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Exotic Footwear
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naomik


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Challenge: Footwear (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Location: Melbourne Australia
Date: Mar 12, 2006
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Fashion, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 12, 2006

Taken indoors using natural and artifical light. Painted my daughters feet and decorated them in the fashion of an Indian bride. Think some people may not consider this \"footwear\", but I do think it is within the challenge boundries.I love the weirdness of the picture and think it may appeal to the senses. Cropped, resized, hue, sepia, lighting, noise,usm.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 271
Avg (all users): 7.3690
Avg (commenters): 8.8571
Avg (participants): 7.0490
Avg (non-participants): 7.5867
Views since voting: 18594
Views during voting: 600
Votes: 252
Comments: 69
Favorites: 49 (view)


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11/28/2008 09:33:09 PM
i found this in several places on the internet and never knew it was yours:) its very cool btw
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03/29/2006 09:33:01 AM
Wow I would never have thought of something like that. Weird but cool!
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03/29/2006 06:43:50 AM
CONGRATULATIONS
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03/29/2006 02:07:33 AM
Great pic...you must have spent a lot of time decking up the feet!
worth the effort....try putting the nails in red next time ...congrats
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03/28/2006 10:50:58 AM
Wow! Great pic. How long did it take to dress up your daughters feet?

EDIT: Oh sweet! I just noticed you used a FZ20! w00t w00t!

Message edited by author 2006-03-28 10:52:25.
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03/24/2006 07:47:39 PM
this is SO fabulous! congrats!!
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03/24/2006 06:05:58 AM
Nice image - well done and congratulations. Go Aussie...
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03/23/2006 11:58:32 PM
Excellent image, congratulation on the blue ribbon
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03/23/2006 09:08:16 PM
A top notch deserving every bit of the coveted Blue! My congratulations!
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03/23/2006 05:03:32 PM
I'm so glad this rated as highly as it deserves! Congrats.
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03/23/2006 04:51:23 PM
nice color..nice photo...grats..
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03/23/2006 02:11:39 PM
Gosh, you not only won but eclipsed the pack like Secretariat at the Belmont! I adore the toning as much as the concept and comp, congrats.
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03/23/2006 08:35:25 AM
nice,very creative
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03/23/2006 06:21:10 AM
cant make out the colors but an Indian bride will never paint her nails black. Infact very rarely you will see any indian wear black to a wedding.

nice take ... I really loved it.

The process of applying the Henna is called the Mehndi ki Rasam. Its a whole day affair ... one of the many ceremonies before the day of the marriage.

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03/22/2006 10:55:01 PM
Congrats fellow Melbournite.

