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Challenge: Nude IV (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: North Hollywood, Ca
Date: Jan 24, 2007
Aperture: ?
ISO: ?
Shutter: ?
Galleries: Emotive, Nude
Date Uploaded: Jan 28, 2007

Model: Adam my boyfriend. I took some of myself which I quite liked but he found boring so (he's always pushin me!) so I tried again on him and I liked how this one turned out. The position was his creation. We had NO room and had to figure out to get all 6'6'' of his body in the frame and I wanted to show off his very odd back so this is how it ended up.

Don't have all the specifics on this at the moment but I'll add them later when I'm back at my home computer.

Pretty simple editing. Messed with the colors by hue/sat with slight desaturation, some minor cloning, levels, curves, neatimage, USM.

Statistics
Place: 46 out of 121
Avg (all users): 5.9015
Avg (commenters): 6.6364
Avg (participants): 5.7619
Avg (non-participants): 5.9330
Views since voting: 7907
Views during voting: 1145
Votes: 457
Comments: 29
Favorites: 5 (view)


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02/10/2007 08:22:19 PM
*Critique Club*

I think this image is one that demands attention, whether voters like it or not you have to stop and look. I personally liked the image because it really grabbed my attention and it was differnt. Also after reading your comments I can't believe he is so tall!

This was an awesome idea and you did a wonderful job of capturing it. I think your depth of field was just right for me because if the image was to sharp I think it would have distracted from the lines that were created. Your lighting and color both look great. I also like the composition, if this were any other shot I probably like to have seen the top of his head but the cropping really works well here.

Overall this is an excellent piece, I am surprised it didn't score higher because you know as everyone was flipping through and voting this one had to grab their attention. Keep up the great work I look forward to your future entries!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/04/2007 07:47:10 PM
I really like this photo. The colour on black background really helps to highlight this model's body and I like how the shadows have cast yet it is still perfect enough to highlight things like his ear-rings, veins, and expression. I'm 75% through voting in this challenge and this is the first 10 I have awarded. EXCELLENT WORK!

In fact, the only 10 that I awarded now that I have finished voting!
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02/04/2007 03:34:49 PM
I like the pose and the intense expression. And the lighting is very appropriate, adds to the intensity. Would have been even better if DOF were deep enough for whole body to be sharp.
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02/03/2007 05:52:41 PM
The shallow dof doesn't work here for me. If the legs had been in focus too I think you would have had a very sculptural effect.
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02/03/2007 05:37:47 PM
the sharpness looks a bit weird here, I don't think you could do this with a normal DoF (but I could be wrong ofcourse ;))

the crop is a bit too tight for me at the top. I keep looking at the eyes!
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02/03/2007 01:31:00 PM
fantaztic... great center, great model, great lighting, i love it
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01/31/2007 04:46:58 PM
amazing shot ...... great tones, great lighting, great contrasts ... great model!! ... =9
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01/30/2007 07:27:42 PM
Very beautiful. Clean and powerful.
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01/30/2007 01:59:31 PM
Interesting pose. Nice DOF - really emphasises the strong expression. Good lighting.
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01/30/2007 10:16:18 AM
Kind of a really strange shot...
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01/30/2007 07:23:52 AM
strange pose, but matchingexpression. DOF is somewhere in between, were gone for whole body in focus or just the face. crop at top is too tight.
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01/30/2007 06:40:03 AM
Unusual position here and it looks a little uncomfortable...
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01/30/2007 03:15:46 AM
Very creative, and an interesting study of human form. Although it looks uncomfortable :-) I really like the shapes you've achieved here. Nice lighting too. I am thinking though, that maybe going for deeper dof might tie it all together stronger in this case.
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01/30/2007 02:44:17 AM
I find it a little dark, but I think it works. Very piercing, it's like he's looking right at you. I love it.
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01/29/2007 11:50:57 PM
Lighting is beautiful, I like the idea. As a figure study, it's fabulous. I might have increased the depth of field slightly to allow a bit more detail in the leg hair, but that's the only minor detail that I could think of. Good Luck
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01/29/2007 10:27:28 PM
He's very pretty :)
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01/29/2007 06:51:23 PM
I search the triangle but I find not it (or I read to the title badly )
01/29/2007 05:28:28 PM
Interesting shot, nice perspective, excellent lighting. I would like to see a sharper focus on the eyes.
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01/29/2007 03:47:23 PM
An interesting image. The focus is on the eyes but in this case I think the tangled body is what is making the image so it should also be in focus. Perhaps a smaller aperture & more DOF would help a bit. Lighting is also a bit flat. A bit more contrast by using only one of the two side lights which seem to be exactly left & right or lowering one of them might help.
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01/29/2007 02:28:12 PM
excellent interpretation this is a marvellous image 10
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01/29/2007 12:41:13 PM
Very nice composition. The pose is great and the shape of the body is very symettrical and eye catching. The lighting is superb
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01/29/2007 12:38:21 PM
very interesting perspective you've used; i like it a lot [especially thankful for the shallow focus ;)] good posing, and a fitting title.
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01/29/2007 09:54:44 AM
interesting 9
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01/29/2007 08:50:15 AM
Great title. I like how he fills most of the frame. Wonderful lighting.I wish all of him were in complete focus. I like the crop but I think for it to "match," I might've cropped more off of the bottom as well.
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01/29/2007 08:35:04 AM
you should have use less aperture for your shot... and use the light only on one side of your model in order to have some low key effet. Just my opinion.
The pose is great!
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01/29/2007 07:39:42 AM
Very imaginative. A Da vinci in the making? :)
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01/29/2007 06:54:48 AM
PoV and comp work very well for ya here.
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01/29/2007 04:34:32 AM
strange pose...would've liked to see everything sharp I think.
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01/29/2007 02:13:25 AM
7 top votes of 9 for this challenge, this has been one of them
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