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Challenge: Low Key (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Ontario
Date: Mar 21, 2006
Aperture: 14
ISO: 100
Shutter: 4
Date Uploaded: Mar 21, 2006

 I really liked the final result here. Lighting was a single flash from the right kept low to the model. Editing was fairly simple as well as I primarily played with shadow, highlight settings a bit and added a little contrast to achieve the low key effect I was going for.

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 281
Avg (all users): 6.6071
Avg (commenters): 7.2222
Avg (participants): 6.4565
Avg (non-participants): 6.7121
Views since voting: 2660
Views during voting: 361
Votes: 224
Comments: 29
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 11/18/2006 11:15:19 AM
Glad this is on the front page comment page again. This is one of my favs. Excellent shot.
 11/18/2006 03:21:17 AM
an awesome portrait! excellent lighting and how much I love this pose!!!
 03/29/2006 01:49:02 PM
Elegant! Congratulations on your top 10 finish.
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 03/29/2006 10:57:28 AM
Excellent finish once again. Well done!
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 03/29/2006 09:39:54 AM
Congratulations on your top 10 finish with this classic styled low-key image.
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 03/29/2006 12:51:46 AM
Awesome...congrats on such a high finish.
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 03/29/2006 12:29:19 AM
Nice shot, congratulations on your high finish.
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 03/29/2006 12:11:23 AM
This deserved a ribbon!! Top shelf man!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/28/2006 09:51:57 PM
a good example of low key,beautiful capture..............6
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 03/28/2006 01:20:41 PM
Nice shot, love the idea of all the darkness and then giving her some light. The necklace got a nice reflection into the shadow
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 03/28/2006 12:53:46 AM
great shot taken, good low key example.
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 03/26/2006 08:51:57 PM
Somewhat boring...
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 03/26/2006 01:21:34 PM
Very well executed and composed with "sexy" lighting and a beautiful model. Exceptional! This should ribbon.
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 03/25/2006 11:45:29 AM
mmmm....Yes I think so...where did I put it...
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 03/25/2006 07:23:19 AM
I think the lighting is harsh and should have included more of the hand and ciggy. Maybe a little more light under the hat to separate it from the shadow. As it is, the shadow looks like it's the hat & it's oof. With softer light and a more nuanced control of it to include more dark tones this could have been stunning.
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 03/25/2006 05:50:06 AM
I think the disembodied hand probably makes the photo. Interesting lighting angle.
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 03/24/2006 06:30:46 PM
Very cool shot. Excellent lighting and a nice hat.
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 03/24/2006 05:19:30 PM
Great composition, her ear seems a lttle hot, but otherwise great work.
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 03/24/2006 02:48:51 PM
I love this shot, B&W is awesome, I love the lighting and how it lights up here face just enough to see her hand and cig and then how it fades to black..... thats just awesome.
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 03/24/2006 12:06:17 PM
Very nice. Skin tone is great. My initial thought is that cropping the dead space at the left wouldn't hurt the low-key feel of the photo at all, but I think it probably would compromise the composition.
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 03/23/2006 05:59:25 PM
Good work - I'd like to see some shadow detail (say with a reflector), but just a small amount to keep the off center composition. Choice of format might work even better I think. Still great.
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 03/23/2006 05:19:06 PM
An elegantly executed shot.
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 03/23/2006 12:47:42 PM
Beautiful shot.
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 03/23/2006 08:38:51 AM
Beautifully exposed. Tonal range and tones used are excellent. 9
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 03/22/2006 09:59:06 PM
Great shot! I think I recognize this model... Wasn't she shaving in a previous challenge? ;-) Love the hat/outfit and pouty lips - the cigarette certainly fits with the scene too. Very good job.
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 03/22/2006 09:11:03 PM
EXCELLENT. This is exemplary for the challenge. NOt a touch of grain - tack sharp yet minimal light. WOW - this rocks. Just looked at this again. Giving it a perfect score. It is just amazing. 10
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 03/22/2006 03:44:33 PM
Nicely lit. I would like to see the eyes though.
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 03/22/2006 03:26:15 PM
possibly top 3 photo. well done.
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 03/22/2006 07:31:08 AM
stunning shot...should do well! nice work...suits the challenge 8
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