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Challenge: Single Light Source II (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Pentax *ist D
Lens: Pentax FA 28-70mm f/4.0 AL AF
Location: Shizuoka, Japan
Date: May 28, 2006
Aperture: f 6.7
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/20
Date Uploaded: May 28, 2006

Took with single light source.
From side.
PS to grayscale, USM.

Statistics
Place: 90 out of 238
Avg (all users): 5.7388
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 5.4348
Avg (non-participants): 5.8580
Views since voting: 852
Views during voting: 347
Votes: 245
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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06/07/2006 05:10:58 PM
==Greetings from the Critique Club==

Composition
My eye wanders a lot as I study this shot. There are really no leading lines, and there are no points that I can easily focus on. The shadows are dominant and the crop seems a little bit off. I wish I could offer more constructive advice here, but I'm not sure of what I would do to improve this particular composition.

Camera Technicals
The histogram is probably acceptable, but the harsh lighting makes this a higher contrast picture than I think would work best. Softer lighting would have made this a more "sensual" image, I believe.

Post Processing
Here again, the overall result seems a little more harsh than optimal.

Challenge
You've very clearly met the challenge description. I doubt there was much question about that, as the use of shadows emphasize it.

Overall Impression
To me, this is a confusing image to look at, and the subject is hard to define. However, as a bit of an abstract, it is well done and technically good. It creates more questions than it answers, and it leaves me questioning what the photographer is attempting to communicate. I did not vote in this challenge, but probably would have given this a 6 or 7.

I hope you find these thoughts to be helpful and constructive. Keep up the good work! This is a good score.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/06/2006 04:18:42 PM
Nice use of light and shadow. The angle the light is coming in really shows the textures. I like the full frame as well.
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06/02/2006 03:50:27 PM
It's a good concept...so many people do it. Overall, the shadows work very well for me, but I think that maybe the cropping could've been a little different?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/02/2006 12:30:07 PM
Interesting study
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/31/2006 02:58:07 PM
8
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05/31/2006 12:34:37 AM
Simple ... and very nice.8.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/30/2006 11:22:05 PM
Nice angle on the lighting - really brings out the contours of the body. Composition is strong and very interesting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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