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Soothing
Soothing
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Challenge: Lighting II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Pentax *ist D
Location: Bathroom, Fukuroi, Japan
Date: May 20, 2005
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: May 22, 2005

Thanks to Jeff for his assistance in clicking the shutter and arranging the candles!

I got everything set up, and then had to get into the tub to cut up the flowers and put in the candles. Only problem was that the water was cold, so I was freezing. I didn't want to put in warm water since I didn't want to fog up the camera nor did I want the flowers to wilt...so I did my darndest to appear relaxed and soothed for the pictures!

Post-processing: slight Crop to get the tap out, Levels to lighten a bit, some Blur on skin, increase Saturation on flowers, Burn some distracting highlights in the water...

Statistics
Place: 67 out of 239
Avg (all users): 5.7667
Avg (commenters): 7.0909
Avg (participants): 5.7500
Avg (non-participants): 5.7818
Views since voting: 903
Views during voting: 426
Votes: 210
Comments: 12
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06/03/2005 09:15:47 AM
*Critique Club*

Definately a relaxing kind of photo. The thing that is jumping out at me is the fact that the large candle in the fron is 'blowing' with some kind of wind, but the other large candles are not blowing at all. That looks very odd and out of place to me.
I like the colors. Nice purples and oranges in the flowers. I like that arangement very much. You know, actually, I would like to see this arrangement without anything else. just the flowers and candles floating in water, that would be a great photo too I think. That's a whole different photo though.
I think your focus and clarity are really good. Was a tripod used?
There is a reflection of the light on the forhead, and that's a bit distracting, as there are no other reflections in the photo at all.
I like the angle you chose. I like that the corner of the tub is in the upper left. That makes for some very nice diagonal lines in your photo.
Overall a really nice set up, nicely captured.
~Heather~
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/26/2005 04:17:18 PM
A good idea. Very sensual. I find the big candles in the cornes a bit distracting
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05/26/2005 01:12:15 PM
a beautiful photo and great use of light...the choice of and use of flowers is great
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05/26/2005 01:09:05 PM
well performed. Must have been quite tricky but the result is very good.
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05/26/2005 12:50:06 PM
great mood. Focus on the model is a little soft, which is ok here, but some of the flowers/tealights are pretty sharp comparatively.
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05/25/2005 02:01:19 PM
Very pretty indeed. I find myself returning to it, and wishing that the models eyes were open and maybe a Mona Lisa smile to go with it. Overall, this is a very strong shot. Congratulations!
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05/25/2005 10:34:30 AM
I like that the focus is on not on the bather, and she looks like she really needs this respite.
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05/24/2005 02:19:58 PM
While a pleasant scene, the model doesn't exactly look relaxed! It appears there's some tension in the face, perhaps from holding a pose? Nice setup.
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05/23/2005 11:42:38 AM
Ahhhh. I'd love to be here doing this. Nice use of candle light to light the model's face.
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05/23/2005 10:56:53 AM
Nice composition.
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05/23/2005 06:11:10 AM
Very beautiful,,,
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05/22/2005 08:42:05 PM
ahhhh....very soothing...very beautiful...well done....
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