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Challenge: Old Movie Stills (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Lens: Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
Location: San Diego
Date: Apr 2, 2021
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 0.3
Galleries: Vintage, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 3, 2021

This was my second attempt to make an "old movie still". The first one that I shot a week earlier, was OK, but I thought it lacked some cinematic drama, so I invited a different couple of friends the following weekend for another take. I liked this one more, so I used it here. Not to waste the first shot, I put it in the "Low key" challenge )). Observant people would notice that both shots feature the same hats :).

I had really hard time choosing between the B&W and the color version

I actually like the color version more, but I thought in this challenge the B&W would probably do better as looking more "vintage".

p.s. Thank you for the votes! ...except for that one 1 without which it could've been my new PB. Based on the huge gap between the average participants' and non-participants' scores, it was one of participants in this challenge. I wonder what got that person so upset, is it the smoking part? I don't know how anyone can watch old movies it they can't stand the sight of people smoking :)

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 17
Avg (all users): 7.5938
Avg (participants): 6.2000
Avg (non-participants): 7.8519
Views since voting: 676
Views during voting: 88
Votes: 32
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0


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10/10/2021 01:33:50 AM
Your B&W is excellent take on a film the lighting is brilliant how they vote a 1 on this is beyond me great take levi

Message edited by author 2021-10-10 01:35:59.
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04/16/2021 07:52:07 PM
Originally posted by LevT:

Lydia, thank you for the compliment on my lighting skills! I will let you in on a secret, my daughter is a theatrical lighting designer, I must have acquired my skills from her through some kind of reverse genetics :).

mariuca yes, that bush on the way to my front door bugged me as well, but I could not find a better spot for this photo without making a much greater effort of shooting "on location". Of course, an urban environment (New York brownstone, preferably :)) would have been a lot better, but you play with what you got...

bsluijk yes indeed it would've been a much nicer explanation, although a little hard to believe in, since 1 and 10 are pretty far away on the range of scores to accidentally click on one instead of another :)


MANY CONGRATS ON THE BLUE LEV ..
it satisfied the challenge perfectly ..
and thankyou so much for the backstory and for your replies ...
i love reading what went on behind the scenes .. :)
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04/12/2021 02:05:34 PM
Lydia, thank you for the compliment on my lighting skills! I will let you in on a secret, my daughter is a theatrical lighting designer, I must have acquired my skills from her through some kind of reverse genetics :).

mariuca yes, that bush on the way to my front door bugged me as well, but I could not find a better spot for this photo without making a much greater effort of shooting "on location". Of course, an urban environment (New York brownstone, preferably :)) would have been a lot better, but you play with what you got...

bsluijk yes indeed it would've been a much nicer explanation, although a little hard to believe in, since 1 and 10 are pretty far away on the range of scores to accidentally click on one instead of another :)

Message edited by author 2021-04-12 15:29:41.
04/12/2021 12:29:49 PM
Excellent. Oddly enough, I forgot to vote on this challenge - it happens sometimes, but I would have marked 9 (hmm, again the tree on the left). The 1 mark is quite interesting so to speak ; one would think that the interest and appreciation of good photography surpasses the desire to win by all means.

On second look, the color variant is spectacular - the light on the man hands and face deserves applause.
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04/12/2021 11:36:54 AM
Many congrats Lev. Excellent work.
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04/12/2021 10:56:29 AM
There's no way this didn't have the Lev Stamp all over it! That lighting! See? I told you it was the LevT Challenge! :D

I love this. Perfect lighting... perfect props... and models!

If it makes you feel any better, if that "One Vote" person hadn't voted, this would only have placed second in your lineup... not first.

32 votes times 7.5938 = 243
minus one... is 242 divided by 31 votes = 7.8065

Your highest is a whopping 7.8557 !!

Congratulations anyway...
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04/12/2021 09:47:26 AM
Great shot - congratulations. Best of the bunch. Just a thought: could it perhaps be that the "1" was actually entered accidentally, by a user who used the keyboard and intended to given you a 10? It's certainly a nicer thought than thinking this was done intentionally ...
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04/12/2021 07:32:31 AM
Congratulations
Nice image and 2 blue ribbons from this shoot. Wow
Your work is impeccable. Good choice of B&W for this challange.
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04/12/2021 06:26:46 AM
This was definitely the standout entry in this challenge. It is so realistic and believable as a film noir. We all agree that those low votes are irritating and malicious. If someone feels that strongly they should have the courage to stick up for their opinion and write a critique to explain their reasoning. They owe the artist at least that.

Message edited by author 2021-04-12 06:27:23.
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04/12/2021 03:04:14 AM
Congratulations! - really dramatic lighting and fantastic costumes and staging
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04/12/2021 02:32:19 AM
Lovely score you got there! And well deserved, wonderful image congrats
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/09/2021 09:39:33 PM
Another great shot Lev.
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04/05/2021 03:34:09 PM
perfect!
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04/05/2021 01:58:02 PM
oHHH.... VERY nicely done!
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04/05/2021 01:05:13 PM
My pick for yellow in this challenge.
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