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The hunter
The hunter
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Challenge: Mythical Creatures (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Iceland, Heiðmörk
Date: Jul 19, 2010
Aperture: 7,1
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Emotive, History
Date Uploaded: Jul 20, 2010

This shot was taken on a beautiful summer evening at sunset. I had to use a flash and a reflector to light up the models face.
A lot of time spent in Photoshop.
I really hope that the special lighting creates some myth to my lovely “creature”.

Statistics
Place: 37 out of 83
Avg (all users): 5.5992
Avg (commenters): 6.6000
Avg (participants): 5.0408
Avg (non-participants): 5.7277
Views since voting: 2769
Views during voting: 748
Votes: 262
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
07/29/2010 07:36:28 PM
Thank you for all the comments !!!!

Message edited by author 2010-07-29 19:39:09.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/27/2010 07:53:48 PM
Beautiful color and detail and I love the concentration.
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07/27/2010 04:52:02 PM
Lovely colors, the sky complements her skin tone. I wish the bow wasn't cut off. 7
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07/27/2010 02:53:57 PM
thats a beautiful bow and lovely model. i love her expression too!
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07/26/2010 11:19:05 PM
Great light. Not enough "mythical" without the title for me, though.
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07/24/2010 09:58:31 PM
Good shot..I the sky, I like the model, I like the pose.
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07/24/2010 04:50:27 PM
I like the background in this image. Color blend nicely with the colors of the bow and the woman's outfit. Also like the lighting used. Face, body, and bow or well lit and defined.
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07/22/2010 07:31:57 PM
Ooooooooo I like
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07/22/2010 02:36:34 PM
love the creativity
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07/22/2010 01:37:19 PM
Great setup for this shot. You picked out a perfect costume, and the bow style is great. I'm torn on if I would have liked it more in portrait mode than landscape.
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07/22/2010 01:26:54 PM
I feel that the hair caught under her right arm should have been loose in the wind.
Also, she appears uncomfortable - hunched.
Good idea.
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07/22/2010 11:58:50 AM
Nice idea, with a few adjustments it could be great! First off it's east to see that the model has never shot a bow in her life. Secondly that arrow is way too short,so she cant pull the bow back correctly (and it's made of bamboo, that's a bit off)
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07/22/2010 10:52:56 AM
Lighting, focus and color are all well above average. Believe me you invoked the idea of Artemis the Huntress quite well (although the archer in me is flinching because she is not holding the bow correctly when it comes to aiming). However, I have this crazy notion that I am supposed to being seeing a mythical creature rather than a Goddess ....although one can argue she is a lovely creature of beauty and homosapiens can be regarded as creatures. I think the shot is very well done in lighting, composition,color, and focus but fails to meet the true 'spirit' of the challenge. I am not saying it is an out and out DMNC but I wish there was more of a strong connection to 'creature' ....had you made her a centaur that would have met the 'creature' aspect to the challenge. If ever a God/Goddess challenge comes up and you do a re-shoot of this I would rate it quite highly in the 8 to 10 range in fact (just please have the full bow in view and the model aim correctly...although now that I think of it she might not have had the arm strength to pull it all the way back to the correct position). I have to be honest but I just cannot give it full marks due to challenge description but I still rate it slightly above average.
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07/22/2010 07:25:04 AM
Nice job on the lighting and exposure.
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07/21/2010 06:05:01 PM
nice shot with good background..but how exactly is a hunter mythical?
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07/21/2010 02:41:50 PM
Liking the how all the colors complement each other.
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07/21/2010 08:39:13 AM
Great model and is that a creative use of bamboo cane doubling up as the arrow shaft? The only slight distraction is the flash shadows cast from the right arm onto the left arm and torso - they are a little harsh.
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