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The naked truth?
The naked truth?
Amason


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Challenge: Nude II (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Iceland - Reykjanes
Date: Aug 18, 2004
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/45 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Nature
Date Uploaded: Aug 22, 2004

 Worked with this in PS, used levels, contrast, unsharp mask and converted it to duotone.

Statistics
Place: 43 out of 87
Avg (all users): 5.7155
Avg (commenters): 6.5455
Avg (participants): 5.5190
Avg (non-participants): 5.7732
Views since voting: 2707
Views during voting: 851
Votes: 348
Comments: 29
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 10/25/2004 09:01:11 AM
yeah now this is art and truely tastefull. very neat to! I am taking notes to learn from you :) Thankyou for leaving commnts on how you photoshop your photos.
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 08/30/2004 11:57:46 AM
I think with this shot, its the "implied" nudity thats there. Who cares if he's nude or not .. the fact that the figure is silhouetted leaves the option of him being nude out there, I don't think you should actually have to see a naked body.
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 08/30/2004 09:17:55 AM
I think it fits the challenge even though most of the other pictures fit better. It has a very refreshing toutch to it.
I gave it a 7.
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 08/30/2004 09:09:34 AM
I gave this photo a 5, which is the highest mark I ever give for a photo that (in my opinion) doesn't fit the theme of the challenge. How do I know the person is nude? They could be wearing clothes for all I know. It just didnt fit my perception of the nude challenge.

In a free study challenge I probably would have given it 8. I like the colouring and the sky and the pose, but it think it goes too dark too quick at the bottom. I would have preferred to see a more gradual fade to black so that more of the hill/mountain could be visible.
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 08/30/2004 05:11:02 AM
OMG I can't believe you weren't at least in the top ten .... wow .. Its funny cause I looked at the first two pages and thought - Oh No! It must've been disqualified :( Then low and behold I find in at a 5.7 ... tsk tsk .. I don't understand why 100 people would give this ONLY a 5. I'm sorry it didn't work out as well as I'm sure you were hoping ... better luck next time and keep it up :)
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 08/30/2004 12:50:32 AM
Nude isn't all about private parts folks! ;-)
Thanks for all of the positive comments, I greatly appreciate it. Azrifel suggested a square crop, maybe that would be better, I'll try that, thanks! Otherwise I was trying to balance the photo with my composition, having the clean heaven at the top against the dark ground at the bottom.
The idea was that the man is standing there like on a top of a peak nearest to the almighty, hoping to find some answers for his questions; "what is the meaning of life?", "what is the naked truth?" (I shortened it to "The naked truth?"). I understand that people couldn't get the idea, but on the other hand, the model is butt-naked, that shouldn't be questioned or doubted. Have a nice day, yehaaa...!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/29/2004 09:41:37 PM
Very nice effect with a classical pose to the heavens.
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 08/29/2004 01:23:32 PM
Setzler Comment:

Some general ratings (1-10): These are some elements that I look for in great photographs, in no specific order…

Visual Appeal: 10
Subject Appeal: 8
Compositional Appeal: 8
Effective use of color/bw: 10
Creativity: 10
Theme/Storytelling qualities: 10
Title: 7

Additional Comments:

Excellent shot. I can't really add any suggestions for improvement :)
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 08/29/2004 09:01:56 AM
This is a cool shot. Nice concept and a different perspective from others in the challenge.
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 08/27/2004 11:01:45 PM
Breathtaking .. will be back later to add more of why I absolutely love this shot

Ok y... there's really no critcism I can give you for this shot .. it says so much, how the land is disappearing into the fog, the man perfectly silhouetted, the colors beauitful, its just great. Its most definetely my favourite. VERY well done.
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 08/27/2004 03:50:41 PM
Great interpretation and shot
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 08/27/2004 03:16:53 PM
Brave shot, love the pose. good luck.
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 08/27/2004 02:43:22 AM
This is a good shotbut it's hard to tell this guty is Nude
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 08/26/2004 01:03:13 PM
great background effect, but I'm not a fan of the pose
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 08/25/2004 12:43:36 PM
Like the use of the blue throughout the photo
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 08/25/2004 01:52:21 AM
a gutsy self-portrait.
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 08/24/2004 05:49:50 PM
Very nicely done. Great concept and execution 8
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 08/24/2004 05:25:24 PM
Very cool photo. :) Perhaps the man is standing on a small hill, but the photo gives the feeling that he is standing on top of one of the higher mountains.
Did you use an upside down ND to get this?
I think it would also look very good in a square crop.

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 08/24/2004 03:49:13 PM
great idea, great image, I like the pose and the one cloud in the sky, plus the division of light and dark in this image.
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 08/24/2004 12:41:36 PM
This photo reminds me to heida's style, sorry If I am mistaken. The shades of blue are wonderful, the silhouette is expressive. I might have cropped a little-little bit on the bottom, but alltogether a wonderful, simple shot!
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 08/24/2004 11:30:18 AM
Perfect! This is the winner in my eyes. It is tastefully done and the lighting is portraying a man on a quest, everything a nude challenge should be! Well done!
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 08/24/2004 09:31:40 AM
I like the originality of this. The blue is nice. Well done.
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 08/24/2004 07:31:12 AM
The scale seems way off on this photo - like that man is either standing on a mole hill or is the biggest dude in history ;D

Apart from that I like the colors and the atmospherics. Maybe a bit too much blue at the bottom - and a bit more detail needed.

Overall a top ten pic.
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 08/23/2004 10:46:37 PM
Can't tell if the model is naked or in a bodysuit or even clothes. Cool shot & perspective. 7
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 08/23/2004 08:30:06 PM
I like the color and the figure - I'd be temped to crop out some of the bottom.
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 08/23/2004 01:10:20 PM
doesnt seem like a nude to me
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 08/23/2004 11:12:59 AM
Nice pose, very mystic colors.
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 08/23/2004 10:02:10 AM
Interesting shot, great mood. Not really sure how this fits the spirit of a nude challenge for me personally... at that distance and in silhouette, it is hard to make out if he is nude, and in fact it becomes irrelevant. Great composition though, and nice graduations in tone. The figure looks oversharpened.
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 08/23/2004 12:16:51 AM
Really like it, but not sure it's a nude, and you could've lost a lot of the black on the bottom.
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