Excellent job.
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03/22/2006 10:39:04 PM
Congratulations on your blue..great shot!!!!!
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03/22/2006 06:56:14 PM
Congratulations!
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03/22/2006 04:54:49 PM
Congratulations on your blue with this wonderful subject choice!
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03/22/2006 04:13:32 PM
Congrats on your blue ribbon!
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03/22/2006 02:21:57 PM
This is an awesome picture. The feet look alien!
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03/22/2006 01:31:35 PM
Very good. Every time I looked at the entries for this challenge, this image stood out.
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03/22/2006 01:27:20 PM
wow
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03/22/2006 12:41:14 PM
Nice Work I love the fact that you dedicated so much time for one shot that is great.. you deserve the ribbon
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03/22/2006 06:13:59 AM
Congrats on your blue ribbon, this is also the first blue for the DMC-FZ20
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03/22/2006 03:53:07 AM
Great Job, Naomi!! Congrats on the ribbon!
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03/22/2006 02:36:30 AM
congratulations, very beautiful image........ :)
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03/22/2006 01:24:32 AM
congrats! perfect
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03/22/2006 12:49:58 AM
My very most favorite in this challenge, wonderful idea and execution right down to the backdrop details.
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03/22/2006 12:41:23 AM
I didn't vote on this challenge, because I have this phobia of feet, but this is really well done. Congrats!
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03/22/2006 12:40:51 AM
Congratulations, this was the clear winner (no offence to the others). Your daughter should get a present for being such a great model...sensational!
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03/22/2006 12:28:31 AM
Thanks to everyone who voted in this challenge and especially to those who voted for mine in a favourable way! And to everyone who commented - a big thank you.
Also big thanks to my daughter who at 12 was very patient as I spent 2 hours doing her feet up.
I decorated them as an Indian bride would do on her wedding day. I used liquid eyeliner rather than henna and jewellery.
It's fantastic winning my first ribbon!
03/22/2006 12:28:12 AM
Wow is right. Grats on blue!
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03/22/2006 12:19:15 AM
wow! congrats
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03/22/2006 12:12:20 AM
very good work. congratulations on your 1st ribbon.
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03/22/2006 12:11:18 AM
Absolutely yummy. Creative idea and great execution.
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03/22/2006 12:09:07 AM
Wow, seriously great job with the painting.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/21/2006 08:52:11 PM
Clever and interesting but the grain bothers me.
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03/21/2006 05:15:49 PM
Wow that beautiful. 10
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03/21/2006 10:01:43 AM
HOT image !!!! 9
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03/21/2006 09:21:03 AM
Love the henna.... gorgeous photo!
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03/21/2006 05:46:51 AM
Very exotic.....
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03/20/2006 09:21:46 PM
I like the colorization of this photo. Good job.
Mark
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03/20/2006 06:31:35 PM
Beautiful toes! Excellent. 9.
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03/20/2006 07:39:11 AM
love it
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03/19/2006 11:18:03 AM
Ouch! Are they real tattoo's? Very nice shot, original.
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03/19/2006 05:01:45 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, we have our winner.
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03/19/2006 04:12:34 AM
Love this image, great effort
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03/18/2006 02:28:44 PM
The duo tones are done nicely, and great lighting
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03/17/2006 02:20:03 PM
Interesting and beautiful.
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03/16/2006 10:38:46 PM
Simply beautiful. I really like this shot...from the cropping to the color to the subject, etc. Nicely done!
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03/16/2006 07:42:07 PM
wow - that is very fancy foot wear. I love it
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03/16/2006 06:42:53 PM
great tones and texture and originality, good feet, which are to me essential, BG consistent with theme and meets challenge 10
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03/16/2006 05:06:13 PM
How long did it take to prepare your feet for this photographical image?
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03/16/2006 01:18:35 PM
Wow - really exotic and really striking, a piece of art in itself. Nice composition and color choices.
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03/16/2006 12:42:40 AM
For this intriguing shot, ...I am giving you the blue
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03/16/2006 12:37:25 AM
Wow! Will place in the ribbons for sure. Good luck.
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03/15/2006 05:30:26 PM
1 of only 6 decent entries in this challenge. Good work.
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03/15/2006 05:11:13 PM
Amazing! I hate feet - but this is cool! Very sharp and the detail is not wiped out - good use of lighting. nice cropping. Definitely lots to look at in this shot
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03/15/2006 04:48:05 PM
Love the use of black and white for this photo! great contrast!
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03/15/2006 03:01:25 PM
Very fun!! Love the detail. Well lit. 10
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03/15/2006 01:16:51 PM
Very cool. Was this done just for the challeneg or another occasion? Love the contrast and color. 9
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03/15/2006 11:12:53 AM
very nice
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03/15/2006 09:58:50 AM
very cool and nice lighting
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03/15/2006 08:04:27 AM
Really good image, the blown highlights in some places just take the edge of though.
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03/15/2006 07:56:23 AM
a winner!
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03/15/2006 05:41:50 AM
Great work! Beautiful artwork! Will be looking for it in the top 10!Definitely a 10 from me! Best of Luck!!!
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03/15/2006 05:23:42 AM
wow! stunning, I think this should ribbon 9
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03/15/2006 01:40:35 AM
there's only one person I know that could pull off something like this! Is that you Cheeseman? ;-)

Just kiddn! Great job! A 10 because I called you cheeseman. :)
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03/15/2006 12:17:22 AM
I love this and I'm not even a foot lover.
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