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Challenge: Low Key IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Home
Date: Oct 6, 2009
Aperture: 1.4
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/4000
Galleries: Nude
Date Uploaded: Oct 6, 2009

Finally my first submit, I registered here in 2005.
Have many times preparete to submit, but have never been pleased with what I had.
Hope I am going to become active in here from now on, my goal is to participate in two challenges a month (at least).
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As for the picture:
Raw converted to JPEG in Lightroom. Minor adjustment on exposure.
Resized for entry in PS.

The model is lit with one halogen worklight from 45degrees to the right. Black table sheet used as a background.

My camera settings are complete nonsens in this picture.
I was trying to get very low key by lowering the exposure. Instead of lowering my ISO, and take my aperture up,,I instead put shutter speed up two steps at a time and fired away dozens of shots ontil I got to the exposure I wanted, with only the "rear view" of the model visible.

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 225
Avg (all users): 6.0452
Avg (commenters): 9.2500
Avg (participants): 6.2286
Avg (non-participants): 5.9252
Views since voting: 6438
Views during voting: 405
Votes: 177
Comments: 8
Favorites: 3 (view)


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11/08/2009 02:19:09 PM
Simply Stunning.
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10/15/2009 02:35:10 AM
Lovely work here.

"Welcome" to DPC after registering so long ago. I get the sense we will see your work at the top of a challenge very soon....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
10/14/2009 08:34:53 AM
Thanks for the nice comments, I really appreciate them.
I am very pleased with the result of my first challenge.

I had many outtakes for the challenge, and it was not my plan to submit a nude picture, but I just loved how this picture turned out, and the model also loved this picture the most. I knew it would get two or three 1´s in the voting because of the nude content, although I think it is very subtle and artistic.

The amount of 1 votes did though surprice me, are there really some peoble that hate nude so much??
Thats sad if it´s the reason for the one´s.
10/14/2009 05:47:22 AM
Welcome and nice work too. A good start to your submissions.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/12/2009 02:09:55 PM
Just beautiful. Excellent use of light. 9.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
10/12/2009 08:09:43 AM
Well done, Just rimming the backside of her body.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
10/11/2009 06:55:15 PM
Very nice, artistic, definitely low key.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
10/07/2009 12:32:40 AM
excelent !
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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