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Another Dark Tale From The Naked City...
Another Dark Tale From The Naked City...
mefnj


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Film Noir (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: New Jersey
Date: Aug 9, 2011
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 200
Shutter: various
Galleries: Vintage, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 9, 2011

 I was going for the private eye look.

I must say that this was both a very enjoyable setup AND the worst time I've had doing photography. I am not a smoker, but i needed a smoking butt to get the look and feel. I stunk up my whole house for this shot, so it better rock the vote! ;-)

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 106
Avg (all users): 6.2932
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.3103
Avg (non-participants): 6.2857
Views since voting: 1131
Views during voting: 397
Votes: 191
Comments: 15
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 08/17/2011 06:10:05 AM
Love it - very smart setup.
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 08/17/2011 03:36:38 AM
the long exposure is an excellent touch
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 08/17/2011 03:36:14 AM
I was expecting this to do better. Had my 8
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/16/2011 07:04:23 PM
Nice set up a little to clean would have liked to see the smoke drifting through the image
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 08/16/2011 01:51:53 PM
authentic looking - could have been too busy but you pulled it off .. tells a great story and keeps me looking - 9
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 08/14/2011 06:18:17 PM
A noir still life. Nicely done.
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 08/14/2011 01:10:38 AM
Great tableau. Lots of work went into this
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 08/11/2011 07:29:34 AM
Superb. Excellently executed. It even has the smoke streaks.
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 08/10/2011 10:44:31 PM
This is one of the better shots in the challenge. Great composition, lighting and props (attention to detail). Had a similar idea glad I did not do it because you executed superbly! Well done!
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 08/10/2011 10:22:55 PM
One of my favorites of the challenge; hope it does well for you.
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 08/10/2011 02:06:59 PM
I'm telling you: it was not Al Bino who did it. It was Kerry Oki!
Nice set up, great lighting. Maybe a burning cigarette in the ash trey would have completed it even more, but that's a detail.

Edit: only now that mefnjhas drawn my attention to it I saw the smoke rising up.
I was so focused on all the other elements/details in this photograph, ashtray included, that I didn't notice the smoke.
I'm so so sorry mefjn.


Message edited by author 2011-08-23 14:42:51.
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 08/10/2011 09:50:53 AM
Love the lighting and the soft focus.
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 08/10/2011 09:33:30 AM
Great idea with this one! Perfect for the challenge.
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 08/10/2011 06:17:08 AM
says it all - very nice
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 08/10/2011 03:01:41 AM
Different take in a way. But it works in that I like the lighting, the shadows, and the props.
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