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Challenge: Hair (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Date: Apr 14, 2007
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Apr 17, 2007

Oh what haven't I done to this poor thing...
The final image is
3 images layered make up the background
The hair was selected and turned pink and Eden was selected and pasted onto the background.
I doodled hearts on my leg in felt pen and took a photo that became her tattoo.
Dragonised.
Sharpened
SFW
And after a very long week and a steep learning curve here she is. Thanks to Eden for Modelling for me.

Statistics
Place: 99 out of 170
Avg (all users): 5.4103
Avg (commenters): 6.7222
Avg (participants): 5.4286
Avg (non-participants): 5.4039
Views since voting: 811
Views during voting: 448
Votes: 273
Comments: 23
Favorites: 0


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04/29/2007 12:59:12 PM
Very edgy and dramatic. It has a certain charm - definitely hair is the centerpiece, and the tattoo is a good choice, adds that little bit extra visual interest, draws you right to the hair (as if the color wasn't draw enough!).
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04/25/2007 09:49:41 AM
I think this is an underrated entry. I find it very moody and evocative. Great job!
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04/25/2007 09:10:47 AM
I like it and I wish that I could post process this well.
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04/25/2007 04:14:14 AM
I really like the selective desat in this image but I think what I like most is the contrast. Very nicely done.
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04/24/2007 09:37:50 PM
Oh sheesh. Very underrated in my opinion. Portraits come in different styles, and this one is unusual but none the less wonderful. Looking at your editing steps you should be VERY PROUD of this amazing piece of art... you took so many elements and combined them in ways that enhanced them all, instead of one detracting from the other (overpowering background, or so forth). And I really love that you did the heart on your leg.. it sounds like it was an accident that it became part of this image? but I think it worked better than probably a heart on paper might.

In other words.... amaaazing. :-D
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/24/2007 02:08:19 PM
10!
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04/24/2007 03:55:15 AM
just the essentials poignant aint quite the word evocative maybe or wicked {8}
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04/23/2007 09:13:42 AM
would be a great photo, if not for the pink color. Why not just keep it pure BW?
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04/22/2007 06:51:37 PM
i LOVE this, hope you put post processing on here, this is so eerie :) 10
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04/21/2007 03:33:28 PM
yes, this is enigmatic and interesting. 7
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04/20/2007 07:32:08 AM
the lighting is a bit harsh, but the colors are cool!
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04/20/2007 07:23:57 AM
i like the way you have the hair in the picture shadowing the tatoo nice
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04/19/2007 11:56:17 PM
7
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04/19/2007 05:28:48 PM
Absolutley love the processing on this one, well done!!! 8
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04/19/2007 12:35:46 PM
I like the rough style of this photo.
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04/19/2007 07:58:50 AM
blah blah blah
04/18/2007 04:51:54 PM
Cool image
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04/18/2007 08:40:37 AM
good!
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04/18/2007 06:13:19 AM
I think you took the grunging too far on this image. You have lost all detail in the eye and made the skin texture look really bad. I would love to see this shot unedited, or edited in a softer way. The hair color and composition are really nice.
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04/18/2007 03:16:30 AM
too over processed to me
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04/17/2007 09:05:07 PM
I like the grittyness of this
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04/17/2007 08:52:54 PM
powerful presentation
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04/17/2007 08:38:40 PM
Love this shot, grain works great here IMO> 9
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