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Challenge: Paul Simon Lyrics (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Chateau Snaffles
Date: Dec 30, 2009
Aperture: f8.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Emotive, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jan 3, 2010
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The title of a classic rich-girl, poor-boy ballad.
First I painted the soles of my long-suffering 3'in heels with matte black craft paint. Then bought several packets of rhinestones from a craft store, only to find they fell off too easily, and the loonie-store version worked much better and stayed put!
Then the fun part, reading the lyrics and trying to get a feel for the song without ever hearing it. Knew exactly the kind of effect I wanted to get, a worm's-eye view of the diamonds sparkling against an otherwise monochromatic street scene.
But it was too cold to shoot outdoors, so I enlisted Ryan's help for indoor shoots. I set the settings, and he shot at my direction (and in the general direction of my feet :-) Even so, I kept trying to get the shot I really wanted to enter, but was unable to get it, so entered this shot.
pp: RAW-TIFF conversion, rotate, minor cloning, shadow/highlights, brightness/contrast, saturation, desat, resize, usm, sharpen, save for web
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Thanks for all the comments, very happy with how the shot placed. Thanks Ryan for showing me how much fun can be had with a simple star filter!
ETA: Believe it or not it's still possible to walk in these shoes, so I'll probably just leave the *diamonds* in place :-) |
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01/19/2010 06:47:17 PM |
| Great tune and a beautifully rendered photograph of it. |
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01/11/2010 07:11:05 PM |
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01/11/2010 03:39:18 PM |
| Clever use of the star filter, and a really good job with the crafty bit to get the "diamonds" on the shoes. I'll agree that maybe a closer crop might have more impact, but leaving in the upper legs gives the context that a close crop might not (ie the feet just sorta hanging there). A good literal interpretation which was rewarded with a very good score! (By the way, I saw him perform this song live - you really ought to listen to it!) |
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01/11/2010 03:09:57 PM |
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01/11/2010 12:06:34 AM |
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01/10/2010 05:53:05 PM |
| You win best diamonds on the soles of her shoes image. Well done. |
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01/10/2010 04:46:03 PM |
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01/09/2010 03:18:31 PM |
| The star filter works nicely here. I think it would be more effective if it were cropped down to a square. The thighs don't add anything for me, and the snagged stockings are distracting. |
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01/08/2010 11:45:55 PM |
| If this had been cropped to the bottom half, removing the distracting snags in the hosiery, it would have had much more impact in my opinion. |
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01/07/2010 08:15:57 PM |
| Ahh, this is my favorite of the Paul Simon songs. You did a terrific job lighting this image. I presume a really high F-stop to get those star effects on the diamonds. Nicely done! |
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01/06/2010 07:32:29 PM |
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01/05/2010 07:45:51 PM |
| I really like the star effect of the "diamonds". However, I think a crop below the model's knees would have kept the focus on the shoes and off the legs. I would have given this a higher rating if not for the lines that lead the eye off the picture. |
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01/05/2010 03:29:24 PM |
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01/04/2010 10:28:10 AM |
| Hope these shoes doesn't have to be used any more :) The sparkle is great |
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01/04/2010 12:02:52 AM |
| Stands out well! Your going to get a great score on this one! |
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