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Solitary Illumination
Solitary Illumination
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Challenge: Nude III (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Quebec
Date: Aug 19, 2005
Galleries: Black and White, Nude
Date Uploaded: Aug 21, 2005

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Statistics
Place: 47 out of 118
Avg (all users): 5.6070
Avg (commenters): 6.2727
Avg (participants): 5.4222
Avg (non-participants): 5.6490
Views since voting: 3661
Views during voting: 1222
Votes: 486
Comments: 37
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 10/19/2005 09:18:35 PM
This is excellent--I think you should have been ranked much higher.
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 08/29/2005 07:04:35 PM
Someone else mentioned a silhouette...I liked this one because it is an anti-silhouette, the exact opposite. Great job at keeping the main highlight within constraints and also illuminating the surroundings at quite a distance.
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 08/29/2005 06:54:02 PM
I keep been drawn back to look at this. There is something archetypal about it that is haunting and hypnotic.
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 08/29/2005 06:51:21 PM
This is an underrated gem!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/28/2005 06:23:36 PM
Unique lighting. Very cool.
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 08/28/2005 09:24:24 AM
Stupendous visual. Bumping up.
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 08/28/2005 07:50:37 AM
love the detail in the rocks. Wish the man was less blurry - may be due to light. Crop/composition very good, POV excellent. 7 - good luck in the challenge!
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 08/27/2005 07:33:21 PM
I feel like a silhouette would have worked better for the figure, though then the fact that he's nude would be lost...

I'd love to see this reshot for a non-nude challenge!
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 08/27/2005 05:06:32 PM
Very cool shot. Nice composition and great concept.
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 08/27/2005 12:12:45 PM
Interesting...has an almost religious sense to it. Very well done.
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 08/26/2005 05:09:16 PM
Well taken and a different concept. To me, this is a nude that provokes thoughts, which makes it very rare.
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 08/26/2005 10:52:32 AM
Very nice take on the challenge. I do think that if you cropped just a tad smaller maybe even going with a square crop this would have a little more punch. I'm not sure that that much negative space at the bottom is needed. I love the detail in the rocks and how the light effects different parts of the shot differently due to it's direction. Wish I could see this at 8x10 instead of 640 by whatever...
TC
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 08/26/2005 12:13:05 AM
sometimes an image moves you, but you don't really know why...10
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 08/25/2005 12:46:09 PM
I want to like this more than I do. The problem for me is the focus. Your subject looks blurry, but the rocks, especially at lower left, seem better focused. Composition is really good. B&W works. Would make a great poster if it was clearer.
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 08/25/2005 02:14:38 AM
maybe the subject could have been a little closer and a little sharper
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 08/24/2005 10:03:10 PM
Unique.
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 08/24/2005 04:29:00 AM
too dark and not distinct.
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 08/24/2005 03:12:58 AM
This is a realy good idea.
I think it hasn't worked as well as it could have as the subject is too far away. A little closer so more detail could be seen & more of the image
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 08/23/2005 05:22:54 PM
very brave ( it's winter here and i couldnt see me getting my hubby out in the cold ..lol..) and arty... i love it... well done. 10
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 08/23/2005 03:49:47 PM
Nice idea, the contrast is too harsh on the model and not enough definition on the landscape. I think it's a seashore, but can't be sure. It almost looks like a naked miner descending into a mine shaft...
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 08/23/2005 02:01:41 PM
Very neat. Great effect 9
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 08/23/2005 02:49:20 AM
good concept, love the feeling of darkness, love the pic.
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 08/22/2005 11:41:55 PM
I like what you've done here. Great composition. Good interest factor. Nice job.
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 08/22/2005 08:34:21 PM
Subject seems a bit too out of focus and too far off. Unique and creative though!
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 08/22/2005 08:13:08 PM
I think there is too much negative space for me. I do like it. I just wish your subject was closer.
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 08/22/2005 08:06:39 PM
Well done technically, but boring compositionally. 6.
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 08/22/2005 07:51:53 PM
Interesting shot. I like the beams radiating off the light source and the pose of the model. The objects in the foreground distract me from the subject a little. They are dark enough to be mostly unidentifiable, but lit enough to draw attention.
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 08/22/2005 06:55:35 PM
I like the lighting, but I think that the crop could have been tighter to make it a bit better,
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 08/22/2005 05:43:10 PM
Nice lighting, dof, and interesting foreground. I like not seeing what he's looking at, it gives a sense of mystery. Very nicely done.
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 08/22/2005 05:35:03 PM
Will return to comment later, lost my train of thought...
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 08/22/2005 05:33:13 PM
I really like this. The focus seems to be more on the rocks in the foreground though. The focus on the model is a little soft.
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 08/22/2005 03:31:14 PM
Made me laugh! good though
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 08/22/2005 02:42:08 PM
this is just to dark and seems out of focus a tad, sorry
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 08/22/2005 11:46:17 AM
I am torn on this image - technically the lighting is not so great but i love the effect of the compositionvs light as awhole. The way the light hits the rocks makes it seem almost like a tunnerl. which i just love. I really like that it is a male model too, i don't think it would have worked nearly as well as a woman. I think just a little more detail in the model and it would have done it for me.
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 08/22/2005 10:33:52 AM
I feel this would be stronger if the subject was just a bit closer to consume more of the space. Although I like the content of this negative space, it overwhelms interest in the subject.
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 08/22/2005 08:53:20 AM
creative lighting, feel the figure is slightly out of focus compared to some of the rocks under .
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 08/21/2005 08:20:05 PM
OOF
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