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After 20 years... who needs lingerie?
After 20 years... who needs lingerie?
Aarthek


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Lingerie (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Location: Sandy, UT
Date: Apr 9, 2010
Aperture: F/2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/6
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 11, 2010

 I really hope this doesn't tank, cause I've never had so much go into one of my photos for DPC as this one did. this one took days of ideas, and then a couple of evenings of shooting ideas. Also this is way beyond my comfort zone, as I generally do landscapes and old rusty things.

Thanks to my wife for her help (legs) and ideas during this challenge.

Details:
Tripod, F/2.8 for blurry legs, ISO 400 with 1/6 of a second shutter. Tried with higher and lower ISO, and got to much or not enough "noise", but 400 seemed to be the area I wanted.

-- After Voting:
Wife came up with a new title:
Better Without..

To late now though.

Thanks to all for your comments and critiques.. This was very new to me in many ways, and I learned a lot and that's what matters.

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 42
Avg (all users): 5.2032
Avg (commenters): 6.1667
Avg (participants): 4.9259
Avg (non-participants): 5.2214
Views since voting: 2721
Views during voting: 951
Votes: 438
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

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 04/21/2010 07:45:51 AM
This is a great image, and I would have scored it a 6. It's a tad underexposed and would really have benefitted from tweaking the highlights in post. The setup is perfect, the composition great. I understand the "dark blob" to be the bed. Your focal point is right on, and the disappearing depth of field is great. Your choice of black and white is inspired. I don't like the fact that you've forced the story on us with the title, and I would have been more restrained with that. Capturing all of the lingerie in the frame would have been best (not cutting it off at right). Again, fixing the dull and underexposed nature of the photo in post work would have really made the impact greater. Great photo otherwise.
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 04/21/2010 07:44:40 AM
Responding to your forum thread for comments: I found the concept to be fairly creative and the shallow dof a plus to the composition. Where this image earned a 5 from me was that it lacks contrast. I'm not sure how you converted the image to b&w but there is a good tutorial here DPC B&W Tutorial.

Tim
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/19/2010 10:31:28 AM
What is that giant drak blob on the right?
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 04/19/2010 12:01:51 AM
i like your pov in this
and B&W works great 7
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 04/18/2010 11:28:44 PM
It could work...
 04/16/2010 04:19:05 PM
Very simple, nicely photographed, not the typical porn style shot. Very tasteful and nice message. Like the B&W to it. Tells a story. :) 9
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 04/15/2010 05:05:26 AM
A nice idea, with a great depth of field.
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 04/14/2010 03:36:30 PM
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 04/14/2010 01:41:26 PM
Each marriage can use some spicing up from time to time, even after 20 years :-) I like the DOF, the b&w gives it something extra. To me this one enters in the row with the "good and tasteful photographs"
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 04/14/2010 09:59:39 AM
tells a story..nice
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 04/14/2010 09:51:05 AM
I think it needs more contrast, more "pop" to the B&W.
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 04/14/2010 07:18:55 AM
Nice DOF. Good job.
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 04/14/2010 03:40:16 AM
Well done shot and title.
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 04/13/2010 11:21:36 PM
hehehe good one !! ,,,, true who need them,,,,,,but would like to see another background ,,,not wood flor,,,,,,
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