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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX
Location: Portland, OR
Date: Feb 20, 2009
Aperture: 4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Fashion, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2009

Where to begin? I did about everything I could possibly think of. The original was fairly flat and boring with no real color but the pale dress and the red wall in the back. I just finished editing about 1/2 hour before the challenge. Suppose I'm always most excited about the last shot I did

Thanks to anyone who mistaked me for a few of the best photographer's on this site :)

Here's the original for those curious. A wee bit different :)

Disqualification Details
You may not use ANY editing tool to move, remove or duplicate any element of your photograph that would change a typical viewer's description of the photograph (aside from color), even if the tool is otherwise legal, and regardless of whether you intended the change when the photograph was taken.

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Views since voting: 1335
Views during voting: 792
Comments: 98
Favorites: 8 (view)


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03/24/2009 04:11:47 AM
Masterful and effective editing job. But I bet deep edits like that rip the pixels to death and leave a lot of artefacts when pixel peeping at 100%. Just curious because I tend to print large.
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03/19/2009 04:50:29 AM
Excellent work, very impressive!
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03/19/2009 02:07:57 AM
How is this not DC'ed? I guess I have alot to learn... but the colors on the wall and the water were never really there.... is that legal to add the colors like that? I love the picture I mean its great but how was it not DC'ed?
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03/19/2009 01:34:51 AM
I can't believe you pulled this image out of that original.

Makes me think of Michelangelo who was quoted saying 'I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free' - Really great job PS work
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03/18/2009 02:42:28 PM
Holy cow. Your processing is out of this world. This should have ribboned IMHO.
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03/18/2009 01:14:10 PM
you fooled me. excellent work.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 09:56:59 PM
Very vogue...great color and light in this photo!
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03/17/2009 09:51:17 PM
Oh, WOW. Hollywood movie kinda shot. Great. One of my high score, good luck.
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03/17/2009 09:47:57 PM
Reviewed and upgraded it from a 9 to a 10! Great image!
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03/17/2009 09:12:51 PM
DOF and Nice exposure.
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03/17/2009 06:04:37 PM
Sweeet! Amazing color - stunning model - creative composition - Perfection!
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03/17/2009 04:40:29 PM
Nicely staged!
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03/17/2009 03:20:00 PM
wow, there are so many elements here that just make the photo incredible. the water reflections in different colors, the dof, the leading lines all over the place, the texture of her dress....all add up to one very impressive image-9

changing this to ten:) and adding fav
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03/17/2009 09:08:46 AM
Interesting fashion type image.
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03/17/2009 12:25:31 AM
Nice vibrant colours, and an intriguing photo altogether. Very fantasy like.
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03/16/2009 10:50:39 PM
Very weird and interesting. Nicely shot and beautiful colors.

Not voting yet.
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03/16/2009 09:49:05 PM
I view your photograph as one of color, texture, and lines. You accomplished them all. Nice setup and good control.
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03/16/2009 03:59:00 PM
This is a spectacular image - the colors are brilliant and the concept catches me & draws me in. Very well done.
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03/16/2009 02:59:19 PM
This has a Gattica vibe to it. Love all the different nuances of color. Feel the image quality could've been slightly better, like the area around her hands. Perhaps the image been compressed too much? Anyway, I did enjoy viewing this shot. Nice job :) (no vote)
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03/16/2009 02:16:56 PM
Great pic. Nice colors and detail. Great lighting.
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03/16/2009 01:17:58 PM
Wow awesome piece. Great composition and coloring.
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03/16/2009 01:12:50 PM
Very brave to walk a ledge like that w/ heels! Amazing scene/shoot location! Can't wait to see where this was done at!
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03/16/2009 07:35:25 AM
pefect
8

