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Challenge: Free Study 2007-06 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Sony DSLR-A100
Lens: Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha
Location: 45 min out of Cooperstown NY
Date: Jun 9, 2007
Aperture: f/29.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/10s
Galleries: Landscape, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jun 9, 2007

 © Claire McAdams
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I am VERY happy with this photo. This is a style that I have tried a couple times and failed miserably but now that I found these waterfalls I finally have a good enough subject to start out with and work with. My freind had this dress she got for about 15 dollars at a sale and was willing to go out into nature with and I just loved how it flowed. I had my camera on a tripod and used a relatively longer shutter speed which gave the whole picture a softness to it. This was taken at about 9:30 am on a cloudy morning, the sun was behind me but when she looked up the diffused sunlight caught her face very well and made her glow. For editing I basically went in hardcore with the burn tool and the brush set to "soft light" and the color black at like 30% opacity and just went all around her and darkened everything and because I had the saturation up kind of high on my camera it still preserved the coloration very well. I applied a little diffused glow to it which reacted REALLY well to her skin dress and the waterfall. Then after all that I just did usm a little and was done. Ohh this picture makes me so happy inside! :-D

Statistics
Place: 33 out of 556
Avg (all users): 6.6160
Avg (commenters): 8.1250
Avg (participants): 6.5960
Avg (non-participants): 6.6923
Views since voting: 3306
Views during voting: 206
Votes: 125
Comments: 18
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 02/10/2008 05:06:41 PM
beaiuftul
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 09/07/2007 08:34:51 AM
This is soo beautiful. Well done girl.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2007 11:19:24 PM
I find this to be a really stunning image. Just gorgeous! One thing that is definitely really cool to me is, that it is kind of breaking a couple 'rules', but in a way that works wonderfully here, and I love it when people do that. First, she is looking off the frame she is close to, but it works here, it leaves me sorely wishing I was there with her, soaking in the full beauty of this place. Second, there are these dark areas, so dark that there is no detail, just blackness, but man, the black is in just all the right places, and makes the girl, the water, the greens and the rocks really, really pop out! It all comes together in just a beautiful, flowing composition. Your processing is lovely, I quite like it. On the verge it would seem of appearing 'heavy handed' to some tastes maybe, but to me, it feels very tasteful, and comes across as a style, that looks great, and not at all 'overdone'. I think the saturation is wonderful. The greens, and the hues of the rocks really punch through, and look great. The girl does have a wonderful 'glow'. The image does have a fantasy feel for sure. You definitely deserve, and should be very proud of this photo. I love it. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful masterpiece. :-)
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 07/10/2007 12:27:26 PM
exquisite colors. I love the golden color on the rocks, and the way it goes with the green. The color harmonies are beautiful - the white dress matches the waterfall, and the gold and green is in the rocks above and below, tying everything into a breath-taking, glorious shot. And the subtle tones... Wonderful! Definitely should have scored higher, but you never know with the voters! :)

The gold tones reminded me a little bit of this... sort of?


Message edited by author 2007-07-10 12:30:59.
 07/08/2007 05:30:46 AM
Kazaaah! You really rocked on this shot! Congrats on a great score, great finish and most of all a breathtaking image!
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 07/08/2007 12:53:40 AM
No wonder you are proud of this photo. It is stunning. Breathtaking. Does your friend just die when she sees it? I love the perspective she gives to the waterfalls.

All around. . .a wonderful BEAUTIFUL piece of work!

And congratulations that its one of your new highest rates photos. But you are so so talented, I think you will be bumping that score off very quickly! :)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/07/2007 11:52:44 PM
Beautiful!! Love this:-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/07/2007 06:00:00 PM
Really nice serene shot.
Lighting is really good.

Kev
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 07/06/2007 07:08:51 PM
Beutiful shot.
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 07/06/2007 06:09:01 AM
Like the colouring and dark tones.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/05/2007 11:28:29 PM
Very dreamlike. I like the white of the falls and her dress being the lightest shades in the image. She is lovely. Her hair and profile top it off.
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 07/05/2007 05:49:49 PM
Wow. Very Beautiful. 9
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 07/05/2007 03:57:14 PM
Very nice dreamy effect: 9
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 07/05/2007 07:14:54 AM
Nice setup but I think it would of been better if the subject was looking on the other side.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/03/2007 01:20:36 AM
Is this JMClaire? (I can't remember the full username!) This is really well done. The contrast, lighting, placement of model, colors, location are all perfect. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/02/2007 05:18:40 PM
Great lighting and mood
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 07/01/2007 09:42:04 AM
Lovely shot. Really nice composition and lighting. 10 from me.
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 07/01/2007 12:27:39 AM
This is beautiful!
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