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Wait, are those.. bubbles?
Wait, are those.. bubbles?
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Challenge: Bubbles II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
Location: In the living room
Date: Apr 21, 2007
Aperture: F3.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/10 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Humorous
Date Uploaded: Apr 21, 2007

 I suppose not many people will think this meets the challenge, but I feel it does. It does (or should) make you think "Bubbles", only you're seeing some deformed ones. My thought was to be a bit abstract with this, turning pretty transparent bubbles into.. very black triangles.
The setup involved thick paper cut into triangles of various sizes taped to a white wall, a thingie that you use to blow bubbles with, which I painted black except for the white parts. It also involved one sister, holding said bubble-blowing-thingie.
I suppose I could have improved it a lot by paying some attention to the details, like perhaps directing some light on her hair and having a softer flash to eliminate the hard shadows (and perhaps one that spreads a bit more, as can be seen in the lower left corner).
In the post-processing, I cropped it, levelled it (heavilly.. a very gray color I turned white and just a bit darker gray color I turned black), color-balanced it a bit, turned it a bit redder, cropped it, sharpened it, shrunk it and then sharpened it again.
I hope that answers all questions you may have.

Statistics
Place: 73 out of 172
Avg (all users): 5.5166
Avg (commenters): 5.5600
Avg (participants): 4.9848
Avg (non-participants): 5.6878
Views since voting: 982
Views during voting: 723
Votes: 271
Comments: 30
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 05/05/2007 01:34:40 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

I always like pictures that show creativity.
Very clever idea and well executed.
I think you did a good job critiqueing yourself in thr comments.

Better fill lighting would have helped the shadows.

The comments were positive and the most of the scores seemed fair, except for the 5 ones.
Some people take things to literally.

Congrats on nice picture and good luck in your future challenges.

Karen
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/01/2007 11:45:42 PM
very creative
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 05/01/2007 07:45:34 PM
Doesn't look like it to me. :-(
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 05/01/2007 02:41:52 PM
creative idea and nice execution :)
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 05/01/2007 02:14:57 PM
Lol, very original!
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 04/30/2007 11:13:24 PM
neat idea...
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 04/30/2007 08:30:55 PM
Cool! I want one of those wands.
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 04/30/2007 11:26:20 AM
Interesting concept. Nice take on "bubbles."
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 04/29/2007 08:08:43 PM
A light on the background behind the girl would get rid of the shadows and provide some seperation between her and the background. Then you wouldn't need so much light on her shirt, which looks a little blownout.

Message edited by author 2007-05-02 12:44:28.
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 04/29/2007 06:17:52 PM
Very creative! Love the idea and execution is quite good. There's a distracting shadow under the model's chin, but it doesn't detract too much.
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 04/28/2007 04:49:15 PM
Different...
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 04/28/2007 02:36:16 PM
excellent idea!
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 04/27/2007 02:43:22 PM
Nice concept and well done. I just wish the shadows weren't there.
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 04/27/2007 12:59:54 AM
Funny idea!
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 04/26/2007 11:08:54 PM
Love it.
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 04/26/2007 07:45:22 PM
Very interesting effect. Marking as a fav to find out how you did this!
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 04/26/2007 12:09:43 PM
sweet - but sill where are the bubbles? dnmc -1
(ok -6)
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 04/26/2007 10:17:16 AM
Very creative
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 04/25/2007 09:25:56 PM
clever and fun!
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 04/25/2007 06:18:22 PM
Some wacky physics happening around your place for sure ... : )
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 04/25/2007 06:13:54 PM
huh?
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 04/25/2007 05:11:03 PM
Still racking my brain on how you did this photo
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 04/25/2007 02:08:38 PM
Wait, are those.. bubbles?
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 04/25/2007 01:42:25 PM
unique approach
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 04/25/2007 12:58:56 PM
This really is a DNMC and quite deliberate.... Why?
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 04/25/2007 11:47:07 AM
hmmmm.. this is weird. there are no bubbles in this shot! im not sure if it meets the challenge.
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 04/25/2007 11:24:01 AM
triangles
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 04/25/2007 09:56:49 AM
does make one THINK of bubbles-the point of this challenge; wish she were smiling, or looking a bit happier...
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 04/25/2007 09:51:17 AM
like th different idea here. Well done!
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 04/25/2007 01:38:49 AM
cool! 7
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