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Wine Will Every Sorrow Kill
Wine Will Every Sorrow Kill
scarbrd

Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Nude IV (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Houston, Texas
Date: Jan 28, 2007
Aperture: 25
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 second
Galleries: Nude, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jan 28, 2007

 Whew! This took a long time!

This is my lovely wife once again. What a good sport!

I took the main image against a white background. Masked off the subject and filled the background with black. I was originally going for a light background but couldn't pull it off within the Advanced rule set.

I had the image on the screen and placed the wine glass in front. I masked off the the image with a piece of black art board.

Positioned the wine glass to fit the body as you see in the image.

I shot several images to get this one.

Thanks to my wife for all her help.

The title is from a poem "Quaff The Glass, The Wine Is Red" by Freeman E. Miller

Post processing

Open in RAW
crop
size
USM
Neat Image
lighten background slightly to separate from the wine glass.
border
save for web

Statistics
Place: 54 out of 121
Avg (all users): 5.7857
Avg (commenters): 6.8611
Avg (participants): 5.3095
Avg (non-participants): 5.8915
Views since voting: 6563
Views during voting: 1207
Votes: 462
Comments: 42
Favorites: 0

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 02/06/2007 08:32:23 PM
Terrific idea! A great capture. This one stands out from the rest... I've never seen a nude like this. I think the only things that hurt you on this one was the "pixelated" nude portion and the lighting did not seem to match the subject and the glass. Well, at least that is the only reason I can see why it would not have been in the six range. Still outstanding work.
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 02/05/2007 12:25:37 AM
Thanks for explaining how you did this!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/04/2007 11:20:28 PM
Great effect, and it works to great effect, and has great affect. 9
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 02/04/2007 07:13:55 PM
That's a really interesting and tasteful way of presenting your subject, well done, really nice.
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 02/04/2007 03:30:53 PM
Very imaginative! Impressive deep DOF to get both the model and the glass (which is presumably much closer to the lens) in focus.
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 02/04/2007 12:55:05 AM
Nice effect
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 02/03/2007 01:59:35 AM
Can't wait to find out how you did this shot! Clever and original!
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 02/02/2007 11:04:08 AM
This is a very unique image and I think you've pulled off a difficult shot splendidly. The lighting is wonderful and the statement is very compelling. I even kind of like the purplish background although I think I might prefer a simple black do draw more attention to the subject. The hair, back, and arm on the model appear to be "blocky" on my monitor and may suffer from resizing problems and/or overprocessing of some sort. Other than that... GREAT JOB!!! Very creative!!!
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 02/02/2007 09:52:16 AM
interesting
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 02/02/2007 08:46:16 AM
Really great photograph. Creative and nicely done! 10
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 02/01/2007 10:51:17 PM
very well done concept. great work. you pulled this off perfectly.
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 02/01/2007 01:26:18 PM
creative.. i likes ;)
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 01/31/2007 05:45:10 PM
I bet you're unique to reflect a woman in a glass ;) never seen that before here on DPC, only different colors of background, you know, stuff like that.

very curious for the setting of this image.
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 01/31/2007 04:32:30 PM
This is well done and as a trick photo great. Unfortunately the distortions the glass create are not so flattering. 7
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 01/31/2007 04:09:00 PM
Nicely done
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 01/31/2007 11:10:39 AM
Clever shot.
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 01/31/2007 08:50:35 AM
Nice work, very creative idea. I love this.
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 01/31/2007 06:49:48 AM
gr8 theme
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 01/30/2007 08:58:29 PM
Ok this is really cool!
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 01/30/2007 06:12:51 PM
Very cool and nicely done!
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 01/30/2007 12:32:45 PM
Clever. Has a womb-like feel...
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 01/30/2007 10:16:43 AM
don't agree with the title, but it is a concept with a difference. Otherwise, I don't see that nudity adds anything to the picture, the pose and expression are enough. Overall image could be sharper.
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 01/30/2007 06:25:35 AM
Unusual, but I like it.....
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 01/30/2007 12:25:02 AM
This actually creeps me out a little bit... perhaps better color would make it a little more interesting. Clever though.
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 01/29/2007 11:27:48 PM
Now. . .how'd you do that! Very cool!
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 01/29/2007 11:10:10 PM
Different
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 01/29/2007 08:59:48 PM
wow.. this is amazing.. Such an incredible idea and you've executed it perfectly !!! 10
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 01/29/2007 07:51:48 PM
I like this idea a lot... very different... well done!
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 01/29/2007 05:33:51 PM
excellent ideawell taken
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 01/29/2007 05:06:31 PM
Although highly original, this poorly lit shot hurts the composition. My suggestion: play more with lighting, and improve your Photoshop skills. Great effort though! Cheers1
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 01/29/2007 01:53:08 PM
Very creative indeed. Amazing composition
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 01/29/2007 01:51:42 PM
Cool concept.
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 01/29/2007 12:47:58 PM
Neat comp, but not sure how I feel about this shot in a whole.
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 01/29/2007 10:25:13 AM
very creative!! LOVE THiS!
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 01/29/2007 10:02:34 AM
very clever...must have taken a lot of try-outs. I think I would have preferred this in black and white...well at least would like to compare the two. Great effort.
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 01/29/2007 06:54:04 AM
Good original concept. Non-centered composition and a bit more brightness on the figure would have improved this for me.
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 01/29/2007 02:57:46 AM
Very creative

Congratulatios of rthe good picture
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 01/29/2007 01:43:00 AM
Incredible shot .. well done .. you are defiantely up there in my voting!!!
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 01/29/2007 01:14:24 AM
must have been white wine! Glass is good but body looks distorted in a strange way
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 01/29/2007 12:51:58 AM
good luck, an interesting image.
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 01/29/2007 12:49:56 AM
Seems a but jaggy around the edges, but nice concept.
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 01/29/2007 12:33:51 AM
Intriguing, and a bit creepy...

Neat concept..
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