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I am the tune
I am the tune
MichaelC

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Challenge: Nude IV (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Sydney
Date: Jan 28, 2007
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Nude
Date Uploaded: Jan 28, 2007

 Wanted to try my first real nude but the original idea with the original model didn't happen.

Then had this idea (from Man Ray) so asked the wife to pose but she is the worst model ever in that she is very impatient and on the last night before the close she reneged. So just went for a quiet Sunday dinner prepared to give it a miss. At the restaurant one of my closest friends rang and asked if he and his daughter could join us for dinner.

During the meal I mentioned the challenge and Rebecca volunteered so I jumped at the chance and we came back and did this shoot. This is the best out of 54 shots.

Thanks Beck for posing, hope it doesn't crash & burn.

PP: Levels, curves, Hue/Sat, cloned out skin blemishes & cleaned up skin drawing, vignette, dodge & burn, smart sharpen,neat image, border, duotone, save for web

Lighting: One SB600 into a brolly on model left and another with a snoot behind model to camera right.

Title: Neil Diamond

Statistics
Place: 55 out of 121
Avg (all users): 5.7783
Avg (commenters): 6.0357
Avg (participants): 5.6375
Avg (non-participants): 5.8086
Views since voting: 5915
Views during voting: 1001
Votes: 451
Comments: 30
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/02/2007 11:09:10 PM
Oh my goodness! She is shaped like a guitar! The tattoos are a liiiiitle bit off but I love the crop and her pose.
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 02/02/2007 05:27:56 PM
sweet and a nice idea! I think I'd like the lighting to be even at both sides.
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 02/02/2007 01:43:37 AM
I like the idea of this shot, but I think the lighting on the arms is just a bit distracting from the subject itself. My eye wants to draw to the light line down the left hand side rather than focus on the subject as a whole.
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 02/01/2007 01:10:51 AM
Nice lighting....love the creative aspect of this image. Very artistic. 8
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 02/01/2007 12:32:56 AM
Good idea, but a symmetrical image like this this suffers from the model being a little tilted. I would have rotated the image just enough to straighten her out. Lighting is good, but the left clef happens to be in a shadow and on my old monitor it almost blends in.
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 01/31/2007 08:04:56 PM
Very nice idea and nicely pulled off. Great job!
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 01/31/2007 07:39:43 PM
You are the sun
I am the moon
you are the words
...
Neil Diamond rocks!

Anyway ---
This is a superb study in showing how instrument design mimics the female form. I love the lighting but would like to see the other f-hole lit more.

Overall: very well done!
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 01/31/2007 11:06:50 AM
A Man Ray copy that does not really work for me, sorry.
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 01/31/2007 05:14:21 AM
lighting is good. crop is much too tight, aspect ratio is much too narrow. Just my opinion: I would never try copy an outstanding and well known idea as this from the Man Ray shot, the attempt is condemned to fail.
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 01/31/2007 02:52:11 AM
cool idea
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 01/31/2007 02:28:14 AM
Nice try, but Man Ray did it better
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 01/31/2007 12:43:44 AM
Nice lighting and pose.
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 01/30/2007 01:18:18 PM
Interesting lighting.
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 01/30/2007 06:39:19 AM
I like this shape and form...
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 01/29/2007 11:22:49 PM
sort of reminds me of Nikki from "Heroes"
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 01/29/2007 09:18:33 PM
man ray
/ think they (the clefts ) need to be bit bigger ..
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 01/29/2007 06:07:02 PM
Great idea and nice lighting. I would like to see less of the folds of the background though (My laptop is quite right)
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 01/29/2007 04:47:42 PM
Beautiful use of lighting and excellent concept. It feels cropped a little tight on the bottom.
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 01/29/2007 03:17:26 PM
good idea been done before ....better
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 01/29/2007 02:55:05 PM
The lighting on her is not great so most people will not have seen the left "hole". Also the B&W conversion is also a bit flat.
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 01/29/2007 01:23:14 PM
Love the colors here and the lights too
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 01/29/2007 12:49:51 PM
Very nice light in my opinion, though you needed just a touch more to get the clef (I think it is) on the one side a bit more visible. Very creative approach, too.
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 01/29/2007 11:00:36 AM
a little dark..but good job!
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 01/29/2007 07:07:11 AM
I love the cello, violin and a bit of a fan of Neil Diamond. Nice.
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 01/29/2007 06:45:44 AM
Nice concept, would have preferred this if the background was a true black and both of the f-holes stood out better. Also a bit more negative space on either side would have accentuated the strength of the central composition.
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 01/29/2007 05:35:48 AM
I like the idea of the human instrument.
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 01/29/2007 02:12:44 AM
Wonderful lines, lighting and pose
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 01/29/2007 01:28:53 AM
Nice play on shapes.
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 01/29/2007 01:22:54 AM
I've seen this done before. I think there's another "sound hole" on her left back, but unfortunately it's not clear. Most voters (those who are not familiar with the structure of the string instruments)won't "get it" because the second one is not visible. You needed to have enough light right across the back to just pick up both halves.

Having said all that, I really like it personally.
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 01/29/2007 01:02:00 AM
A bit less shadow on the left would have helped emphasize the markings. Wonderful concept though.. very musical indeed. :-)
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