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Challenge: Shapes II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Crystal, MN
Date: Jan 1, 2006
Aperture: f/18
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Abstract, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jan 1, 2006

My wife's legs. Black pantyhose shot against a red gelled white seamless background.

Learned that you can get a cool glow effect if you use a LOT of unsharp mask and there is a good separation of color already in the shot.

Statistics
Place: 73 out of 366
Avg (all users): 5.8179
Avg (commenters): 7.5263
Avg (participants): 5.7014
Avg (non-participants): 5.9412
Views since voting: 1250
Views during voting: 444
Votes: 280
Comments: 20
Favorites: 3 (view)


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01/16/2006 06:13:11 PM
**** Greeting from the Critique Club ****

Challenge
- Relevant to the Challenge? Yes
- Is subject unique (vs. unoriginal or rehashed)? Yes

Compostion
- Good or Bad? How can it be fixed? Nice strong diagonal elements. Very simple composition. Not too much that can be said here. :)

Lighting
- Good use of light? Yes. Nice silhouette.

Aesthetics/Artistic Appeal:
- Colors and Contrast Good color choice and contrast with the silhouette. Maybe make the red a few shades lighter.
- Sharpness. Okay. Here's the that I don't like. The over-sharpening. You like the halo. I would like it better without.
- What is my reaction or feelings? It grabs your attention. I took a copy of this and twiddle with it in PS and I prefer it with the edges soft. It's too harsh.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/10/2006 11:38:18 PM
Like pop art. I would prefer a softer treatment but not to worry, the impact is very nice. Bumping up.
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01/10/2006 07:27:17 PM
Excellent!
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01/10/2006 01:50:43 PM
Reminds me of early James Bond movie intro...
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01/08/2006 09:15:27 PM
Superb placement and line. Very professional. Love it. Hope it does well for you.
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01/08/2006 04:26:30 PM
wow
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01/07/2006 09:23:16 PM
very nice, superbly executed, the oversharpening works nicely for outlining...great sensual capture of the foot
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01/07/2006 04:26:12 PM
Dang, I really liked this in thumbnail, but I'm not sure I like the halo effect. That will keep it from a 9-10, but I'll still give it an 8. This pic is truly all about the shape.
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01/07/2006 01:49:30 AM
Another great strong bold silhouette here.....
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01/06/2006 11:52:11 PM
Oversharpening is usually distracting, but the high acutance works very well here. Great color choice too.
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01/06/2006 11:23:15 PM
I really like this composition but I don't really like the border you used I also don't like the bright red stroke going around the figure maybe it was sharpened to much just a guess.
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01/05/2006 08:41:32 PM
Wonderful capture, but you have to explain how you di it. I predict a top five, but what do I know.
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01/05/2006 08:01:27 PM
great shapes
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01/05/2006 05:11:23 PM
Basic editing???
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01/05/2006 10:10:00 AM
Very nice. The over-sharpening is a graphic element in itself.
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01/04/2006 07:14:55 PM
uh... hey baby, how ya doing? ;-) Very nice siloette.
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01/04/2006 02:50:35 PM
lovely profile. i like the red bg.
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01/04/2006 01:30:08 PM
Nice silhouette, but I don't like the bright edging.
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01/04/2006 04:54:42 AM
Clever and well executed, like the outline effect.
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01/04/2006 01:02:04 AM
Nice shot. I'd be interested to know how you achieved this effect... red lit background and extreme high contrast?
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