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#31 Open Your Imagination

davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
edited August 23, 2009 in The Dgrin Challenges
What do you think?

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    The Curious CamelThe Curious Camel Registered Users Posts: 943 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2009
    Oh this is Magical.

    Just a couple nits.
    Her arms and the book need some detail and light on them I think.
    Maybe tone down the light just a smidge on her face.

    Really creative. Hope I helped.

    peace, gail
    www.curiouscamel.net
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    KatmitchellKatmitchell Banned Posts: 1,548 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2009
    Hello Dave,

    This is a beautiful and creative take on theme.iloveyou.gif

    I admire the subtle back lighting here..


    I agree with the Gail, tone the face down just a touch and give us a tiny bit more shadow detail on her facial features..Just a little..

    Also, the hands feel disconnected.. I know the processing was intentional. However, if your going to make her hands look as though they are not connected, then give us a square crop so that our attention is not drawn to the negative bottom space. Cropping off some of the negative space on the bottom should balance the effect..

    Kat
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    adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2009
    Very nice image. Love the interpretation.
    - Andrew

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    davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2009
    Thanks for looking.
    Lets try another shot from the same shoot.

    This one has some of your suggestions.

    Color.
    627317139_Ji8SC-L.jpg

    or BW.
    627317397_wb8xt-L.jpg
    dave.

    Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.
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    WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2009
    I like the detail on the book in the second set, but overall, I think I like the first one better. The shadow of the nose bothers me a little in the second set. And I like the hands in the first.

    Great idea and execution!
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    The Curious CamelThe Curious Camel Registered Users Posts: 943 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2009
    Dave I am so torn. I love the mood in one if you could you just bring up smidge of detail on the book and her hands.

    On the two new ones I really like the b/w best.

    You do nice work.

    g
    www.curiouscamel.net
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    KatmitchellKatmitchell Banned Posts: 1,548 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2009
    Love the book in the colored shot..thumb.gif

    But

    My vote is for the original with a square crop up from the bottom..

    I just love the swan like appearance of her in the original and the beautiful simplicity of the composition.deal.gif

    Kat
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    adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2009
    #1 for reasons already stated.
    - Andrew

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    davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2009
    Ok, back to the drawing board with your suggestions.

    I tried the square crop and just didn't like it. The shot looked uneven.
    So I cropped from a 8x12 to an 8x10.
    I reduced the amount of light on her face, while bringing up the cover as much as I could.
    I put a gradient on her hands to reduce the lighting there.

    first offering.
    626615311_ddbwG-XL.jpg

    the fix.
    627672251_4aQYa-XL.jpg
    dave.

    Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.
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    adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2009
    Personally, I like the first one better. The second is too contrasty for me, esp. around the nose.
    - Andrew

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    KatmitchellKatmitchell Banned Posts: 1,548 Major grins
    edited August 23, 2009
    Ok.. well I agree on the square crop... I should not have said square and should have just stuck to saying take some off the bottom :D


    I say go with the "first offering"... Because in the edit version the light is too harsh....thumb.gif


    Kat
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