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A shade of blue
A shade of blue
nico_blue


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Moods (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G5
Location: room
Date: Apr 29, 2005
Aperture: f.4.5
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Apr 29, 2005

Self portrait... hopefully I stand a chance against all the pretty dodge and burned landscapes :-)

Hue/sat, levels, curves, selective color, crop, usm, and of course neat image.

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 183
Avg (all users): 6.8902
Avg (commenters): 7.9130
Avg (participants): 6.5484
Avg (non-participants): 7.0980
Views since voting: 3584
Views during voting: 486
Votes: 246
Comments: 66
Favorites: 3 (view)


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12/06/2008 08:04:20 AM
nice
12/09/2005 06:58:42 AM
a BEAUTY!!!!
06/19/2005 06:19:24 AM
This is outstanding. Great use of light and shadow. Very nice.
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06/18/2005 08:47:10 PM
I think this is one of the most powerful and beautifully executed self-portraits I've seen. This really has a lot of emotion and is exceptionally well presented. You've really got a lot of talent...
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05/22/2005 03:41:54 PM
nice pic love it!!!
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05/10/2005 12:00:03 AM
Originally posted by Zoomdak:

Heyo Nico, this should end in top 10. Nice tonal range, lovely shot!
Awesome shot! Great to see this score highly =)
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05/09/2005 09:53:20 AM
Congrats on the 6th, Nico.

Love the colors and mood you picked. Feels like you're getting lost into space here.. very nice.

Thank you for sharing :)
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05/09/2005 03:25:00 AM
I like the pose and the framing you choosed, doing it on a self shot is always no so easy.
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05/08/2005 08:11:57 PM
Nico: congratulations on your 6th finish. The quality and lighting is simply superb.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/08/2005 07:08:37 PM
Great masterful lighting by a very promising member who is exploiting the best in lighting and poses with variable moods. Bump.
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05/08/2005 05:14:05 PM
Great expression and lighting. One of my favorites in this challenge. Good job
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05/08/2005 05:09:31 PM
I like this photo. The high contrast and subject makes the mood seem pensive.
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05/08/2005 02:23:17 PM
Beautiful shot
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05/08/2005 11:22:55 AM
I really like the lines and shadows in this shot. The lighting totally sets the mood! Well done!! :-)
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05/08/2005 05:42:17 AM
very good compo great use of light does look very natural
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05/08/2005 04:41:44 AM
looks too posed for a capture the emotion but it is a beautiful image. composition, tone, DOF are excellent. 8 from me! good luck...
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05/06/2005 06:36:59 PM
coming back to tell you how great this is! A ribbon from me!!
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05/06/2005 04:55:41 PM
Outsdanding choice of lighting, pose, and post-processing. Comp works well. One of the best in this challenge, IMO.
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05/06/2005 03:06:54 PM
The light works perfectly here. The composition with the elbows like this makes it look very masculine. Yanik?
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05/06/2005 09:16:18 AM
Beautiful man beautifully photographed.
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05/06/2005 08:44:30 AM
great composition and lighting, can't see any blue though.. 7
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05/05/2005 07:04:08 PM
sexxxy!!!!
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05/05/2005 05:14:44 PM
Really interesting shapes made by this lighting and pose! I like the color and cropping. interesting model too. great use of negative space! 10
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05/05/2005 12:33:18 PM
nice lighting and framing. A bit cliche
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05/05/2005 08:56:59 AM
Nicely lit - subtle with great use of shadow.
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05/05/2005 01:36:14 AM
excellent job
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05/04/2005 09:53:40 PM
very nice and apporpriately titled
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05/04/2005 04:08:45 PM
Very evocative. Excellent tones on the skin and the blue light really adds to the mood.
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05/04/2005 01:07:58 PM
Wonderful shot, yet I am not sure it reflects a blue mood..but it is languid and well shot and very appealing in a suble blue tone...8
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05/04/2005 01:03:50 PM
very intense, strong composition, tones are expertly done, expression of subject fits so well, great job! one of my favorites this challenge
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05/04/2005 07:01:24 AM
Excellent job with lighting
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05/04/2005 04:46:14 AM
An excellent shot wonderfully lit.
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05/04/2005 01:43:15 AM
Nice work with colour and lighting.
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05/03/2005 12:58:25 PM
Very nice classic shot. Great lighting.
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05/03/2005 10:55:51 AM
Very nice, moody shot. The blue tone is really appealing.
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05/03/2005 01:32:18 AM
Love the pose and the lightning! And the color tone is wonderful! Very, very nice! :)
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05/02/2005 11:20:28 PM
I think this picture will win. Or at least get in the top 3. There isnt really any serious pictures in here.. so its a relief to finally see one.
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05/02/2005 05:33:00 PM
Flows, beautifully composed.
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05/02/2005 03:17:50 PM
he sure doesn't look blue to me (other than his skintone)
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05/02/2005 01:32:02 PM
Great photo, wonderful pose, good expression and excellent lighting. One of the best in this challenge in my opinion. Good luck!
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05/02/2005 12:22:16 PM
Beautiful lighting, up with the best - will come back to bump this one up
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05/02/2005 10:26:43 AM
Wonderful - both metaphorically and visually
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05/02/2005 09:57:03 AM
is it a nico shade of blue?!@
it looks like it could be, but I wouldn't put money on it...
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05/02/2005 09:49:43 AM
Very very gd , Lovely picture ...7
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05/02/2005 09:23:36 AM
this is somewhat of a cliche image. probebly scores high
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05/02/2005 08:49:14 AM
Gorgeous light study. Nice line.
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05/02/2005 06:46:48 AM
This challenge is full of snapshots, but not this, very well done (10)
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05/02/2005 06:43:46 AM
Nice photograph, with interesting lighting. Looks very similiar to the new Victorias Secert ads. Almost the same exact lighting technique. Most of the images in this challenge that attempt to capture an emotion or set a mood, have failed. This one is nice. I like the very dark mysterious shadows, and the body language says a lot about the mood. Very nicely done. Good luck <6>
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05/02/2005 02:49:11 AM
my favorite out of the thumbnails!! Good Luck 10
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05/02/2005 02:35:54 AM
good toning and expression; composition is a little unbalanced with the right arm cropped off and that much space on the frame's right side
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05/01/2005 11:08:23 PM
a shade of "Nico"blue? :)

nice take. excellent crop. too soft/neat imaged for my tastes (either that or you're made of plastic). i like the high key exposure...the highlights are blown, but not in a way that detracts. negative space in the top right corner is perfect.

well done.

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05/01/2005 10:53:10 PM
Nice. There are some jaggies on the left arm from sharpening? I guess it is a blue expression, but hard to tell. A little destortion on the subjects left. 7
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05/01/2005 10:44:32 PM
very beautiful
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05/01/2005 10:32:51 PM
very well thought out a terriffic image 10
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05/01/2005 09:16:35 PM
Heyo Nico, this should end in top 10. Nice tonal range, lovely shot!
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05/01/2005 09:08:39 PM
Nice overall mood great lighting, nice and sharp GL!
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05/01/2005 08:58:03 PM
9 I like this. Unique take on the challenge and unique pose.
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05/01/2005 08:41:48 PM
I really like this shot. It has a good feel besides being a wonderful photograph.
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05/01/2005 08:40:09 PM
Great use of everything. 10.
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05/01/2005 08:32:18 PM
Beautiful shot, great shadows.
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05/01/2005 08:16:55 PM
I think it's nico blue

I also think this picture rocks!
I love how the model (you?) is bathed in light, it's almost sexual
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