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Some books are better left unread
Some books are better left unread
sarampo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Books (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
Location: Portugal
Date: Jun 20, 2010
Aperture: 4
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jun 21, 2010

[Jun. 29th, 2010 05:20:28 PM]

Well, I can say that I was most unlucky with the title, I can blame in on a small language barrier :-P

I also love Harry Potter, there's a reason why I have the book :-)

I meant to say that it's too powerful for the untrained mind, but it came out as a Harry Potter offence.

Now that I'm through apologising, a little word on how it was done, it was nothing much, just a flash with a radio trigger inside the book, and a fan to blow my sister's hair back.

A little Nik Silverefex, faded out and a lot of detail enhance with Topaz.



Statistics
Place: 15 out of 92
Avg (all users): 6.0000
Avg (commenters): 6.8000
Avg (participants): 5.8333
Avg (non-participants): 6.0580
Views since voting: 1469
Views during voting: 380
Votes: 186
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 07/05/2010 02:15:43 PM
I was going to make a comment about the greatness of Harry Potter, but then I read your comments and was happy to find the meaning behind the title. Great idea, wonderful lighting, though it is a tad harsh and takes the details out of her face a bit.
All in all I love the photo!! Awesome job! and keep the Harry Potter love going!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/29/2010 01:25:10 PM
Aha, the old strobe-in-the-book trick!
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 06/29/2010 12:49:03 PM
Clever concept - I like the attention to detail with the bookshelves in the background and the hair blowing back.
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 06/29/2010 04:18:10 AM
Harry Potter is my life.
10!
And I love the light coming from the book.
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 06/27/2010 11:19:08 AM
I really like the photo. Small nitpick -- it created such an unfortunate shadow on the nose, if there was a way to light that a bit or reflect it a bit, it would have been a 10.
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 06/26/2010 05:19:45 PM
Nice job on the processing.
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 06/24/2010 11:30:56 AM
I find the title deplorable. (1)
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 06/23/2010 01:53:31 PM
cool
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 06/23/2010 03:21:19 AM
Great idea and well done. I would have prefered about 50% less intensity of the light. I love the movement of the hair. 7 from me.
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 06/23/2010 02:33:00 AM
cooooool! This one made me smile.....well done!
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 06/23/2010 01:58:25 AM
I enjoy the idea of this photo
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 06/23/2010 12:16:02 AM
like it , well done
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