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Challenge: Black & White II (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Pentax Optio S40
Location: St.Clair, MO
Date: Nov 13, 2004
Aperture: n/a
ISO: n/a
Shutter: n/a
Galleries: Black and White, Nude
Date Uploaded: Nov 15, 2004

 Not much to say about this one, I think b&w photography is particular nice when you can envoke an elegant lust. So I went after the photo, and this is what I got. I hope somebody likes it.

Statistics
Place: 598 out of 636
Avg (all users): 4.0647
Avg (commenters): 4.3462
Avg (participants): 3.9626
Avg (non-participants): 4.2947
Views since voting: 2189
Views during voting: 464
Votes: 309
Comments: 31
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 12/12/2004 08:30:43 AM
Wow, tough crowd! The darkness doesn't bother me, but eliminating the bra lines (this photo's only distraction) would improve it. Still, I believe this one deserved a much higher score.
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 11/24/2004 04:02:10 PM
Must adjust my monitor at home,Looks far better here at work, deserved a higher placing than this.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/23/2004 11:45:54 PM
could use a little more range of light
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 11/23/2004 04:46:37 PM
good idea....but way too dark.
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 11/23/2004 06:21:09 AM
Too dark & ill defined
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 11/21/2004 10:23:31 AM
Almost too dark...an interesting shot, none the less.
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 11/20/2004 03:05:13 PM
I cannot make out what it is, a little dark.
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 11/20/2004 01:30:33 PM
This could have been a good photo but it is very dark, looking at the histogram there are no pixel higher then 150. It is also much smaller then it could be. I might also be a good idea to give your model just a bit more time without the bra so that the lines from it are not so visible. I do like the play of light and shadow.
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 11/20/2004 08:26:52 AM
could be so much better with more contrast
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 11/19/2004 09:18:29 PM
I want more contrast, rather than just the grey.
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 11/19/2004 07:00:54 PM
This photo is to dark for me to make out what is going on in the photo.
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 11/19/2004 01:39:22 PM
suducess me
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 11/19/2004 01:08:34 PM
Maybe a little too dark, and she has bra lines on her skin. Great pose and composition though.
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 11/19/2004 08:06:04 AM
It´s just way too dark for my taste, 90% of the image is pretty much pitch black and only a small fraction of herright legis lit. If you are making it dark to not put anything on display you should perhaps tried a technique callend "painting with light" to give you more control over what parts are dark and what parts are bright. If you are unfamiliar with this technique, send me PM after the challenge is over and I will gladly assist you.
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 11/19/2004 04:02:29 AM
Very intriguing photo and well composed. It took me a whil 'till I figured that the center part isn't a shadow but a towel (very nicely done). The only thing that bugs me are the stripes from underware, if shot only 5min later this would have been perfect...
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 11/19/2004 12:48:22 AM
its just too dark.
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 11/18/2004 11:52:28 PM
It may be my eye but the reletively narrow range of values doesn't seem intentional.
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 11/18/2004 10:50:04 PM
Compostionally, It's too centered vertically for my tastes. Technically, the bra line is a distraction.
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 11/18/2004 10:36:20 PM
I just recalibrated my monitor to see if that was the culprit. Nope. This is too dark fro me to see anything but three amorphous shapes. Fine abstract though.
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 11/18/2004 09:32:04 PM
This would be much more effective if there was a greater sense of black and white, rather than black and not so black, but nice idea.
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 11/18/2004 05:25:10 PM
Very pretty, I would like more whites...
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 11/18/2004 05:21:48 PM
A bit too dark. I think if it was not soo dark the shadows would be very effective. Also, the horizontal placement of subject is probably not the most interesting composition!! But, good idea.
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 11/18/2004 12:22:02 AM
I like the dark tones and the negative space at the bottom. I am less sure of the crop you chose at the right. Personally, I think the head would have been good here, or at least the neck. More significantly however, the subject has lines from their clothes that are distracting to the tones and texture of the skin. Your model needs to avoid tight fitting underwear the day of the shoot.
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 11/17/2004 09:30:27 PM
I like the total look, I would suggest that you have your model get undressed a bit before the shoot, to allow for underwear lines to dissapear.
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 11/17/2004 09:14:41 PM
Good shade and framing. Butit's just way to dark for me. Not sure I understand the title either (but that doesn't really count.) If lightened, yo might need to reduce contrast slightly to keep the far leg in the "gray zone". Did you have your computer screen turned up high brightness in low light perhaps? it's so easy to do with black and white images. What a shame. 6.
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 11/17/2004 07:21:30 PM
Nice
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 11/17/2004 07:15:01 PM
Not too much of the grayscale. Too dark on the grayscale. The braline also takes away from the image as a whole.
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 11/17/2004 04:46:30 PM
A bit dark, took me a few seconds and viewing the screen from many postitions before I found out what it is. Still can't figure the whole frame out.
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 11/17/2004 10:42:04 AM
Should have waited a little to let the strap marks go away.
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 11/17/2004 08:19:18 AM
very dark, i cant quite tell what it is
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 11/17/2004 12:35:22 AM
I think this needs to be a bit brighter to help bring out the form a bit more. Also the bra marks on the skin are distracting. Still a nice photo (6)
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