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Beneath the dirt
Beneath the dirt
bryantbus

Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Dirt (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Olympus E-20N
Location: Buffalo MO
Date: Dec 10, 2006
Aperture: F 8
ISO: 80
Shutter: 60
Galleries: Nude, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Dec 10, 2006

 Darkend the background to create the halo effect. Some cosmetic retouching to model. Ajusted color to sepia and cropped. (yes this is a selfportrait) I just stepped out of the box on this one.

Statistics
Place: 105 out of 144
Avg (all users): 5.0899
Avg (commenters): 5.1250
Avg (participants): 4.9444
Avg (non-participants): 5.1795
Views since voting: 4246
Views during voting: 830
Votes: 189
Comments: 14
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 12/19/2006 11:29:29 AM
I think a little more texture in the dirt would add to the level of interest here.
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 12/19/2006 10:47:52 AM
This was a great concept, maybe mixed with a more brown sugar, would sweeten it up. Brown sugar is more granule-grainy, dirt-like. Another possibility is to also hang a window, made to look dirty in the foreground.
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 12/18/2006 07:37:24 PM
Chris, I don't understand what this is about. Does the dirt represent a tire track and therefore someone who has been "run over"? Also, the dark cheek, chin, and neck distract from the dirty track. For those reasons, I only gave this a 4.
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 12/18/2006 09:11:46 AM
Good shot i like how you created a diagional buy haveing the right side of you face and left side of body clean. very pretty model too.

Sorry i didnt vote on this challenge, just too busy with the season.
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 12/18/2006 09:06:31 AM
This is a really creative take on dirt with just the one breast covered. There is something that looks a bit forced in the pose - like the model is not "comfortable in her own skin." The dirt on the chin also detracts from the continuity, I think. Do you have any outtakes? Would be interesting to see other poses.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/17/2006 02:24:05 PM
I guess I don't get this one Judi...
TC
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 12/14/2006 10:45:51 AM
Something in the composition is throwing me off, I'm not good enough to know what exactly. Im thinking "maybe" the lack of light on the subjects face, and not enough reflected light behind the subjects hair. I will study this a bit more. Still way above avg. and very nice.
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 12/14/2006 12:20:21 AM
Looks like you were run over with a car well done...7
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 12/13/2006 11:54:24 PM
Chocolate? I've seen more dirt on the butt of bikini-clad girls on a beach.
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 12/11/2006 11:19:44 PM
I'm just not sure what to make of this. I actually held off on voting on it after first checking it out last night. The dirt looks like it was an attempt at making an interesting pattern on the skin, but the processing really makes it look like pudding smeared on her. Normally I'm all for smeared pudding on naked women, don't get me wrong, but it's just not very appealing here. I think maybe there's actually too much clean skin showing to present this as some hidden gem 'beneath the dirt'. Honestly I just can't get my head around the shot. Don't care for the processing, though I can see it being an attempt to make the whole image 'dirty' in appearance. I just get the impression you had vision for this shot and it fell apart in execution. Then again, maybe you think it's the cat's meow and there are 20 other comments agreeing with you. Good luck!
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 12/11/2006 11:01:31 PM
A dirt biker's dream! Good backlight behind the hair. What ever happened here just sort of looks painful.
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 12/11/2006 10:47:36 PM
not sure this works except on the purely prurient level.
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 12/11/2006 06:56:15 PM
The application of dirt is interesting, but ultimately I don't quite get it. I think it's the scalloped nature of the edges. 5
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 12/11/2006 12:52:45 AM
Woohoo sexy dirty lady :-)
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