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Songs of Love
Songs of Love
talj


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Love II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: My Lounge
Date: Feb 20, 2007
Aperture: F16.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 2 secs
Galleries: Abstract, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Feb 20, 2007

8 various sized hearts cut out of red card, 1 CD and a black background! Thats it!

Probably gonna get whacked for this but hey, I can't get outside and I had no other props!

Editing:
Converted from RAW
Slight rotation and crop
Resize and sharpen

Thanks to all who have commented on my cr*p commenter. I DID report this to SC during voting but nothing was done so I assume it's a valid comment :o(

Statistics
Place: 169 out of 232
Avg (all users): 4.8416
Avg (commenters): 4.5000
Avg (participants): 4.7612
Avg (non-participants): 4.8766
Views since voting: 801
Views during voting: 375
Votes: 221
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0


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03/05/2007 01:36:17 PM
from the team member -- I love the boldness of this and the composition. I like how the eye begins at the CD and follows the hearts up and through the frame. I also like the reflections of the hearts in the CD

from the SC member -- the comment isn't "valid," in that it isn't true, IMO, but it doesn't violate the terms of service, and as a general rule, we try to not regulate (censor, whatever word you chose) those.
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03/01/2007 10:02:41 AM
The concept behind this idea is great Natayla!! But I think both you and I know that it could be better. Speaking of better, when you do get better (and you will) I think this is a wonderful concept to revisit and reshoot. The main problem with this is that the hearts are all flat and one dimensional. Mayhap staggering some nearer and some a tad further so that you can get some DOF in there. I really like how the hearts are reflected back in the CD because it strengthens the connection between the two main objects. The other thing that you could do to give the hearts more dimension is make some not quite so symetrical AND add a little color variation/shading. The shading can be relatively easy just use a slightly darker shade of red paint and a sponge and lightly dab all over the hearts.
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02/28/2007 12:37:09 PM
Originally posted by bergwalters:

This is crap


You should report this post. The sentiment may be valid from his opinion but the way he has phrased it is borderline offensive.

I see where you were coming from with this image. The idea is great and you even have the hearts reflected in the CD nicely.
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02/28/2007 10:26:02 AM
Originally posted by bergwalters:

This is crap


Why do people bother leaving comments like this? How childish, how boring.

I think you did well considering you are housebound. My entry sunk like a stone - Never mind!

Mike

02/28/2007 10:18:44 AM
Crap is crap is crap... oh wait... no, that's not right... :D lol. Bleh, don't worry too much about it. Did you take a look at his crap??? Boy, talk about the pot calling the kettle...

I actually liked this. Thought it was delightfully, overly corny! ;)
02/28/2007 03:50:20 AM
gosh rude commenters. i tend to vote not so great for any shot with camera or computer equipment in it, sorry, oh and cats and dogs too.
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02/27/2007 08:16:36 PM
Originally posted by bergwalters:

This is crap


that's just rude!! neither a constructive or reasonable thing to say.

i like your shot natalya, but i can understand why it didn't perform well. better luck next challenge! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/27/2007 06:01:34 AM
9!original!
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02/26/2007 03:02:03 AM
This is crap
02/24/2007 08:20:36 AM
I think the hearts are a bit over saturated.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/24/2007 03:07:07 AM
I've seen a few of these shots around in the forums, and I still feel like this sits on the border of feeling like a photograph to me. It's a nice composition/setup, and the title matches well with it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/23/2007 03:51:16 PM
This is pretty interesting. You must have made this backdrop. Very creative.
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02/21/2007 08:18:30 PM
Without trying to sound like Am. Idol's Simon C... I think you could do better than this. The idea was okay, I just don't like the final product. Sorry!
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