shot in raw, 18-70mm @34mm, man. mode, long exposure NR:off
cropped - ps
inverted - ps
adj highlite/shadow - ps
3 mann. on a blk mat with 2 ultra wht leds spotlighting, cropped to include shadows
took a bunch of shots at different ap/shut, chose this one
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I think you were a victim of woodie prejudice! This is a great shot that takes good advantage of the negative effect with your luminescent shadows. The composition and the model position is highly charged.
Thanks guys. Some people commented on the noise in the photo which came from the black rubber mat I used. I could have used PS to take out the "noise" or just used A smooth background. My point was/is that the background is part of the picture. Anyway, again thats for the comments. We all will do better next time.
This is awesome. I stared at this for along time trying to picture the positive image. I am impressed with your light set-up. The shadows work very well for this challenge. 9 from me.