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Challenge: Science IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
Location: Singapore
Date: Dec 17, 2011
Aperture: 2.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Nude
Date Uploaded: Dec 20, 2011

this was an implied nude shoot with my group. my first time for the implied nude and it's not easy to compose. Anyway nice try for me.

- to continuous light.
- indoor

Statistics
Place: 46 out of 70
Avg (all users): 5.2587
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 5.4634
Avg (non-participants): 5.1765
Views since voting: 4280
Views during voting: 355
Votes: 143
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0


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01/03/2012 04:47:17 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First impression: Very reminescent of a nude I shot some years ago, so definitely evoked some fond memories! Though, if memory serves, that entry didn't do very well either. Nudes can be either reminescent or porn, if poorly done, or of erotica, which is tasteful, and into that category is where I would put this. What I am having trouble seeing if the correlation to science, which probably accounts for your low score.

Artistic: I like the use of the hands to protect and conceal, but there seems to be some chromatic aberration (ie purple fringing) between the fingers of the right hand. Like the tilt of the torso to add dynamism to what could otherwise be a fairly static shot. The hands look almost a little large for a woman, but I am guessing that you may have shot at a slightly downward angle.

Technical: Definitely like the composition, the tilt of the torso adds interest to the shot. Great DOF, brings out all the details, and your lighting is controlled enough that there are no glarey areas. A minor nitpick: I can see you can't have cropped out the area in question without hurting your comp, but as this was an Advanced challenge you could have cloned out that teeny bit of bg visible over her shoulder.

Overall: Your title is Reshaped, but it's hard to see. A missing breast altogether, concealed by a hand, would tell an entirely different story. I can't quite see enough to notice a scar left by breast augmentation. I think this image may have done better in b/w. Using blue on nudes just doesn't seem to work unless you're going for a moonlit shot, and as mentioned by mariuca, seems to give it a bit of a corpselike feel.

Feel free to PM me with any questions.

Susan
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/27/2011 11:19:09 PM
Fascinating due to its strange likeness to a corpse. Every detail well placed and wonderfully defined by light.
bump up to 9
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12/27/2011 09:40:46 AM
Nice thumbs esp. left hand.
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12/23/2011 10:29:02 PM
Not sure how this fits the challenge.
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12/23/2011 09:52:53 AM
quite like a greek statue, very intimate shot, enhanced by the modesty.
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