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Challenge: Contre-jour (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma 24-135mm f/2.8-4.5 Aspherical IF for Canon
Location: Missouri, USA
Date: Mar 30, 2007
Aperture: F9.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Abstract, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Mar 30, 2007

 My niece, home from college, she really doesn't look anything like this and doesn't smoke…Just incase her mom sees this LOL.

I set up a strobe with a snoot behind her frizzed out hair and a strobe to the left/front, heavily diffused. Bummed a cigarette from my neighbor and lit it up for extra effect. It ended up being my favorite part of the shot

PP: Some curves, levels the slightest hint of color to add drama, crop, resize for web and that's it.

I don't know how this photography will score, but we had a blast shooting it!!

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Place: 235 out of 332
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Views since voting: 914
Views during voting: 259
Votes: 171
Comments: 7
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 04/11/2007 11:05:36 PM

Making her face dark was a creative choice. I tossed the idea around over and over to go lighter or darker. I guess I should have gone lighter. I knew it wouldn't be in the top 20 but I did think it would do better than it did. Oh well, still learning.

Thanks for the confidence boost rswank!
04/11/2007 01:05:25 PM
Should have done much better.
Good job.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/09/2007 03:29:51 AM
better forground information, no very clear or prominent, great idea though
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 04/07/2007 02:53:16 AM
to much of something? 7
 04/07/2007 01:48:19 AM
haunting photo
 04/06/2007 03:13:29 PM
Nice composition but the exposure is too dark. I hope you'll shoot this again and play with the exposure a bit. I think You'll have an interesting portrait.
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 04/05/2007 09:04:05 AM
Just a tad bit too dark or not contrasted enough. You lose some detail between the cigarette, her hand, and the hair. At first I thought her hair was smoking, too me a minute to realize that it was the cigarrette.
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