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The Devil
The Devil
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Pentax *ist DL
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Date: Sep 8, 2005
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/180
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jan 6, 2006

This is my beautiful baby girl, Zoe. Looks so serene and gorgeous here, but she can be a bit naughty! Lots of comments regarding the title (most negative!). Certainly not a remark suggesting she is possessed just an imp! A high key shot on a white background but the colour of her shirt has reflected and given that very pale pink wash over it. Post-processing including adjusting contrast and brightness, crop, sharpen.

Statistics
Place: 426 out of 833
Avg (all users): 5.5940
Avg (commenters): 6.0323
Avg (participants): 5.5322
Avg (non-participants): 5.8734
Views since voting: 1136
Views during voting: 651
Votes: 436
Comments: 33
Favorites: 0


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04/10/2006 12:04:00 PM
Just rummaging through some of the archived challenges (new to the site). I suppose you have to have kids to "get" the title? I think Verbal Kint said it best in "The Usual Suspects" - 'The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.' Considering most of the comments reflect just how adorable she is, the title is quite fitting. Certainly, they've been fooled ;)

Great shot.

Message edited by author 2006-04-10 16:04:50.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/31/2006 06:16:31 PM
Delightful and great lighting. 7
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01/30/2006 03:22:58 PM
This is the ugliest thing to say.
01/30/2006 01:54:34 AM
The Devil?
umm...

the devil is in the details...
"A famous Venezuelan referred to oil as the devil's excrement."
bible of the devil...
"When a person sees the Devil, he or she sees an omen of disaster to come"
"The Devil Makes Three."

umm...

my imagination does not include the ability to make sense of the title
01/29/2006 02:27:05 PM
scary title - interesting how it affects the viewer o fthe image (the title that is).
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01/28/2006 09:05:10 PM
Nice image, but I don't care for your title. I hope this little girl never hears herself refered to as the devil. I realize I don't know her, but another appropriate title could have been "Intense" or "Focused".
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01/26/2006 06:51:22 AM
So very sweet, and so cute as well.....
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01/26/2006 05:38:32 AM
LOL!!! I love the title.
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01/24/2006 10:17:53 AM
Aw, she's cute, not the devil! LOL Too much neat image on the face? I can sort of see artifacts.
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01/20/2006 07:02:00 PM
Or a very determined angel! :)
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01/20/2006 11:18:22 AM
the title is appropriate...blue eyes are considered to be a sign of the devil in china. well done
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01/20/2006 11:16:52 AM
Ha!!
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01/20/2006 05:49:50 AM
beautiful eyes
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01/20/2006 01:42:31 AM
No way.....that is an angel, rhrough and through! Beautiful portrait!
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01/19/2006 02:17:59 PM
This is a stunning shot, great composition and I JUST LOVE the title!!! The only thing I would like to see a little more saturation perhaps...to bring out her eyes. That aside, this is a 10 for me! :)
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01/19/2006 10:13:28 AM
I dont get the title. The picture is nice.
01/19/2006 04:33:13 AM
Aaahhh... too sweet to be the devil! Nicely done! Good luck.
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01/18/2006 06:14:10 PM
10 from me...good luck!
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01/18/2006 01:35:02 PM
over sharpened
01/18/2006 01:29:09 PM
Super portrait, penetraiting eyes. Lower left darkness is not so good.
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01/18/2006 05:41:48 AM
I really like the pastel colours you've used here, the pink of the background and shirt with the yellow of the hair go really nicely together.
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01/17/2006 05:55:23 PM
Aww, c'mon, she can't be that much of a devil!
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01/17/2006 05:21:18 PM
Wonderful photo and great title! I don't normally pay much attention to titles unless they are bad, but yours really adds depth to the image, and makes the viewer really notice that crooked little smile and gleam in the eye.
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01/17/2006 09:06:15 AM
How could you!!!
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01/17/2006 06:45:39 AM
Well, if that is the devil... He sure can disguise himself ign cute packages!
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01/17/2006 06:16:32 AM
Lovely shot but the title leaves little to be desired. The tones in this shot are perfect IMOH, small hot spot on her right shoulder and I do love the detail in her eyes.

Overall well done, but I don't like the title...good luck.

Back for one further comment. The title of this shot in no way shape or form effected my vote on your photo.
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01/17/2006 05:39:14 AM
As she turned back around, she could swear she saw little Damien put the knife behind her back.


Cute, and the expression makes her look like she has something in mind. Good shot
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01/17/2006 04:49:45 AM
great title. great faded pinks, too.
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01/17/2006 01:41:17 AM
no way, shes adorable.
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01/16/2006 10:56:48 PM
horrid title for a eye-catching image
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01/16/2006 04:30:31 PM
shocking title...the shot is great but I have to take points off for the name
01/16/2006 11:29:06 AM
I love the feel of this photo with the soft background and the way her shirt fades into it. She is so beautiful. I think this is a photo that will never grow old! (but she hardly looks like a devil! :)
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01/16/2006 08:23:25 AM
A very strange title for this beautiful portrait.
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