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Power Suit
Power Suit
alien2thisworld

Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Nude III (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi
Location: My own psuedo studio
Date: Aug 20, 2005
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/15 sec
Galleries: Portraiture, Nude
Date Uploaded: Aug 20, 2005

I bet this challenge is going to have a lot of great entries, and I hope mine can keep pace. I'm not sure how many people will "get" my title, but I don't want to use "Birthday Suit" as I'm sure that one will already be in use.

Self portrait
-a little burning of left arm
-cloned out a few spots
-a little selective blurring
-levels
-cropped
-resized
-sharpened a little
-adjusted red channel's lightness to -30, and saturation to -30
-border

Statistics
Place: 77 out of 118
Avg (all users): 5.1029
Avg (commenters): 5.9200
Avg (participants): 4.6163
Avg (non-participants): 5.2075
Views since voting: 5149
Views during voting: 1146
Votes: 486
Comments: 26
Favorites: 0


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08/29/2005 03:56:40 AM
I scored this one very high
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/28/2005 03:53:12 PM
Nice tie (tee hee). Seriously though, I like it, but on my monitor the skin tone seems a bit too red (but it could be my screen).
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08/28/2005 12:36:45 PM
Nice angle on the lighting. I wish there was just a little more definition on the tie.
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08/28/2005 10:55:50 AM
A tad dark and the focus is just a little soft. The lighting works well in bringing out the back but the arm looks like it is just hanging in mid-air.
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08/26/2005 07:05:50 PM
A bit flat. The left arm and right ... red thing(?) distract from the interesting curves and shadows on the models back.
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08/24/2005 06:39:23 PM
Excellent topic, and great shot. It's a slight big dark, and there's some wierd lighting on the right leg distracting me. I think with a bit more exposure, it could have been brought up a couple points.
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08/24/2005 07:51:14 AM
The red contrasts well with the form and I like the shadow along his side. The lighting gives good modeling to his shape. The color looks dull or muddy and the focus seems to be off. Overall I think you did a good job if this is a self portrait. I find it's very hard to get good focus on self portraits.
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08/23/2005 09:59:41 PM
I like the use of shadows and the red tie helps add just the right touch of color.
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08/23/2005 05:40:02 PM
I like the pose, it is enhanced by your use of lighting. It seems the model is a little dark, perhaps jump up the brightness a little. Upped brightness may also bring out the tie a little more. Nice crop, and I like the border on this shot. Good job.
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08/23/2005 02:02:48 PM
Idea is nice, but i find the lighting too soft and not strong enought. The frame is interesting (overlay) but doesn't give much to the picture, yet a suspect no frame would not be as good looking. Small details like the left hand, or the tie's tip's shadow on the cheek makes this light study less then perfect. 6
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08/23/2005 09:38:29 AM
Now THAT is a nice male torso!
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08/23/2005 09:06:43 AM
Also nice. Missing a bit of POP though. I can't find any major faults in the image, but at the same time it doesn't hit me as a photo I want on my wall.
Maybe a bit more contrast & brightness would work.
Or a desaturation except for the red tie.
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08/23/2005 02:05:21 AM
great idea, can improve sharpness.
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08/22/2005 07:49:26 PM
Well done technically, but boring compositionally. 6.
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08/22/2005 07:37:20 PM
i wanna work at your work if beuing in the nud is powerful! Good lighting and compostion - i think your tie was swinging...
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08/22/2005 05:28:07 PM
Funny picture. I like the idea. I like the lighting, although I feel the photo overall is a tad too dark. I wish you the best of luck.
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08/22/2005 05:26:54 PM
Simple and elegant. I like it. 8
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08/22/2005 02:33:13 PM
Could do with out the border,7
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08/22/2005 01:11:31 PM
The colors are off and the lighting could be better. The background is too obvious and wrinkled.
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08/22/2005 12:09:43 PM
I like the pose, I like the tie, and the skin tones are very nice. Wish the overall pic weren't quite so dark, tho.
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08/22/2005 11:06:28 AM
The added tie makes the image in my opinion. The tones are a little dark. the lighting works but would look better with some lighter tones. Composition and crop okay. POV well done. 6 - good luck in the challenge!
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08/22/2005 10:44:18 AM
Nice, and creative.
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08/22/2005 06:27:23 AM
Good idea. I wish it wasn't so dark.
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08/21/2005 10:52:11 PM
Good use of lighting. Creative title. Good luck.
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08/21/2005 08:59:23 PM
Nice shadowing.. The tie makes the suit now doesn't it????
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08/21/2005 08:21:53 PM
i feel the composition could have been improved also maybe the tie could have been more prominent or the lighting a bit stronger... i guess i just dont think the subtle tone works well with this image.
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