brano ;D
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03/16/2009 07:23:21 AM
Definitely a sci-fi feel to this. Interesting colors, lines, and patterns.
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03/16/2009 04:35:17 AM
an incredibly interesting image .. love the colours, love the unusualness of it .. weird and wonderful .. :)
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03/16/2009 04:08:29 AM
cool capture
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03/16/2009 01:44:06 AM
Very surreal feeling. I applaud her sense of balance -- I would be toast in that set up!!!! Great colors and an interesting shot.
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03/15/2009 10:03:04 PM
Nice idea and execution.
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03/15/2009 06:30:25 PM
Woah. Woah! WOAH!!!!
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03/15/2009 03:05:20 PM
Nice focus/blur, excellent colors and a wonderful composition make for a great shot! But there is some pixellation here which is quite unfortunate.
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03/15/2009 11:59:35 AM
Advertising at it's best. drama, colour, just little left to the imagination. Nicely don.
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03/15/2009 11:56:52 AM
I like the colours, this is a very artsy photo.
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03/15/2009 11:53:47 AM
Bizarre. Nice colors and light.
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03/15/2009 10:41:33 AM
Holy AMAZING photo. I want you to teach me everything you know! Can I hire you as my personal tutor? I mean - this is just brilliant.
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03/15/2009 09:37:33 AM
i like the colors here, very crisp capture too, 6
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03/15/2009 08:11:10 AM
Nice model in a beautiful colored environment.
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03/15/2009 05:50:44 AM
Did she ever make it to get off that spot again?
Looks like not an easy one, with those shoes.
At least I can say the effort payed off - nice shot.
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03/15/2009 01:33:16 AM
Wow, a lot of elements to this picture, I'm really curious to know how you did it. Well done. 8.
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03/15/2009 01:29:41 AM
Interesting pose and scene. Nice light.
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03/14/2009 11:32:52 PM
flows nicely - great color! I like it.
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03/14/2009 10:25:24 PM
Very interesting shot. Well done.
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03/14/2009 09:12:09 PM
Great colors. Wonderfully perplexing.
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03/14/2009 08:20:53 PM
Fascinating!
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03/14/2009 07:47:14 PM
Love the colors and surreal framework of composition. Outstanding work.
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03/14/2009 07:12:09 PM
Weird, but I like it. Where is this? The slight blur (her left hand, for example) is a pity...
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03/14/2009 06:08:47 PM
Wow! Love the shot, the scene, and the processing. A masterful use of what looks to be some selective blurring (?). Looks very kiwiness.
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03/14/2009 05:38:19 PM
Beautiful colors, good light, a little uncomfortable feel to it but overall well done.
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03/14/2009 04:44:37 PM
Coming back to comment...

Wow! What a fun place that must have been to shoot! Bumping up to 10.
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03/14/2009 03:22:20 PM
hard to find words to adequately describe this. Wonderful image, well done
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03/14/2009 04:09:10 AM
I think this is my favourite in the challenge, stunning photograph
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03/14/2009 12:26:13 AM
this is clearly De Sousa because no one else could pull this off. You get a 7 for sheer accomplishment. Plus another point for a complex but utterly satisfying composition of shape and color. not that you'll need my help. this smells like a ribbon.
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03/13/2009 09:40:14 PM
This is facinating. Fantastic colors and shapes going on along with idfferent textures. You lit the scene beautifully too.
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03/13/2009 09:17:56 PM
Great colors, very nice picture!
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03/13/2009 07:55:33 PM
very interesting, great lighting
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03/13/2009 07:13:15 PM
Great colors and vibrancy
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03/13/2009 05:50:12 PM
A lot of interesting elements in this shot, and a surreal feeling overall. Great shapes and colors.
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03/13/2009 05:22:30 PM
Looks like a rather precarious pose. Make that very precarious.
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03/13/2009 03:22:46 PM
I'm hoping to leave comments on as many photo's in this challenge as possible... out of (currently) 1124 images, I gave 31 of them a 9. Your image was one of those 31.

