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Shaken, not Stirred
Shaken, not Stirred
talikf

Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Silhouettes III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 I
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Date: Aug 26, 2006
Aperture: 8
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Nude, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Aug 26, 2006

 Taken with a backlight, 500 w halogen which exploded right after the picture was taken :(
Post processing included levels, sharpening and reduce noise.
Inspired by V. Narcis.

Looks like it was love or hate with this one...

Statistics
Place: 92 out of 352
Avg (all users): 5.8054
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.4330
Avg (non-participants): 6.0313
Views since voting: 34574
Views during voting: 771
Votes: 257
Comments: 25
Favorites: 9 (view)

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AuthorThread
 09/17/2006 01:34:07 PM
Nice lighting, I thought this was tastefully done, although more feminine hands (or a nicer manicure ) would have made a nicer look overall ( sorry to be so catty)
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 09/12/2006 09:55:00 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Tali,

Great to draw you as I've been admiring your work recently. That said this is a difficult one to critique.

I'll start with the obvious - it is overtly sexual, which seems to have divided the voters. Your vote distribution curve being a clear indication that you have not been judged on art alone. That said the divide is not as stark as I would expect. You core composition is fantastic - it draws the eyes in and keeps them there, trying to work out exactly what is being seen. The direction of the edges of both the arms and the thighs seem to help this, and the slightest tint of light on the Martini glass provide just enough detail to keep it interesting. Well done.

Now for what I don't like. The vast majority of the image really lacks depth. Yes I know its a silhouette, but with the silhouette flat (as it needs to be) and the background flat the combination makes it seem as it the image is just a piece of cut-out cardboard. I am also not a fan of the relatively mundane foreground tablecloth and lens flare to the right. Both of which don't add anythign to the image so would best be left out.

I hope my comments help and Good Luck in future Challenges!

Cheers
Paul
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/08/2006 08:18:01 PM
Well 9 or 92, missed only by 2 :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2006 05:02:55 AM
This photo should be in the first 40, but "de gustibus et coloris non disputatum". if you have used some light on the glass would have been perrrfect.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/05/2006 06:46:57 PM
i wana eat that oliv.
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 09/05/2006 04:50:21 PM
Creative, next time shine some light on the martini (difficult, I know, to keep the model in a silhoutte that way)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/04/2006 03:21:35 PM
Love the title. Great idea. Just the right amount of lighting for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/04/2006 12:35:21 AM
what imagery!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/03/2006 07:02:36 PM
Very cute. I wish the glass had a little more light on it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/03/2006 04:47:05 PM
cool idea
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/03/2006 01:44:19 AM
Very clever and a great concept.
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 09/02/2006 05:56:48 PM
Nice composition, it is very balanced.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/02/2006 10:18:24 AM
Very artful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/31/2006 10:52:37 PM
Great composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/31/2006 09:38:40 PM
nice idea.
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 08/31/2006 04:47:48 PM
He he he! Of course, the positioning of that glass is just inspired, especially with it's triangular shape! And I like the way that you've retained just the merest hint of detail in the silhouetted body showing the hands leading the eye to the... glass.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/31/2006 09:45:23 AM
Love the concept! Things I would like to see are: crop the table and the bottom of the glass, A color background, red maybe?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/31/2006 09:07:12 AM
5
 08/30/2006 09:21:32 PM
makes me thirsty
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/30/2006 08:40:32 PM
hehe, very creative. My husband liked it too ;-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/30/2006 08:16:12 PM
Nicely creative. I like the idea.

Execution of post process failed a bit though. I'm still seeing detail on the woman, and for a true silouette I shouldn't be able to.

Would have been an easy fix with levels or curves.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/30/2006 05:01:52 PM
LOL Thats interesting! What on earth made you think of that?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/30/2006 12:27:45 PM
Heh, nice concept. I like that you can still see the navel of your subject, all detail isn't -completely- lost. Good work!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/30/2006 10:59:41 AM
OOOOOOOOO some may find this offensive!!!! lol
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 08/30/2006 10:32:24 AM
Great idea, my guess you will end up in 9th place :-)
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