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Challenge: Free Study 2008-09 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Orange County, California
Date: Sep 2, 2008
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Fashion, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Sep 30, 2008

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Statistics
Place: 6 out of 430
Avg (all users): 7.1506
Avg (commenters): 8.6667
Avg (participants): 7.0536
Avg (non-participants): 7.3519
Views since voting: 3914
Views during voting: 382
Votes: 166
Comments: 37
Favorites: 25 (view)

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 12/28/2008 11:02:20 AM
Amazing portrait, perfect lighting, makes your eyes travel back and forth from the left side to the right
11/08/2008 09:20:42 PM
perfect shot

10\10
 10/11/2008 11:43:41 PM
Wow, great image. Would love to hear your post processing steps on this one.
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 10/08/2008 11:06:29 PM
your work is always very strong and impactful Christian
 10/08/2008 04:41:34 PM
I didn't get a chance to vote in this challenge but I certainly would have given this a very high score. Outstanding portrait and captivating expression on the model. Great light & shadow. Nicely done! Congrats on top ten. Adding to fav's.
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 10/08/2008 10:10:45 AM
A most stunning portrait, so glad it did well. Excellent work, Christian.
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 10/07/2008 11:47:54 PM
Nice shot
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 10/07/2008 11:47:11 PM
amazing portrait, adding to favorites :)
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 10/07/2008 09:25:39 PM
My pic for the blue. Fabulous.
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 10/07/2008 08:58:19 PM
My choice for the blue, can't stop looking at this one. So soulful (and I have such a weakness for well-defined cheekbones.) Congrats on the great placing.
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 10/07/2008 08:42:48 PM
brilliant shot with a nice score too!
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 10/07/2008 08:05:22 PM
Most excellent work, Christian. Congrats on the top10. Very glad this placed so well.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2008 05:41:43 PM
Another very fine portait. My fave from this FS. If I could single out a DPCers style this is very Yanko style, maybe Simms or Falc? hehe. Good luck with this one. A top10 pick.
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 10/07/2008 01:33:01 PM
The lighting is excellent, the model exquisite. Intense yet has a softness to the shot which contradicts the stare. Great portrait. 10
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 10/07/2008 11:57:19 AM
amazing portrait!! an easy 10 from me, fantastic image
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 10/07/2008 10:59:05 AM
Wow, looking into your soul. Great emotive capture.
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 10/06/2008 03:44:39 PM
A very strong and dramatic portrait.
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 10/06/2008 07:49:45 AM
love the light!
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 10/05/2008 11:03:55 AM
gorgous, he has amazing bone structure. the detail is just breathtaking as well, hope this does awesomely for you.
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 10/05/2008 09:14:49 AM
what a pretty boy:)
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 10/04/2008 11:11:45 PM
Satan has manifested before, but never quite like this. This time, he chose a method a little less dramatic than before, a departure for him. He came in the body of a youthful man, with no hints of his usual reds, or horns, or transparantly evil looks.

It was perfect this time, perfect. Nobody would suspect a thing. Nobody would... suddenly he was accosted by multiple young college students bandishing a white robe, a herder's crook, and a snap-on-halo.

Satan examined the clothing and began to feel fear and anxiety for the first time. In order to complete his disguise, he chose to forgo a good deal of his powers as well, and was almost helpless as the wardrope students dressed him in his attire, and shoved him onto the Stage.

Satan looked about in absolute horror. As an oversite of his brutally inner searching for the perfect disguise, he quite blindly missed what that disguise would be. Tears of anger, shock, and revulsion built in the corner of his eyes. He was going to play Jesus. In a STAGE PRODUCTION of all things!!

Just before his first line was to be uttered, he lifted his gaze into the air and muttered his second most famous words, "Touche, you Bastard, Touche".

The early morning papers sold hundreds more copies than usual, due to a brilliant review written about a brilliant actor that played Jesus with more fervor, faith, and energy than the character had ever been played before.
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 10/03/2008 08:29:22 PM
This is fanfreakingtastic. This is an excellent shot made even better by excellent pp. Great job with the eyes and bringing back the detail in just the right spots. Only area that I notice is the right ear (pictures left) probably could have had some more detail brought back as it is tell tale blur added. The hair right there could have been brought back a little more as well. That being said that is nitpicky supreme. Especially since you are getting a 10 from me. Makes my top 3 easy. If this isn't first page I will be extremely disappointed.
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 10/03/2008 04:42:07 PM
wow!!!! 10
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 10/03/2008 08:36:27 AM
OK...um....yummy!!!! Dang...look at those eyes, and lips!!! Oh,la,la!!!!
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 10/03/2008 08:16:24 AM
He's very beautiful, the lighting is perfect. Great job, deserves a fave.
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 10/02/2008 06:03:27 PM
Not a very exciting photo for me, but, it's an awesome photo and should be scored as such: 10
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 10/02/2008 05:50:37 PM
G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!!
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 10/02/2008 09:22:28 AM
What a portrait! Really wonderful! The textures, colors, light, focus, pose... all of it. Wonderful. Back to bump you up.
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 10/02/2008 07:23:06 AM
WOAH - he reminds me of a character in a fantasty video game. Could that jaw be more perfectly chiseled? Geeez. Terrific eyes. This is amazing.
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 10/02/2008 05:57:20 AM
Awesome portrait work - very engaging. I'm curious how much burning was involved. 9+fav
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 10/02/2008 04:45:08 AM
Wonderfully well done. What a strikingly beautiful face.
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 10/01/2008 05:34:04 PM
whoa
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 10/01/2008 11:20:25 AM
This is an inspiring portrait. I had to put it as one of my favs.

If it was a hot chick you would win.
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 10/01/2008 04:16:32 AM
mmmmmmmmmmMMMMMMM
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 09/30/2008 09:30:35 PM
excellent work on this, well done
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 09/30/2008 09:29:29 PM
Awesome shot...
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 09/30/2008 09:00:40 PM
love this shot , excellent PP done , 8
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