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3rd PlaceBraided
Coley


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Fill the Frame III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Super II for Nikon
Location: BKStudios Bradford
Date: Aug 26, 2007
Aperture: f 9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Aug 26, 2007

 Inspired by an old Vogue magazine cover.
The braids are actually a rope painted black and coiled around my models face.

I love the texture of the rope against the model's soft face.

Hope this does well

Coley

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Thanks so much to everyone who voted, commented and looked at my shot. There were so many great images in this challenge, I am thrilled to have placed so well. Thanks to my model for putting up with my crazyness. 20 feet of freshly painted black rope coiled around her face... I know it sounds exotic but it was not much fun.

Thanks again DPC!

Love this site

Coley

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 285
Avg (all users): 6.8198
Avg (commenters): 7.9375
Avg (participants): 6.6087
Avg (non-participants): 7.0625
Views since voting: 7786
Views during voting: 390
Votes: 172
Comments: 40
Favorites: 13 (view)

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AuthorThread
 09/06/2007 01:01:56 AM
Congratulations, excellent work!
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 09/05/2007 08:45:50 PM
Congrats on the ribbon. This is such a cool photo that I just added it to my favorites list. Great job man.
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 09/04/2007 02:18:51 PM
This is such aa amazing photo!!!! Great job.
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 09/03/2007 02:28:32 PM
good idea. well deserved ribbon. nice one.
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 09/03/2007 11:47:28 AM
neat! I was about to say I saw this in a vogue collection but there you had it in the info! lol. This was an image that stood out to me as being so strange and radical. lol. Nice take on the challenge.
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 09/03/2007 11:10:50 AM
beautiful skin tones, clear and sharp, very attractive model,what more could you want.
congrats on the ribbon.
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 09/03/2007 07:53:01 AM
Very original work. I like the face into the texture of the rope and the color contrast. Congrats on yellow.
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 09/03/2007 07:25:32 AM
Very nice...congratulations on winning the yellow ribbon!
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 09/03/2007 06:27:45 AM
The concept is good. I am a bit alarmed by the eyes though. She looks un comfortable and surprised. I feel a more relaxed natural smile and inviting eyes would make this an outstanding photo.
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 09/03/2007 05:16:38 AM
Cole I didn't have a chance to vote on this challenge. Truly a great image!!! Your daughter again? Well done capturing the texture of the rope without blowing out her skin tone. Congrats!!
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 09/03/2007 05:14:12 AM
Great job and congrats on your ribbon.
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 09/03/2007 04:38:30 AM
Wow! What a fresh lovely face to fill a frame! I also love the contrastng textures of that rough rope against her soft glowing skin.

I'm so glad this won a ribbon. Congratulatiosn.

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 09/03/2007 04:19:14 AM
Congrats on the ribbon, wonderful, creative idea!
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 09/02/2007 11:57:55 PM
Congrats Coley and thankyou so much for your kind words on my image.
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 09/02/2007 10:57:46 PM
Congrats on your well deserved ribbon, fantastic shot!
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 09/02/2007 09:42:36 PM
Super creative. LOVE IT!
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 09/02/2007 08:51:59 PM
Stunning Coley...congrats on the ribbon...thoroughly deserved, you are an excellent photographer
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 09/02/2007 08:46:35 PM
Big congratulations, Cole. I had a feeling that this beauty would do well.
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 09/02/2007 08:21:19 PM
Congrats Cole. I hope you kept with tradition and shot this on your roof or some place elevated. :P
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 09/02/2007 08:09:35 PM
always admired your work, and this is no exception! Congrats on the yellow!
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 09/02/2007 08:08:58 PM
Congrats on your image showing such contrasting textures.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/02/2007 11:36:41 AM
she is so gorgeous ....you captured the beauty of her very being in her eyes.
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 09/01/2007 06:35:54 PM
Very creative and sharp. I'm not sure your subject fills the frame. Still a very good shot, so I'll give you an 8.
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 09/01/2007 06:21:23 AM
Great idea and execution. Exposure s dead on and comp make it interesting.
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 08/31/2007 12:14:07 PM
top 5
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 08/30/2007 09:45:41 PM
def. oob, i like it
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 08/30/2007 04:55:31 PM
How unusual...and pretty.
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 08/30/2007 03:44:01 PM
This is a cute idea. I bet it scores well too.
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 08/29/2007 03:22:58 AM
wow very ingenious
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 08/28/2007 06:56:36 PM
Cool concept. Only slight problem I see is the square reflections in her eyes. They are quite distracting.
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 08/28/2007 04:14:41 PM
Beautiful and wonderful composition. The only thing that bothers me is the highlights in the eyes ... actually it is a bit distracting. 9.
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 08/28/2007 01:10:46 AM
interesting...nice lighting and something a little different
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 08/27/2007 06:29:09 PM
Very cool image. Great color contrast, composition and lighting. This should be top three if not number one. 10
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 08/27/2007 03:36:51 PM
One of my top picks of the challenge! Very creative framing indeed! Bravo! *10*
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 08/27/2007 03:28:35 PM
great imagination....very nice overall 9
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 08/27/2007 11:53:00 AM
Well done! High marks! Clever user of rope! or her hair!
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 08/27/2007 10:32:53 AM
fantastic shot - the exposure is perfect - the lights on the face and the details of the black braids are all so carefully balanced - 10
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 08/27/2007 07:58:57 AM
this is just pure fun!
the model looks a bit confused though. her eyes are portraying different emotions than her lips.
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 08/27/2007 03:02:07 AM
brilliant idea, rope looks almost like her hair
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 08/26/2007 09:03:37 PM
very unique
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