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Cold - Hot
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Challenge: Opposites (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro
Location: Hotel Loftleidir, Reykjavik, Iceland
Date: May 11, 2004
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/60s
Galleries: Humorous, Still Life
Date Uploaded: May 11, 2004

Shot during a session for a trailer for a wedding tv-show. The setting is supposed to show a hotel room after the wedding night.

PS work: Levels, Sharpen, resize and frame

Statistics
Place: 124 out of 286
Avg (all users): 5.0229
Avg (commenters): 6.7333
Avg (participants): 4.9627
Avg (non-participants): 5.0698
Views since voting: 978
Votes: 306
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0


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05/20/2004 06:04:41 PM
I really thought this would be a top 20 at least. I loved the originality and great composition. I was really impressed with your shot and am really surprised this didn;t do better-Come on now--126!?!? i LOVED IT!
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05/19/2004 01:22:45 PM
* Critique Club *

My first impression is that this a pleasant image to look at. Some details:
- the border could have been a little smaller. It's not too distracting, but it could be just a bit less heavy.
- I like the suggestive band and the unmade bed in the background. It bothers me a bit that the foreground is not completely in focus: I would have liked to see the band and the glasses as sharp as the bottle.
- DOF is perfect: the bed slightly out of focus but not completely blurred makes it quite suggestive to me.
- Composition is very good, the bottle nicely balances the stems of the glasses.
- The color of the band gives a good balance to the color of the bottle and the bed, without too harsh contrasts.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/18/2004 10:09:58 PM
Nice composition - the story is ery compelling and the choice of putting the empty flutes into the bucket really helps to sell it. The "hot" part isn't quite as apparent (some feet in the background would have helped - it could be an empty room as it is now). Good DOF and exposure.
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05/18/2004 04:17:45 PM
Cute idea.
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05/17/2004 09:28:02 AM
Interesting idea and nice DOF. A little more ice or something cold might have helped make the opposite pop more.
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05/16/2004 10:08:56 PM
Hmmm!
05/16/2004 12:17:03 PM
clever interpretation of the challenge. I think you could have brought out "hot" a little more with some additional props in the background (a discarded shoe or piece of clothing) but the rumpled sheets do a good job.
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05/16/2004 09:29:36 AM
Great photo, the title makes it for me. I would like to see this photo from a slightly different perspective or something, not sure what though...
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05/15/2004 05:39:02 PM
haha good idea.
too bad it's always "Cold" for me ;-)
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05/14/2004 11:01:19 PM
This would have made a good entry to the offscrfeen expectations challenge a while back. I like the implication, I like the contrast of cold champagne and a hot night. 10
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05/14/2004 05:41:13 PM
Not quite. If the Gbelt had a warm or hot hue AND had the ice bucket been sweating (i.e., filled with cold ice in a hot room), then you might have captured the concept. Otherwise, a warm bucket and a cool-colored gbelt doesn't get there.
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05/14/2004 05:03:08 PM
Creative composition! I like the depth of field effect here as well. Nice job!
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05/13/2004 03:24:53 PM
fun idea!
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05/13/2004 02:50:18 PM
Great idea, a nice break from the obvious...Really ike this, tells me a story and gets my mind working....also photography it's done very well, well composed, focused and well lit ......surely a ribbon ........great work. 10
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05/13/2004 10:12:56 AM
Good composition and good entry. Improvements would be the focus point, the whole shot could be a bit more sharp, frame is a bit heavy. Still like the shot and wish you good luck.
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05/13/2004 02:48:40 AM
nice concept. composition is good.
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05/12/2004 11:51:08 PM
Love the idea!
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05/12/2004 05:14:45 PM
great idea --very very creative--nice DOF and composition-- a 10!!
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