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Abundant Love
Abundant Love
Cari Stiffarm


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Challenge: Affluence (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III
Location: Celebrity Cruise Ship
Date: Jul 29, 2005
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Emotive, Performance
Date Uploaded: Aug 1, 2005

This was taken at a wonderful show I saw upon a Celebrity Cruise while sailing along the Alaskan shores. The entertainment was very passionate, acrobatic and moving.

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Place: 178 out of 232
Avg (all users): 4.3993
Avg (commenters): 4.6154
Avg (participants): 3.9462
Avg (non-participants): 4.6000
Views since voting: 1268
Views during voting: 739
Votes: 303
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0


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08/09/2005 04:34:26 PM
Wonderful dance of love. 7
08/08/2005 07:37:30 PM
Hummm, who says money can't buy love!
08/08/2005 07:34:47 PM
I like how this picture seems to be thinking a bit outside the box. This looks like a performance shot of some type, and I find the motion blur a little distracting. I'd recommend bumping up the iso, and/or opening your aperture up. Most performance photographer I know shoot a f/2.8 iso 800 minimum. The cropping is also a bit odd. I think cropping closer to the guy so his arm is cropped closer to his body will help. Good luck
08/07/2005 11:34:25 AM
This is interesting I would have cropped more. Im not so sure about his extended are either.
08/06/2005 07:36:05 PM
Bah I want abs like his!
08/05/2005 08:03:07 PM
Nice idea. I like your "out of the box" concept, but I'm not a big fan of the fact that almost all of the photo is out of focus. Additionally, I'm not 100% certain the photo conveys love. Because these are clearly dancers (I would guess professional ones), it detracts from the concept of Love, because they do this for a living.
08/04/2005 10:01:32 AM
It is good, that she is dressed
08/04/2005 08:23:12 AM
Neat compositon, but, the challenge specifically called for a representation of "material wealth." Re-check the full instructions.

Mea culpa here. Changed my opinion of "Material wealth"...it doesn't have to only refer to economics. That said, I love the line and positioning within the frame. Lighting is nice...like the shadows around his musculature. Wish it were a little sharper, though.
08/03/2005 05:21:32 PM
i think the challenge specifically stated material wealth, maybe i'm wrong. interesting skin tones and capture of movement. 7
08/03/2005 01:52:26 PM
Can't see how this fits the challenge.
08/03/2005 10:27:26 AM
i'm all for motion blur...but i feel this is a wee bit too much and makes the pic difficult for me to look at. i understand it was tough conditions. what would have helped the shot alot for me would have been to shift the frame to the left and to capture his hand. i think that would have made for a very interesting composition
08/03/2005 08:51:52 AM
Material wealth?-- they don't have material anything.

Nice image - I like the lighting and the overall softness - it really says "love" --matching your title well -- doesn't speak to affluence
08/03/2005 05:35:24 AM
Composition, POV, DOF: 2/3
color/contrast/clarity: 0/2
originality/effort: 2/3
in-line with theme: 1/2
08/03/2005 05:14:14 AM
It seems like a bit of a stretch on the challenge, but it's gorgeous.
08/03/2005 01:59:22 AM
The Affluence Challenge description says, "The opposite of the poverty challenge. Knock us out with your representation of MATERIAL WEALTH." This is a cut and paste message that I will comment on all submissions that do not seem to suit the topic of the challenge. Take note I understand this maybe just my personal opinion, and as such I only deducted 1 point from my original vote.
08/02/2005 09:43:07 PM
Too blurry for my taste


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