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There was a desert wind blowing that night....
There was a desert wind blowing that night....
Hussar1812


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Challenge: Film Noir (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D300s
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
Location: Hong Kong
Date: Aug 7, 2011
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250sec
Galleries: Black and White, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Aug 7, 2011

 Wow...thrilled with the top 10 finish! Thanks to all for the votes and comments. Ahh...the plant....either love it or hate it variable :) I went through several attempts of the shot initially without the plant (which left too much void on the frame and the window. I needed to fill the negative space and the planted Palm Tree really spoke to me as something which would clearly be present in an L.A. Private Eye office. Initially I used the plant as a GoBo and fired a flash through it to get just the shadow. However the shadow and the mysterious light source did not really work with the composition so decided to leave it in the frame but out of focus. The plant was actually fairly close to me and this was shot with a 50mm prime so rather narrow DoF. To get the reflection from the blinds had a snooted SB-900 flash on a boom out of the window of an adjacent room (this was shot on 11th floor) triggered wirelessly. Had to pre-focus, then use the 10sec self timer to position my "burly" body which does much better on the other side of the lens....and light up a cig :) Thanks again folks!

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 106
Avg (all users): 6.5327
Avg (commenters): 6.9091
Avg (participants): 6.5410
Avg (non-participants): 6.5290
Views since voting: 1759
Views during voting: 401
Votes: 199
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0

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 08/22/2011 09:21:14 AM
Thanks boss!
 08/22/2011 03:56:33 AM
Awesome job. Very well done.
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 08/18/2011 11:02:21 PM
Thank you all!
 08/18/2011 07:38:35 PM
Great shot!!! Congrats on the top 10!
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 08/18/2011 01:01:39 PM
Great top ten finish!
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 08/17/2011 03:21:23 AM
Congrats on your Top 10 finish! Well done!
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 08/17/2011 01:57:28 AM
Congrats, neighbor! Nice finish!!!
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 08/17/2011 12:09:19 AM
Very nice. High mark from me AND the crowd - congratulations!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/16/2011 06:39:22 PM
Nice attempt I would have liked a bit less plant
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 08/16/2011 01:54:24 PM
Great model, his facial expression and burly body really make this shot - like the plant placement as well .. the suspenders are a very nice touch. 8
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 08/16/2011 04:21:27 AM
.... a long way to The End ...
the little things, I wish the plant would not have covered the hand ... oh well, details.
wonderful shot.
bump up
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 08/16/2011 12:12:30 AM
Man that looks like a reefer! The plant is a bit too big and disrtracts but nice shot.
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 08/14/2011 06:19:10 PM
Yes, the plant! A perfect touch that completes the scene.
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 08/14/2011 07:03:17 AM
the plant is too close to the camera, otherwise i like the blinds...
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 08/13/2011 07:33:27 PM
Great setup. Wish the light stripes on his face were as good as the ones across his tie.
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 08/13/2011 11:53:02 AM
Excellent! Very nice lighting work. It definitely has a film noir feel.
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 08/11/2011 09:27:00 PM
I love the lighting and shadows but that plant on the left is too overpowering and distracting.
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 08/11/2011 03:17:44 PM
This is definitely noir-ish. It's dark and feels well done. Somehow the huge plant adds a lot to the photo for me. Like the "director" of your movie said "I don't care, we've got a story to tell!" I don't think I'm explaining that well, but I'm bumping this to an 8.
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 08/10/2011 08:35:24 PM
Kudos for letting the gumshoe smoke. An unlit cig just wasn't part of the scene then. Love the blinds and the potted plant to set the scene..
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 08/10/2011 09:51:53 AM
Great, classic image. My only advice is perhaps to cut a bit of the plant out of the shot - not all of it - just the long strip that is pure black.
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