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The Blues
The Blues
wanjun


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Date: Oct 12, 2008
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2009

This is a snapshot of Tiffany Chen.

1-click lazy editing: free Hanne Split tone preset in lightroom found here. Export. Well I guess that's two clicks.

Statistics
Place: 506 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.6692
Avg (commenters): 6.4219
Avg (participants): 5.6811
Avg (non-participants): 5.6049
Views since voting: 635
Views during voting: 724
Votes: 520
Comments: 69
Favorites: 1 (view)


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03/18/2009 11:08:55 AM
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
Per my comment below...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 02:24:57 PM
I love the color in this, great lighting as well.
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03/17/2009 12:27:06 PM
The acid-tones work for me. Dig that blue hair and the blur. Back to bump this up.
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03/17/2009 11:59:27 AM
Nicely suggestive portraiture, well done.
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03/17/2009 05:58:34 AM
the moody blues, quite effective.
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03/17/2009 03:10:24 AM
Nice artistic style portrait.
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03/17/2009 02:20:02 AM
Unusual and nicely executed portrait.
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03/16/2009 09:08:13 PM
Beautiful shot.
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03/16/2009 04:59:54 PM
One of the few soft focus shots that I like.
03/16/2009 11:15:52 AM
a very nice shot...did you add a gaussian blur to the background overlapping on the hair...doesn't matter...just wondered
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03/16/2009 09:28:47 AM
Nice shot. Good expression and colors.
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03/16/2009 07:58:06 AM
The arm is distracting a bit, otherwise the mood is so wonderful! Very well done!
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03/15/2009 10:27:33 PM
Strong composition which succeeds to a degree as an abstract.
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03/15/2009 05:49:46 PM
beautiful tones, composition. Love the hair over the eye--has a subtle Aeon Flux feeling, too. 8
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03/15/2009 05:29:53 PM
I love the soft focus ... nice!
03/15/2009 04:27:38 PM
Good color and DOF.
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03/15/2009 12:54:40 PM
It's the tone and the mood that keeps bringing me back to this photo...I think it is very much possible for there to be good blues!
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03/15/2009 12:48:36 PM
lovely image overall, gorgeous colors, but I feel like the shoulder is a little awkwardly out of place, due to it's clarity and position.
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03/15/2009 12:43:52 PM
This reminds me of stuff by heavyj
I like the color processing.
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03/15/2009 08:01:26 AM
not sure im too fond of the green backgorund. might have been fun to make it black ancc white so that the girl and her blue-ness would stand out more. dof seems a bit shallow too, although i like the amount of blur on her dress, its perfect. her elbow is a bit distracting in this pose
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03/15/2009 07:56:46 AM
Interesting colours, I like the pose.
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03/15/2009 07:52:39 AM
Subtle and beautiful. :~)
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03/15/2009 01:37:56 AM
simple and nice
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03/14/2009 09:27:40 PM
Love the softness in this shot. It serves up the blue mood.
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03/14/2009 07:45:30 PM
Love the tone of this shot, great pose as well1
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03/14/2009 06:16:00 PM
would have prefered her face a little more in focus
03/14/2009 04:45:34 PM
Interesting focus.
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03/14/2009 02:57:00 PM
wish I could se her eye
03/14/2009 02:52:09 PM
A mix bag for me. The top half is very strong but the lower half looks awkward to me.
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03/14/2009 08:21:27 AM
cool shot, love the dof
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03/14/2009 01:49:05 AM
sweet shot great dof and perspective
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03/14/2009 12:38:18 AM
Love it! really nice composition and crop. fantastic modern portrait. well done
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03/13/2009 08:00:11 PM
some might not think this is my kind of shot, but I love a good composition, and that's what this has.
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03/13/2009 07:30:29 PM
nice composition and DOF
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03/13/2009 04:05:31 PM
Surprisingly beautiful despite the blue stuff.

