool picture
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/25/2006 07:03:14 PM
love the tummy! humanizes the beastly phallic imagery!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/25/2006 03:07:31 PM
Very intriguing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/23/2006 09:39:56 PM
I love it!
Rich duotone effect adds a lot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/23/2006 08:41:21 PM
Wow, forget prairie oysters, he's got the whole shebang.. unique subject, interesting composition and lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/23/2006 08:07:36 PM
Very Creative! Nice shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/23/2006 03:17:41 PM
i find this somewhat obscene - sorry
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 02/23/2006 08:59:26 AM
I like style of this image. The lighting is excellent in my opinion. Though I do think their could be a bit more pop in the shaded areas. I gave it an 8.
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 02/22/2006 05:27:06 PM
very well done
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2006 02:45:01 PM
very intriguing and creative shot! the usage of lighting is good and very flattering in most areas except on the top right corner where its a little too bright. the bright light on his leg can be distracting...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2006 02:27:08 PM
errr
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2006 10:58:57 AM
nice and scary all at the same time!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2006 10:57:08 AM
Yuck. Good lighting, though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2006 10:15:10 AM
Interesting composition. A few hot spots on thigh, skull, and stomach. Great detail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2006 02:56:46 AM
Hehe :-) This is actually a pretty cool shot. Really nice job on the duotone. In this challenge, for my high scores I am looking for shots that are not only technically well done, but also have good tonal range to the duotone, and an image where the duotone adds to, or strengthens, or works for the image. I find this photo fits that bill. I also like the solid, strong yet clean composition. It does seem like the lighting coming in from the right is a bit harsh in the top , along the edge of the skull and noticeably on the leg. Maybe that is what you were going for, but I'm thinking the presentation could be a tad bit stronger without that minor distraction. Perhaps by adjusting distance of light source, or diffusing it, or even in editing the hot spots could be toned down just a little. Cool shot overall though. Interesting and well done. Nice job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2006 12:31:03 AM
Damn - this is HOT! Very very nice duo.....I like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2006 12:30:51 AM
What a great shot...nice lighting and nice use of props...I think this shot should do very well!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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