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Salome Receiving the Head of John the Baptist
Salome Receiving the Head of John the Baptist
brucedgates


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Biblical (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Date: Jan 31, 2013
Aperture: 8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Jan 31, 2013

Heavily edited. This looks awful, but I posted anyway. Chiaroscuro lighting, I discovered, is not really natural. Wound up taking multiple photos with different lighting and pasting together.
Let the thrashing for bad Photoshopping begin.

[Feb. 2nd, 2013 10:10:07 PM]

I am shocked that this is doing so well. At least for me. I did not expect this to do better than mid 5's. Wouldn't have been surprised with below 5 frankly because of the many issues with the reproduction.
The comments are very interesting.

This is my attempt at Caravaggio's painting of the same name. This is my wife, myself and my two oldest children. They were very patient with me.

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 38
Avg (all users): 6.3881
Avg (commenters): 8.6000
Avg (participants): 5.8696
Avg (non-participants): 6.4955
Views since voting: 2020
Views during voting: 352
Votes: 134
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)


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02/28/2013 01:57:04 PM
This deserved much more, you shouldn't be happy with this score. Unfortunately a lot of people don't know the famous painting and this thing didn't help you - I'm sure of that :)
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02/08/2013 11:19:53 AM
Congrats on the tt. This was a very ambitious project, and you really achieved a wonderful result, despite a few technical issues. It is a beautiful, painterly tribute.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/07/2013 11:52:11 PM
very well done
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02/07/2013 07:16:37 PM
Brilliant re-creation of Caravaggio's masterpiece! Wonderful dramatic light.
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02/05/2013 04:01:54 PM
You nailed this with the dramatic shadows! This is reminiscent of a Rembrandt painting! Bravo!
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02/05/2013 11:43:51 AM
You should have made a reference to Caravaggio's painting so that everybody could appreciate the extent and quality of your work.
In my view, this is the only picture worth considering in this convoluted challenge that produced so many childish or kitschy images. A professional one.
You truly made a "tableau vivant" and there are parts totally remarkable, not to mention the chiaroscuro that you achieved. I don't think that there are good reproductions of the paintings, your scene is the closest to Caravaggio than what one can find on the internet.
There is just one unfortunate juxtaposition of the figures on the left side that truly exists in Caravaggio's painting also.
I particularly appreciate the treatment of all the draped scarves and clothing - you left it all painterly and did not succumb to the sharpening temptations.
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02/05/2013 12:44:18 AM
I really like your use of light vs. darkness in this shot. Harsh shadows. Bright, almost too hot light. I also like the expression on Salome's face - it shows she really isn't into this "present", even though she asked for it.
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02/04/2013 02:48:38 PM
An intense capture.
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02/02/2013 09:52:59 PM
Very painterly and dramatic image, although I don't understand quite what I'm looking at. Why does it seem that there's a man's head coming out of Salome's neck?
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02/02/2013 07:10:11 PM
A little underlit and out of focus,but lovely concept!
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02/01/2013 04:42:24 PM
Really well done
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02/01/2013 11:03:55 AM
Such an interesting story to choose to illustrate. And I love how you used the dark tones to give this a sense of the dark mood of the story. It is interesting to see the emotions on Salome's face. In the story, she was portrayed as a real harlot, a wicked woman. And here you have shown that she understands the depth of her depravity after being shown the results of her wishes carried out. She is turning away, as if in disgust.
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02/01/2013 03:59:29 AM
Nice lighting! The figure in the background distracts a little. After viewing the original I think you have done an excellent job.
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