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Kind of Blue
Kind of Blue
Keith Maniac


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Challenge: Moods (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: At Home
Date: May 1, 2005
Aperture: f3.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/13
Date Uploaded: May 1, 2005

 This photo was lit by natural light from two north facing windows. One behind the camera to the right, and one behind the camera to the left.

Special thanks to my model (my wife, Kapan). The pose was her idea, and the background is a painting she made a few years ago.

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 183
Avg (all users): 6.8653
Avg (commenters): 7.8710
Avg (participants): 6.5824
Avg (non-participants): 7.0325
Views since voting: 3386
Views during voting: 440
Votes: 245
Comments: 37
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 10/16/2005 06:17:26 PM
love the composition and mood!
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 07/02/2005 06:59:17 PM
Lovely. The draped hand makes the shot. It is so flowing with her posture lying on the dark blue. Truly stunning.
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 07/02/2005 06:20:52 PM
Very nice image...I love the sense of motion throughout the photo from one side to the other. Gorgeous colors. :)
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 05/09/2005 12:13:55 AM
A very impressive image with great life after challenge. Very good work. Congratulations on your top ten finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/08/2005 11:15:34 PM
Lovely composition with superb lighting, great background and penetrating body language. Bump.
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 05/06/2005 01:15:57 PM
Excellent composition and color.
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 05/06/2005 12:52:56 PM
looks bored to me.. must have been picture #400 that day ;)
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 05/06/2005 04:18:01 AM
Blue is a great descriptor
Colour, Emotion, Movie, and an Austrialian nic-name, I go for the second here.
This is a strong composition with the head on the right thirds line and the arm extending allong the bottom thirds line. The nech and left arm draw you in from the side drawing you towards here face.

Creat shot and thanks for showing it...
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 05/05/2005 10:42:27 PM
Great model and pose
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 05/05/2005 10:35:01 PM
love the tone of the skin against the dark blue and black
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 05/05/2005 04:10:09 PM
Interesting image, nice lighting.
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 05/05/2005 05:29:09 AM
well done
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 05/04/2005 08:33:39 PM
well done for the challenge... wish the crop was a little tighter to reduce the amount of black below your model...nice skin tones and lighting
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 05/04/2005 05:50:46 PM
Very good portrayal of a blue mood. Her eyes do look so sad. Great composition too.
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 05/04/2005 05:07:38 PM
i like the long lines and tones in your photo, models' expression is wonderfully emotive, background compliments the feeling, lovely! one of my favorites this challenge
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 05/04/2005 04:59:19 PM
The pose is good, the lighting is soft, and I like the use of the rough blue background wall...stunning shot..9
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 05/04/2005 11:23:54 AM
Great detail and background. Color is excellent too
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 05/04/2005 05:19:03 AM
Lovely lines in this picture, and a great mood! 7
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 05/03/2005 09:14:17 PM
nice tones
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 05/03/2005 08:53:20 PM
You have captured the emotion well in this photo.
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 05/03/2005 05:12:03 PM
Although obviously posed, this portrays an enormous amount of emotion and you were able to capture that spirit. Very well done. (9)
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 05/03/2005 05:04:29 PM
Great expression, wonderful pose, I like it a lot.
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 05/03/2005 05:41:50 AM
Great pose and lighting - this is really good.
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 05/03/2005 02:02:50 AM
Love the pose. Excellent lighting with even illumination. She needs to take her Prozac. :) 8
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 05/03/2005 01:38:06 AM
Love the lips!
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 05/02/2005 10:56:14 PM
The background of this shot is gorgeous. I love the lines in this picture. It's a wonderful model, the lighting is fabulous, and this photo really strikes me. 10!!
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 05/02/2005 09:46:54 PM
Nice composition and good lighting. Good luck! 8
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 05/02/2005 09:17:32 PM
Great picture, good focus and I like the dark colors. Not sure it evokes blue to me maybe bored or sad, but it does evoke an emotion and that is the point.
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 05/02/2005 08:31:33 PM
Very expressive face and love the blue background.
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 05/02/2005 05:14:02 PM
great shot
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 05/02/2005 03:58:06 PM
Excellent, languid and elegant. I like it a lot
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 05/02/2005 01:01:37 PM
This is perfection. You really have a wonderful eye. The best thing about this is the subtle expression on your model's face - it's all in the eyes. Beautiful.
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 05/02/2005 09:35:58 AM
Perfect model for this pose and light. I like it. 9
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 05/02/2005 05:56:35 AM
very good shot!
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 05/02/2005 02:05:04 AM
love the colors and composition..10
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 05/02/2005 12:42:15 AM
This is a wonderful shot with great detail. The only thing I would of done different, if I had the ability to translate it to a photo, is show what she is laying on. 9.
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 05/02/2005 12:07:25 AM
I like this shot, but the thing I was expecting to see was a lone tear next to her eye. It just oozes sadness.
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