Not voting yet.
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03/13/2009 02:33:15 PM
Leaves a brooding mood, very effective.
03/13/2009 02:04:16 PM
nice post and great dof
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03/13/2009 11:23:05 AM
Gorgeous. Great use of DOF.
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03/13/2009 09:39:02 AM
The detail of the hair really stands out against all the soft focus and blurred background.
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03/13/2009 06:59:18 AM
Breaking all the rules, aren't ya? Nothing in the picture is sharp except a few strands of hair and the immediate curve of her shoulder, and the face is almost entirely hidden. The interesting thing is just how much we *can* make out about her despite the softness; that she is, for instance, of Asian extraction, that she *does* seem sad or at least introspective, and even, possibly, that she's normally somewhat of an extrovert, given the cut of her clothing.

Anyhow, I digress... It works very well, IMO, and you get a bump from the screening group from me.
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03/13/2009 06:42:34 AM
I like the overall feel of this photo. I find her shoulder is a little distracting.
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03/13/2009 06:04:08 AM
The color of the hair and the dress fits very well. Nice deep blues!
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03/13/2009 03:45:25 AM
The pose actually has potential IMO, Too little DOF for my taste
03/12/2009 11:10:08 PM
Prefect position. The blues are wonderful.
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03/12/2009 07:21:50 PM
i gave you a 10 i was commenting on photos that needed improvement urs is perfect 10
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03/12/2009 07:11:44 PM
This is stunning! I love the focus, the depth of field, and the colour combination. Wonderful work.
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03/12/2009 06:44:48 PM
Mystical
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03/12/2009 03:01:19 PM
Love the soft look to this
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03/12/2009 12:52:54 PM
I cannot get over the beautiful colors. The way the streaks of blue in her hair match the shirt is perfect, and I simply love the combination of colors you have here. Lovely lovely lovely!!! :)
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03/12/2009 11:37:33 AM
nice use of focus and muted tones
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03/12/2009 09:30:52 AM
love it. I like how you didn't focus on her eyes!
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03/12/2009 08:26:29 AM
beautiful portrait, nice lighting
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03/12/2009 08:21:11 AM
Interesting focal point, very well composed. The soft colors work very well. An excellent portrait.
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03/12/2009 07:34:47 AM
Good mood shot
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03/12/2009 07:02:43 AM
very nice shot, i really like the dof here. well done
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03/12/2009 05:46:47 AM
An unusual and appealing sort of portrait but would prefer it soft everywhere rather than the sharply focused shoulder.
03/12/2009 05:29:29 AM
A portrait that is also abstract. Its pretty and unusual and emotive. I like the focus on the hair.
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03/12/2009 05:23:21 AM
An emotion well conveyed.
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03/11/2009 11:24:51 PM
I love the way you've captured the strands of her hair.
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03/11/2009 06:27:13 PM
Curious perspective. The color tones/highlights are nice and work for the feel of the shot.
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03/11/2009 05:20:30 PM
Looks like the focus locked on to the shoulder, composition is good, face could be focused a little more.
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03/11/2009 12:57:46 PM
I like the colors and comp to this and how the wisps of hair fall freely. Nice shot!
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03/11/2009 10:19:31 AM
like the blue highlight in hair and shallow dof.
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03/11/2009 09:30:52 AM
One of the more interesting portraits in the challenge. I like it.
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03/11/2009 04:33:46 AM
Her left arm (?) seems to feel out of place w/ a closer crop like this. Love the mix of cooler tones.
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03/11/2009 02:46:30 AM
very nice DOF and color treatment. I'd crop a bit closer at bottom.
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03/10/2009 11:39:31 PM
focus is a soft on the eyes. It looks like the best focus is on her hair actually.
03/10/2009 09:42:17 PM
very nice -8
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03/10/2009 08:50:39 PM
Sexy and subtle at the same time. I like the use of the very narrow DOF to add mood.
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