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Enjoying the view
Enjoying the view
Judi

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Challenge: Window Framed (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Location: Rockhampton Queensland Australia
Date: Apr 21, 2006
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Portraiture, Nude
Date Uploaded: Apr 23, 2006

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Clone reflection spots on the bottom of the mattress and a couple of freckles and scar
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This image was taken on the sixth floor balcony, overlooking the river and mountains at 7-34am.

I took this shot while I was flying high on pain killers so I really don't know how this is going to go with the voters. Time will tell I guess.

BTW...this is my hubby!! The one in the Kiss image and the cleavage image.

Statistics
Place: 66 out of 180
Avg (all users): 5.6653
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5057
Avg (non-participants): 5.7500
Views since voting: 2110
Views during voting: 449
Votes: 251
Comments: 24
Favorites: 1 (view)


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05/06/2006 10:57:04 PM
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
Naked man I am always in :) although with the balcony reflections you do wonder if he feels a little jailed ...

Composition:
I really like the crop used here for the two layers of best to finish on the half .. the first play the horizontal thirds ... maybe a little mush cropped at the top .. but not sure about that ... I also think he does support your hobbies really well .. keep him on.

Subject:
Kinda meets the challenge .. the actual reflection in the window seems to create the frame which is a really clever use ...

Technical (Colour and light):
I like this ... good and sharp .. not as grainy as I thought it would be with ISO 500 ... and quite crisp.

To grow its vote?:
include the window frame to get that working ... who cares though this worked it out.

Summary:
I think you have just done great here ... I know what painkillers can do .. so well done.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari
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05/03/2006 08:45:56 PM
Nice shot.
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05/01/2006 12:58:57 AM
Great finish Judi ;) There's so many things to ponder on this image. Kita snuck by ya ;)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/30/2006 11:17:24 PM
very nice. 9
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04/30/2006 08:46:44 PM
wow, this is a good picture
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04/30/2006 07:04:51 PM
Interesting idea, composition too chaotic though.
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04/30/2006 05:45:12 PM
Funny image, I hope the 'model' was aware of you taking this photograph and agreed to it, otherwise, this is a rather dramatic violation of privacy. Anyway, the title reflects the duality of the point of view (something quite difficult to achieve) well. The only thing which bothers me is the one bar which goes through his head.
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04/30/2006 04:33:41 PM
good focus and use of reflection. not too big a fan of the shot as a whole but you did do a nice job with it.
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04/30/2006 11:34:17 AM
Really wish that was a naked woman instead of a man, donĀ“t take that the wrong way :)

This image works well though, love the reflection in the window and how it all blends together. 7 from me.
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04/30/2006 01:44:58 AM
I can't help wondering what you were doing shooting thru this window. Strong and provocative image. 8.
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04/29/2006 10:53:06 PM
excellent tone and color for a reflection. He doesn't look like he is 'enjoying' the view, though. Still, a superb picture.
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04/29/2006 10:32:17 PM
Some things you just dont want to see when you peer through a window... and then.... some things you do! *wink* Very well done... well placed reflections and shadows... I like the expression on his face.... congrats
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04/29/2006 04:40:05 PM
lol...I hope you knew this guy...if not, you're busted.
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04/29/2006 03:42:29 PM
Well done, but boy does he look pissed :)
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04/29/2006 01:52:00 PM
when I voted your photo, I looked at it quite a while, because I couldn't figure out why there's no reflection of you with your camera in the window. I like the "sunday-morning-feeling" with your photo. bumping to 8
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04/29/2006 11:33:16 AM
Really nice shot, the reflections cut out in just the right place. He doesnt really look like he's enjoying it tho - looks like something distracted him from his book and he's a bit pissed off, hehe :)
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04/29/2006 10:15:24 AM
A clever idea. I like the two way concept. Good work with light and reflections.
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04/28/2006 03:06:52 PM
lovely expression
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04/28/2006 01:16:48 AM
Did he realize he was on camera???
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04/27/2006 04:30:59 PM
I like this; My own shot plays wth the idea of the two worlds of the refelected and the transmitted light, as does this. You've achieved more with the graphic relationship of that reflected world to the direct one though. One thing: I would wish for a more involved treatment of it. This comes across as very much a real world thing; perhaps taking this into the black and white world would emphasise those overlaid views a touch more - in effect, make the photograph be about those conjunctions, rather than the tendency of this to make it more of a portrait. I just neither likie nor understand the idea of the photographic portrait, you understand - it may be, to those who appreciate them, that this is a great one.

There's a temporariness about the bed here too - no valance, the shaping of the edge of that 'mattress' almost makes one think of a sofa-bed, or a guest room. I like that transience - and the complexity of those reflections just add to the absorption of the whole scene. Top work.
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04/25/2006 10:32:20 PM
Well, I guess if I was a woman I would like this picture better...but I will not count points off for that! I do like the shot, the bars going down the picture is really cool! Your detail is really good. 9 from me.
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04/25/2006 01:48:27 PM
This is really nice. Love the look on his face.
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04/25/2006 10:34:42 AM
There is no frame in the typical sense in this, but the light and reflection frame this so creatively. Very nice!
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04/24/2006 06:41:58 AM
Works for me, nice work!
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