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Deep, deep in the jungle
Deep, deep in the jungle
Ragga2000

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Challenge: Free Study XI (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: A small park in Iceland.
Date: Apr 30, 2006
Aperture: 2,8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60sec
Galleries: Nature, Nude
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2006

 In the darkest hour I draged my friend, in the rain, to lie on the wet, cold ground for an hour while I took pictures with flashlights and flashes...

My mistake on my first submission is rather obvious, and the comments you gave my photo was helpful.. It is to dark, I did actually darken it to make the girl look more like the root, but shouldnt have(looked better bigger). About the make up, we made her body dirty and darkened her eyes, but the make up was minimal - but thanks anyway :o) Will do my best to improve my work.

Statistics
Place: 123 out of 211
Avg (all users): 5.4162
Avg (commenters): 7.1250
Avg (participants): 5.2385
Avg (non-participants): 5.6364
Views since voting: 2296
Views during voting: 472
Votes: 197
Comments: 18
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 05/12/2006 12:52:17 PM
Originally posted by birgir:
I think it is to dark, I can see all the details but I would at least want to see the girl a litle brighter. Just my 2 cents. But I do like people that thinks out of the box and does something diffrent.


Thanks for the comment. I know now what I could have done better, obviously the lightning amoung other stuff. PW should also have been more, but as this was my first entry I really didn´t know how much I could do.... Have read the rules now :o)
 05/12/2006 12:48:58 PM
Originally posted by glad2badad:
He-he. That's funny. ;^)


Funny was one of the things I was going for, so I am glad you thought it was funny.... :o)
 05/12/2006 12:48:02 PM
Originally posted by blindjustice:
I don't now what to say; its funny, sexy, and involves showering afterward. I love it.


She did take a shower afterwards, probably had some worms and spiders crawling on her... glad it wasn´t me lying there :o) Thanks for the comment.
 05/12/2006 12:46:05 PM
Originally posted by yanko:
This probably could have worked for the DPC Cinema challenge if you could get the name right. It reminds me of a horror movie which had these people deformities (like no legs) and they were moving about in the woods sorta like this. Anyway, I can't think of the name of that movie now! Sorry to go off on a tangent. 7!


Hihi, horror moovie... nice. I like that you gave my picture a thought and some time, thanks..
 05/11/2006 02:24:56 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club Ragnheiður!

Let me start off by saying that overall this was a great idea - especially for your first submission. I like how the lovely model was placed in the shot and I am certainly a fan of dark, emotive images such as this. I see by your post challenge comments that you now know some things to try differently but I'll try to give you a couple more.

This would be a great candidate for painting with light or at least some selective lighting. The use of flash here brings out a bit much of the tree and makes it fight for my attention from the model. As was said below, you've lost some texture as well because of the lighting. Also, for shot like this the model needs to be much dirtier (at least for a better score at DPC). It looks like some was smudged on her arms but I'd actually like to see more of it and quite a bit on her face and hair. Would definitely give it a more "Deep, Deep in the Jungle" look.

Overall an excellent first challenge entry that isn't anything to frown upon. Can't wait to see more of your work.

Thanks for the opportunity to critique your image Ragnheiður.

Cheers - Phil

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 05/08/2006 09:11:55 AM
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Is she still your girlfriend? ;-)

Well, I hope she still is :o) We had fun, although it was raining and midnight (which scared us a bit - walking in the small woods, it was very scary)
 05/08/2006 03:03:52 AM
Is she still your girlfriend? ;-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/07/2006 08:07:19 AM
looks like a fashion shoot!!! well done
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 05/06/2006 05:47:56 PM
i like this one a lot a little scary, but still interesting, its like she is coming from her hole to a new world
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 05/06/2006 02:27:01 AM
Very interesting shot.
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 05/05/2006 03:23:39 AM
The flash is not working for you here. No richness in color or texture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/04/2006 02:43:56 AM
Don't know, doesn't appeal to me at all. As in the movies, I always wonder where they get their makeup when they're deep,deep in the jungle.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/03/2006 09:46:14 PM
Interesting
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 05/03/2006 05:45:36 PM
I think it is to dark, I can see all the details but I would at least want to see the girl a litle brighter. Just my 2 cents. But I do like people that thinks out of the box and does something diffrent.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/02/2006 06:02:18 PM
It's a wonderful idea, the lighting could be better but the result is intriguing. Just a thought... how about post processing with Draganizer action? I think it would look very interesting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/01/2006 07:27:02 PM
This probably could have worked for the DPC Cinema challenge if you could get the name right. It reminds me of a horror movie which had these people deformities (like no legs) and they were moving about in the woods sorta like this. Anyway, I can't think of the name of that movie now! Sorry to go off on a tangent. 7!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/01/2006 12:24:35 PM
He-he. That's funny. ;^)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/01/2006 08:05:29 AM
I don't now what to say; its funny, sexy, and involves showering afterward. I love it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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