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If music be the food of love, play on
If music be the food of love, play on
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: William Shakespeare (Standard Editing*)
Camera: Nikon D7100
Lens: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Autofocus Lens
Location: Salt Spring Island, BC
Date: Apr 22, 2016
Aperture: f2.2
ISO: 1/60
Shutter: 160
Date Uploaded: Apr 26, 2016

 Yep. Searing intensity was what I wanted, and searing intensity was what I got, when I climbed up onto a table at Steve's restaurant and asked him to picture me naked. I knew I had a good pic when I showed it to a couple of his friends and they sharply drew in their breath. 'Whoa, man, that's intense...'

Mission accomplished! hehehe...not afraid to use my feminine wiles when need be :-)

pp: shot NEF, DNG'd, crop, exposure, desat, some cloning, dodge and burn, sharpen, resize, and a trip to NIK SilverFX.

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 42
Avg (all users): 6.2000
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 5.8261
Avg (non-participants): 6.3509
Views since voting: 846
Views during voting: 135
Votes: 80
Comments: 7
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Nikon D7000
Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4
 05/05/2016 01:15:48 AM
Great portrait shot, and that's a good trick you used to create the expression.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 05/04/2016 02:13:27 PM
Congratulations on TT!

(Sorry about the frog) :D
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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 05/04/2016 12:51:38 PM
out of darkness, searing light. (must look this guy up).
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Nikon D500
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 05/04/2016 12:40:47 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First things first ... Definitely an intense portrait. A good fit for the quote selected and the challenge. Nothing conjures music like a guitar. I love the drama created by the single eye stare and the balance between black and white created by hat, shirt and instrument. Sitting here wishing I could hear the melody ...

From a detail/clarity perspective ... Nice work on catching the details where it matters most (face and instrument to fit the quote) while allowing the rest to fade a bit into the background. This offsets the intensity nicely with a little hint at the um ... Heat that created that fire. Please play on....

~Cia
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/03/2016 10:53:39 PM
striking portrait
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Fujifilm X-T1
Fujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 R
 05/03/2016 02:03:22 PM
Love that one eye.
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Sony Alpha a7R III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 04/27/2016 10:21:40 PM
Nice portrait I give 7
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