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Jules1x


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Challenge: Inspired by jjbeguin (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Fujifilm X-T1
Lens: Fujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 R
Date: Mar 12, 2015
Aperture: 1.4
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/180
Date Uploaded: Mar 12, 2015

 I knew this was dangerous to enter. It looks really neat on my computer at home, but ipads and monitors with even slightly different calibration - it's probably way too dark. Which is too bad. I printed and it's still really neat imho.

I also realize that while for me this was truly inspired by jjbeguin, it did not end being in his style. But since the challenge was 'inspired by' I felt it was okay to enter. I felt like jjbeguin's style often played around with darkness and realness with a bit of grit in there - and that is what I went for. This dark however, was definitely much darker than the striking dark/lights in jjbeguins images.

My first brown ribbon. Huh.

Statistics
Place: 71 out of 71
Avg (all users): 4.5915
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 4.4000
Avg (non-participants): 4.9231
Views since voting: 459
Views during voting: 167
Votes: 71
Comments: 13
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 05/27/2015 07:02:05 PM
This is awesome on my home monitor in the evening. I cannot, however, see anything at all on my phone's screen, so there's probably a huge difference in how people could see this. It's a gorgeous photograph! I am so happy it printed well, too. Hopefully you have it hanging somewhere you see it often!
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 05/27/2015 03:12:30 PM
Got a 7 from me. I thought it was terrific.
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 03/23/2015 08:37:48 AM
I'd give you a 10 - wonderful
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 03/21/2015 05:40:22 PM
And that's why I called the challenge "inspired by". I'm glad you entered it the way you liked it best - how else would one explore the darkest impulses :-). Goes along with jj's drive, I believe.

And congrats on the nicely commented brownie! :-)
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 03/20/2015 03:48:45 AM
I really liked this, so to find it in last place is a surprise. I see the cat but then my monitor is calibrated, I guess a lot are not and have missed out on a great shot.

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 03/20/2015 12:47:19 AM
Originally posted by streetpigeon:
Don't care why it looks this way, only know that I like it. A pure expression of a cat's world.


I agree.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/19/2015 10:34:36 AM
Don't care why it looks this way, only know that I like it. A pure expression of a cat's world.
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 03/17/2015 06:16:41 PM
The perfect psychopomp to lead us through the cimmerian shade
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 03/14/2015 10:05:44 PM
I admire how far into darkness you've taken us
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 03/14/2015 05:53:07 PM
Great low key. I hope people have their monitors adjusted!!
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 03/14/2015 12:05:25 PM
Uh-oh! I think the image is probably wonderful, but so many people's monitors are very different. Mine is calibrated with my professional lab, so it is a little darker than most... so all I see is black. When I looked and looked, I did see a faint outline of a cat but it really wasn't visible without straining to see it.
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 03/13/2015 11:06:39 PM
Like an Ad Reinhardt painting, this makes you wait and wait for the tonality to emerge. Now I see the cat in its shady element.
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 03/13/2015 09:01:59 PM
I had to go from one motor to another - a touch lighter would have helped a lot
I like it for what it could be
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