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Challenge: Life III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.2L
Location: Houston Tx Studio
Date: Jan 7, 2009
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 11, 2009

 When I found out that I was going to have an opportunity to do a photoshoot with my friend Kalyn. again, I got very excited. I haven't shot her since I went to visit NY during an internship the summer of 07. I have been wanting to experiment with more jumping shots, and she had the perfect skill set and body for that kind of photography. We did not have a whole lot of time to figure out the concept, but this was one of my favorite jumping shots she did. I am interested to see how people react, as the pose is a bit off and she is looking directly into the camera. Her face displays a mixture of emotions that I can't quite read, while her body flies with a sense of abandon. I am happy with the result. This has not been rotated, this is the exact pose angle that she created in the air. I would not have cropped in so tightly on the top if that hadn't been the original framing of the image, since she was jumping it was hard to get the shot wide enough with the 50mm that I didn't have something that was tight on the edges, and in this case it was her hand. Viewers may end up comparing this one to "Plunge" which is a similar shot. When I compared them I saw elegant ambiguity in the air, in contrast to "Plunge" which shows much more extreme emotion in a position that implies a stronger sense of motion.

Very different outtake:


Statistics
Place: 23 out of 200
Avg (all users): 6.2690
Avg (commenters): 7.2143
Avg (participants): 6.1724
Avg (non-participants): 6.3690
Views since voting: 1575
Votes: 171
Comments: 18
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 01/19/2009 04:05:17 PM
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
as always, you demonstrate absolute mastery of technique combined with wonderful creative vision
(and the outtake is breath-taking, as well)
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 01/19/2009 10:02:05 AM
Hope she didn't bump her heap on the top of the frame. :P
Terrific, classic-Claire-style image. Well done.
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 01/19/2009 07:33:05 AM
You have a great eye for creative shots claire!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/18/2009 04:28:10 PM
good lighting... nice shot
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 01/18/2009 01:58:24 PM
love the tones. excellent focus.
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 01/16/2009 01:48:55 PM
It's a good thing her right arm is not going up - then she would be in the shape of a nazi swastika! Anyway, she certainly is 'Alive' and the photographic quality is perfect. Not one of my favorites but I can't vote it anything less then 10.
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 01/15/2009 03:46:42 PM
nicely done - terrific work
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 01/15/2009 06:15:41 AM
This reminds me of lovethelight's "Fallen" shot. I like the expressions on her face.
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 01/13/2009 03:15:06 AM
I like this shot, especially her pose. And the model has very delicate features. I don't think the lighting is quite right though and this does have an effect on the overall shot. Also, her hand is too close to the top of the frame which makes the composition seem a bit squiffy. I love the black and white tones and the focus.
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 01/13/2009 02:15:00 AM
Love the light and the portrait. Not sure the posed posture matches the title - which suggests something more random to me. 7
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 01/13/2009 01:33:48 AM
well lit
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 01/12/2009 04:29:30 PM
Nice idea, but the pose seems a bit awkward and her feet are blurry
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 01/12/2009 09:51:00 AM
Nice lighting, but odd angle...
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 01/12/2009 07:52:50 AM
Interesting!! A bit too tightly cropped at the top in my opinion, but a good photo.
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 01/12/2009 06:23:41 AM
Wow this is quite interesting and unique. I'm left to wonder ... how did you do this, is she laying on a white background?
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 01/12/2009 06:02:16 AM
Very cool. Her arms look like they are in a little unnatural positions.
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 01/12/2009 05:15:54 AM
Wow, nice model, pose, and definition, well lit
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 01/11/2009 07:19:24 PM
stunning...great as a black and white...9
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