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Challenge: Free Study 2008-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
Location: Þingvellir, Iceland
Date: May 8, 2008
Aperture: 1.2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Fashion, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: May 31, 2008
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This is Aníta, we went on a short trip to Þingvellir for the Spring version of our seasonal series we are working on, you can see it on Flickr if you are curious. This is not part of that series but taken just after, it was close to sunset so I asked her to stand between me and the setting sun and took some backlit shot´s. May was incredibly hectic for me and truth be told, even though I shot roughly 7000+ images this month, almost all of that was for work so I only had three photoshoots to pick from, this one or two superhero photoshoots and since I just remembered this on the last day, I haven´t even shown the models those shot´s yet so there you go...
That doesn´t mean I am going to use that as an excuse if it does poorly in the challenge because I really like this shot and it really is one of my favorites this month, however I don´t expect it to score well here at DPC. Too many broken "rules" for you guys I guess, the lens flare and the blown backround to name two, I´d be surprised if this scored anything but a low 5 at best.
I did submit something similar last year though and the voters pleasantly surprised me then by voting much higher than I anticipated, so who knows this time :)
Aníta did her own makeup and I only used ambient lighting for this. |
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07/03/2008 11:31:01 PM |
| No excuses here m8 ;) This is very well done. Had a hint this was yours from the making of the 85mm at f1.2. The lighting and composition is perfect. I also like the warm tones on the model. Perhaps one of those shots... LCD's that some people have just don't do this shot justice. Looks great on my CRT. |
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06/07/2008 09:00:45 AM |
| Nice composition and a very attractive subject real shame about the blown spot though. |
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06/06/2008 02:45:05 PM |
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06/06/2008 12:28:32 PM |
| A little washed out and orangey on the face. |
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06/06/2008 10:52:13 AM |
| Lovely Contre-Jour portrait, these are very hard to do well. The only thing I don't like is the strong red/yellow tint on the skin tones. I would prefer a colour balance adjustment just on the skin and maybe the top to bring these a little bit back to the natural colours. Great model, pose, expression though and I like the sun flare on the hair. Nice! |
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06/06/2008 03:02:28 AM |
| Beautiful photo. I love the fact her eyes match the reds in rest of the photo. It's suttle but it really draws you in. |
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06/05/2008 11:41:12 AM |
| is it Larus? Very enchanting |
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06/01/2008 08:00:23 PM |
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06/01/2008 11:59:39 AM |
| Love the eyes. I like how you used the sun and even allowed it to bleed past the subject. Very neat effect. |
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06/01/2008 05:23:01 AM |
| wonderful eyes...I actually like the light in this...nice work |
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