There aren't many portraits in this challenge, and certainly not many "great ones". Yours however is one of the greats. I think it's the unusual setting and pose which speak to me. A great departure from the "norm" with regards to portraits. I look forward to finding out who posted this image so I can check out more of your portfolio :-)

Good luck for a strong finish in this challenge.
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03/13/2009 02:39:07 PM
this is so cool but I don't like her shoes.. she should be barefoot!
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03/13/2009 02:06:50 PM
I absolutely love the background you've selected, with all the colors and geometrics. Stunning!
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03/13/2009 12:48:26 PM
Beautiful capture, I love the colors
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03/13/2009 11:57:03 AM
She is both brave and very talented. Awesome location for a model shoot!
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03/13/2009 09:23:13 AM
Courageous subject with those high hills, nice idea
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03/13/2009 09:10:30 AM
great mood
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03/13/2009 03:48:20 AM
Nice shot but I'm more a fan of the colours and patterns in the background than the model :o)
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03/12/2009 11:33:01 PM
she looks so calm and i am sure this was not the case 9
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03/12/2009 11:29:24 PM
Extraordianry image, among best of show.
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03/12/2009 09:24:15 PM
That's indeed an odd and interesting composition, worthy its title. The colors also help it a lot...
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03/12/2009 09:21:18 PM
wow this looks so cool, well done
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03/12/2009 07:43:34 PM
I like the capture, but I'd prefer a tighter crop. There are so many elements in the background that it becomes too much of a distraction for me.
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03/12/2009 04:52:06 PM
what looks like a big wooden cupboard right behind her is an unfortunate distraction - otherwise very stylish
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03/12/2009 04:43:09 PM
Brave model. Did she end up falling in balancing on those heels? Nice color and well taken.
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03/12/2009 04:26:08 PM
Doing a shoot like this would be so much fun, I hope I get to someday. Everything in this shot is over-the-top and I think it somehow works together because of that.
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03/12/2009 04:19:55 PM
I like the background a lot more than the model..it always takes away from her. This is a wonderful set, I'd use it all the time!
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03/12/2009 04:11:35 PM
Nice colors and concept.
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03/12/2009 01:23:04 PM
My guess is Larus. nice sharpness and colour!!
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03/12/2009 01:10:33 PM
Vogue worthy
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03/12/2009 12:36:31 PM
Amazing. 10
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03/12/2009 11:30:30 AM
Very nice shot. Great colors and exposure. Very intriguing also.
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03/12/2009 09:57:47 AM
I realy like this - suitable for a magazine
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03/12/2009 09:40:00 AM
Great colours and the light from the water adds some great textures
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03/12/2009 09:26:13 AM
Wow. Where is that? In an office building?
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03/12/2009 04:07:58 AM
nice detail and colors
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03/12/2009 03:01:44 AM
wow this is really cool.
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03/12/2009 12:43:23 AM
cool colors and great idea, strange but good. very fitting title
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03/11/2009 05:49:04 PM
Amazing!!! She is very brave!!
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03/11/2009 05:45:22 PM
Great colors and great idea for the model. Nice focus to.
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03/11/2009 03:04:24 PM
I look at your photo and I see nice lighting, interesting background, striking model. Despite all that it doesn't appeal to me for some reason. I can't really say why. Maybe there's a little too much going on around her.
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03/11/2009 12:49:21 PM
Really cool setup, colors and lighting. The model's pose doesn't really do much for me when it comes to the overall visual interest, but it is a neat concept.
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03/11/2009 09:57:05 AM
extremely polished, sophisticated and attractive image..I like the composition a lot; the tones work so well together..but then I assume you already know this :)
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03/11/2009 09:48:46 AM
interesting location, good color. seems a bit much softened around her
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03/11/2009 09:07:25 AM
It makes you look a second and then a third time, love the heels balanced on the edge of the water.
Looks like she could fly away.
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03/11/2009 07:53:59 AM
Really captivating image with beautiful processing. A nice shot for a fashion. good luck: 9
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03/11/2009 07:06:16 AM
Very interesting setup.
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03/11/2009 06:32:52 AM
WOW WOW WOW. fantastic image. I'd give it 20 if I could
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03/11/2009 04:50:25 AM
wow, scary! What if she falls?
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03/11/2009 01:43:44 AM
Usually don't like alot of "model" photos...but this is excellent, wonderful tones and colors, they all compliment each other
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03/11/2009 12:07:59 AM
The crease/seam on her left breast is distracting from an otherwise beautiful photo.
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