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Black & Copper Baroque
Black & Copper Baroque
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Challenge: Duotones (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: Monterrey, México
Date: May 24, 2003
Aperture: f8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Portraiture, Nude
Date Uploaded: May 25, 2003

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Statistics
Place: 104 out of 147
Avg (all users): 5.3281
Avg (commenters): 5.1563
Avg (participants): 5.1935
Avg (non-participants): 5.6857
Views since voting: 3048
Votes: 128
Comments: 39
Favorites: 11 (view)


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04/23/2004 03:43:16 AM
One of my all time favourite photos, and currently my desktop wallpaper.
06/07/2003 01:52:16 PM
*Critique Club*
From what I know, this is not considered Duotone.
As for the image itself, i think it's a nice image.
The angle and framing/cropping are good. I like how you have placed her at the right edge of the frame, rather than in the middle. I wonder if the left side of the frame might have worked as well. Actually, I wonder if it might have worked a bit better. The way we are seeing this, the right arm (our left) is kind of the center of focus as it is nearer the center of the photo. This arm is quite smudged. If she had been placed on the other side of the frame, then the arm that is not smudged would be nearest the center of the photo and then would be the main focus in my opinion.
This might make it look a bit neater. As is, the first thing I notice is the very smudged arm.
The focus and clarity are good. I like the way her hair falls over her face. The detail shown in the texture of her arms is really good. I expecially like the detail in the arm that is painted blck. The lighting on that arm really brings out the texture.
I tink that the lighting is good, but maybe a little harsh on the left forarm (our right). There is a bit of a glare there which doesn't really fit with the rest of the photo.
Overall, a nice image, but in my opinion does not fit the challenge at all.
~Heather~
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/01/2003 11:39:41 PM
Strange but very interesting! Good job!
06/01/2003 10:44:10 PM
This is most excellently done if only two colors (would like a copy of your Duotone setup if you use Photoshop), but doesn't really have the "feel" of a "traditional" duotone.
Hope that was a non-toxic pen!
06/01/2003 12:20:05 PM
I won't say it....none the less, a great photo!! Remind me to come back and add it to my favorites!
05/31/2003 09:47:10 PM
I find this shot oddly interesting. I wasn't sure, at first, if I liked it, and have had to come back several times to give it another look. The composition is quite visually appealing, and your concept is quite unique (at least to me). The one little thing that really makes this shot for me is the spikes of hair hanging across her face. Don't know why, I guess it is just something a little unexpected and it adds some "kick" to the shot.
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05/31/2003 01:19:37 PM
Very nice, but not at all sure about the reflection from the flash. The off-centreness is cool though, as is the bodypainting and the hair hanging across her face. Good work. (8)
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05/31/2003 12:52:38 PM
Interesting idea, but that sure looks like a full color photo.
05/31/2003 11:34:21 AM
Looks like sweaty work under the lights :) Interesting composition, and great skin tones on the exposure. It doesn't look much like a traditional duotone to me, but that's a wohle other argument.
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05/30/2003 09:55:58 PM
very cool image. I would have preferred a vertical crop. However, this isn't duotones.
05/30/2003 06:04:05 PM
This is a great shot because it makes you wish you could see more. Like the composition too.
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05/30/2003 04:24:03 PM
Is this the same woman who posed for "The Naked Chef" several weeks back? Whatever the case, gotta like this! My only beef is the somewhat harsh flash on the oily skin on the arms. Or am I just upset that the arms are in the way? :)
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05/30/2003 10:29:04 AM

05/30/2003 07:42:30 AM
Wooah, awesome. Where do you come up with such models? If only i could be so lucky. I especially like the strands of hair coming down over the lips and the fact that the head is cut off. I bet that will bother other people, but i think it gives it a nice modern look, or post post modern or contemporary or baroque or whatever people call it these days. would be great in a body art magazine or billboard, etc. The only thing i don't like are the harsh highlights on the arms, especially the black one, although I realize that they are to give the skin a polished, oiled, bronzed look. 9
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05/28/2003 07:33:45 PM
this is an awesome image, with great lighting, etc. I am having a hard time justifying the duotoned part though. still get a 5 though
05/28/2003 05:33:54 PM
I'm sure the traditionalists will hate this as a "duotone." I love it. 9 Jak
05/28/2003 02:26:25 PM
not a duotone image.
05/27/2003 11:13:53 PM
I see more than 2 colors.
05/27/2003 12:44:51 PM
Does not appear to be a duotone.
05/27/2003 12:14:38 PM
Interesting image. However, a full color photo is not duotone.
05/27/2003 12:01:17 PM
Not really duotone?
05/27/2003 11:30:28 AM
what happened to the markings on her right arm? I like the image, though the markings on her arm look smudged or something.... detracts from the image in my opinion..... some will claim this is not duotone.... for mine, I like the look and whilst not within the 'letter of the law' I think it desrves a decent score.....
05/27/2003 11:10:27 AM
You put a lot of work into this, however it must have been very enjoyable. IMO, I think you missed the duotone though. 5
05/27/2003 08:44:01 AM
Ok, it's not a duotone when you use multiple colors that aren't either black or white (there's a sepiaish color, and a red one, here). To me. So I'm grading it down to leave room for things that fit the theme better.
05/27/2003 08:21:51 AM
Although this is an interesting shot, I'm not sure it really constitutes a duotone. Bronzer lips might have increased the feel of a duotone.
05/27/2003 07:13:52 AM
duo means 2 colours i can see atleast 4 here white black flesh and red
05/26/2003 07:02:13 PM
This is a great shot but don't see how it fits duotone.
05/26/2003 04:37:58 PM
I don't feel that this meets the challenge although it's a great image. Not sure about the framing, though.
05/26/2003 04:30:17 PM
Very memorable. Looks full color, or is it just me? I still lke the composition. Good luck. Jacko. 10
05/26/2003 03:34:23 PM
I'm not sure you understood the challenge. It's a very nice photo, but misses the mark for the challenge by a long shot.
05/26/2003 02:45:36 PM
very interesting shot, but not a duotone for me... = 3
05/26/2003 12:24:16 PM
black and white and one color make three tones... therefore it really does not meet the challenge... however on it's own it is a really cool photo! quite interesting...
05/26/2003 12:08:14 PM
This is a really interesting photo, but with the white background, copper skin and black paint, you've got 3 tones.
05/26/2003 11:06:41 AM
I think your going to get ripped on because its not exactly duotone. From the photography perspective, very interesting photo, I hope to see what you did to this girl's body. I love the off centering of the subject, with the blank space next to it. The lighting looks a little harsh in a few places, especially on the black of the arm. This photo is extremely artsy, and has real potential, if you play around with the lighting a bit, and don't enter it in duotone. The lips really give it away. Very cool photo though.
05/26/2003 08:35:18 AM
Great shot. Too bad you didn't "doutone" it. Sepia wouldn't have worked as well as B & W in this case. Why did you not convert to B & W is my only question? You entered the wrong pic didn't you? Too bad. Sorry. 5
05/26/2003 01:41:09 AM
Wow that's really different. But it looks like a color shot. The makeup is great however. Lighting on the arm is a little harsh.
05/26/2003 01:29:44 AM
gutsy shot...unfortunately, not a duotone...at least, not as i understand it.
05/26/2003 12:22:54 AM
That isn't a duotone. I can see a few different shades of colours in there.
05/26/2003 12:13:27 AM
I'll take this as a favorite. (9.5)

I like the crop right above the lips. Could have been improved by better lighting on the upper torso, fleshing out more contrast on the artwork.

Great work.


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