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Comment by rmlutgen:
Lovely photo - so aptly fits the challenge. Good use of Black and White!

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Comment by zeolite:
What an excelent peace of work!!!

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Comment by paha_l:
very nice

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Comment by Phileine:
nice idea, beautiful picture

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Comment by flip89:
Very nicely done. There are several others similar, but this one has a different take and more risque because you made the abdomen naked. It's more natural that way. Ten.

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Comment by tyt2000:
WOW this is just special, I really love it. Gets a 10 from me.

Good luck...

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Comment by grigrigirl:
It is hard for me to explain how i did this as I am more intuitive than technical. I sit around and play with things until I get a desired result or trash it. Results are experimental. I layerd the image first and adjusted levels...erasing to the original layer in areas that needed it. Flattened the image and layered again...adding a bit of blur to soften the dreadful background and erasing parts to expose the dancers...adjusted levels on both layers. Flattened and layered again to desaturate and erase areas to bring out color...again adjusting levels on both layers. I finished it with a bit of diffuse glow to soften and lighten it further. I saw a lot of flaw in this but went with it anyway...I had given up on the experiment and settled with what i had. I still thought it was pretty. :)

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Comment by TerryGee:
This is one of the best examples of fine art I have ever seen on this site.
It caught my eye immediately while glancing through the thumbnails. It is stunning.
A huge congrats on an excellent job!

Would really love to know the details on this one.

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Comment by LindaLee:
I haven't been on the site in awhile, but this caught my eye immediately. What an absolutely stunning piece of work. I am truly surprised that you did not put any details under your comments section. I cannot possibly be the only one who would love to know how this wonderful photo was accomplished. Congratulations on one of the most beautiful images I have ever seen.

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Comment by thunderbug:
this is my absolute favorite of the challenge. Its so awesome that this is a real picture while it looks like a painting. If i could vote, it would have been 10.