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3rd PlaceMy TWIGGY
svava


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Famous Photograph (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
Date: Jun 10, 2010
Aperture: 11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jun 13, 2010

 My daughter :-) as Twiggy with some assistance from a makeup pro.
Convert from RAW, Photoshop, convert to black and white, levels, curves, sharpening, and her left ear made smaller with liquify filtering.

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Thanks everybody for your support and terrific comments!

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 92
Avg (all users): 7.3987
Avg (commenters): 8.0625
Avg (participants): 6.8571
Avg (non-participants): 7.6036
Views since voting: 6170
Views during voting: 435
Votes: 153
Comments: 50
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 06/23/2010 06:01:25 PM
Oh man! THAT really looks like the original picture! She really looks like her. Amazing job! Congratulations on a well-deserved ribbon!
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 06/22/2010 01:28:14 PM
I don't know if you notice but there's an odd halo around parts of her face where it meets the background. There's also a light blotch further to the right in the background. Looks like the results of some spot editing work. Other than that it looks good.
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 06/22/2010 12:23:10 PM
C o n g r a t s ! ! ! :)
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 06/22/2010 09:09:07 AM
Til hamingju með fyrsta borðann Svava!
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 06/22/2010 09:01:37 AM
Congrats on the ribbon!
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 06/22/2010 08:48:25 AM
Gorgeous photo! I might even like it better than the original (no offense to Twiggy). Congratulations!
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 06/22/2010 05:21:32 AM
Great shot. Congrats!
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 06/21/2010 01:06:04 PM
Congratulations Svava - wonderful shot!
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 06/21/2010 12:42:27 PM
Wonderful interpretation of Twiggy - great makeup - Congrats on your ribbon!
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 06/21/2010 12:01:26 PM
Til hamingju Svava með fyrsta borðann:-)
IMAGIO rocks!!
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 06/21/2010 11:39:12 AM
Congratulations.
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 06/21/2010 11:37:17 AM
I thought about doing this same shot and man am I ever glad I didn't. I would be eating dust for a week! Amazing job in every way and kudos to your very beautiful daughter.
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 06/21/2010 10:10:26 AM
one of 3 I gave a 10- stunning job! (only 10 I gave that made it in top 5)
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 06/21/2010 07:57:30 AM
So eerily like the original it's amazing. Well done and congrats on the yellow!
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 06/21/2010 07:27:32 AM
Awesome. Stunning image - really well done.
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 06/21/2010 07:10:04 AM
Congrats!!
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 06/21/2010 02:34:52 AM
Congrats to you, a superb image !
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 06/21/2010 02:19:25 AM
Congrats with an excellent image, your first ribbon and the personal high score.
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 06/21/2010 01:55:55 AM
Excellent reproduction Svava, congrats on your ribbon :)
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 06/21/2010 01:26:33 AM
Til hamingju mín kæra með frábæra mynd OG fyrsta borðann (af mörgum ;o)
Er fyrir norðan en langar ferlega mikið að draga þig í æfingafiskaferð a.s.a.p.....

Glæsilegur árangur Svava....!!!
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 06/21/2010 12:51:01 AM
huge congrats on your first ribbon!!!
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 06/20/2010 11:27:47 PM
I‘m so happy to win my firs ribbon!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's a great thrill to share this success with 'Team IMAGIO“.
Thanks to everyone that voted and commented.
06/20/2010 10:45:24 PM
I Lovr those eyes She is Beautiful Congratulations
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 06/20/2010 09:40:00 PM
Truly amazing image - let's hope that your daughter has as much success in her life as Twiggy has had...
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 06/20/2010 09:39:46 PM
Congratulations on your ribbon. Excellent make-up job, and excellent shot.
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 06/20/2010 08:40:55 PM
congrats on 3rd! One of my top picks ;)
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 06/20/2010 08:32:16 PM
Wonderful finish for this fabulous portrait
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 06/20/2010 08:26:24 PM
Gorgeous portrait. Congrats!
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 06/20/2010 08:22:11 PM
Congrats on your ribbon and new PB!!
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 06/20/2010 08:13:30 PM
Very excellent. Congratulations!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/20/2010 07:52:48 PM
Nice job.
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 06/20/2010 07:21:02 PM
This is a stunning portrait on its own. 8
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 06/20/2010 10:46:26 AM
Nicely done! Brings back memories! 9
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 06/19/2010 06:23:18 AM
Beautiful
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 06/16/2010 10:40:00 AM
LOL...Sadly...I am of the age to remember her well! :) Nicely done!
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 06/16/2010 08:56:34 AM
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 06/15/2010 08:19:42 PM
Wow - the makeup is spectacularly good.
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 06/15/2010 02:00:39 PM
Good.
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 06/14/2010 05:39:58 PM
Beautiful work!!!
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 06/14/2010 05:18:56 PM
wow...a very simple portrait but a big awe. :)
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 06/14/2010 04:26:18 PM
Brings back memories. Nicely done.
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 06/14/2010 02:42:37 PM
Great attention to the detail of the original image. Technically superb.
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 06/14/2010 01:11:24 PM
Very well done, even down to the sweater and facial expression.
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 06/14/2010 11:18:31 AM
Does indeed look very like Twiggy at her peak. Gorgeous. 8
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 06/14/2010 11:12:24 AM
Beautifully done! Kudos to your beautiful model and congrats on your lighting skills. She really looks like twiggy.
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 06/14/2010 09:23:42 AM
An Icelandic Twiggy, I like it.
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 06/14/2010 08:40:53 AM
good work here
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 06/14/2010 07:56:38 AM
great job
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 06/14/2010 03:41:40 AM
Man, I remember drawing those eyelashes below the eyes. Nice going.
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 06/13/2010 09:15:03 PM
Awesome interpretation. Even the expression is a fitting remake of the original. Well done, and gorgeous portrait.
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