This is Kristin again, if you recognize her it´s of course because she modeled for the original shot too, here it is ->
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She is also my middle model for the Triptych challenge and the model for my Textures IV entry.
Immediately when I read this challenge description I knew I had to do this shot again, the original is the only time I have been disqualified and I really disagreed with the decision at the time even though I have long ago accepted it. There simply was no other challenge I COULD have done again as far as I was concerned :)
This is taken just down the road from where my road entry was taken, about 1-2 km closer to Reykjavik. Well obviously I couldn´t reproduce the shot identically as the season has changed so I decided to do a "summer version", sort of. Taken late in the evening, at about 10:30 pm the last day of submission and just lit with ambient lighting as was the original.
Post processing was a lot more this time, I of course had to add the vignetting at the bottom again :) I removed a couple of poles on the sides of the road and while I originally intended to include the lines in the road, the only visible part was around her feet and somehow I didn´t think it looked right so I removed the white traffic lines too, but just around her feet, they were not visible at the rest. Adjusted the whitebalance to get a more "golden" look at the image, then increased contrast dramatically and saturation a small bit. Cropped to a 1:1 ratio and finallly sharpened after resizing.
After this, me and Kristin decided to do fall and spring versions of these two photos too and I´ll probably figure out a way to fit them into challenges here so look out for a third shot sometime around october and a spring shot somewhere around march 2007.
Here are the fall and spring versions ->
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Til hamingju með nýtt persónulegt met! Mér finnst þær báðar mjög góðar, sú fyrri var ein af fyrstu myndunum sem ég skoðaði hér a DPC, aha hugsaði ég, hér eru greinilega Íslendingar. Hvort þeir eru :)
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Well it won my Blue Ribbon. It was my only 10 in the challenge. This photo was tackled with great vision, and executed perfectly.
It gives me the sense that this model just simply appeared for the shoot and then disappeared. The mood is beautiful as well, warm, and not so flashy (if thats the right word) Everything from the lines on the road, to the glasses on her head, even to the watch she is wearing. As the youth of today like to put it....Its all good baby!
Congrats.
Way to have the last word, huh??? It was one of my favorites the first time -- and this one is equally as spectacular! Congratulations on your ribbon -- and complete vindication :)
You could say this is a double victory after the other one :o) So congrats x2 Lárus, great job - well, like always.. Glæsileg mynd, litirnir brilliant.
Jeez, you'd think someone would stop & give her a lift! LOL
What could I say that hasn't been said (besides what I just said above)? This is fantastic! But so was your original. And so are the others in your portfolio. I'm moving you up to the "intermediate" league. ;-) Congrats!
I really like this photo. I guess some people may find the colouring a little too warm but I think it really adds to the photo. Nice balanced lighting on the model too. Good luck with this one!
Larus you ribbon hog. Ok, maybe the pickings were slim but you chose this one? About the only thing you improved upon the original was you showed more skin! :P
Beautiful warm light. I really like the Summer/Spring take on the shot. As good maybe even better than the first take.
Minor nitpick, perhaps dodging the eyes just a bit, to bring them out more since they are kinda dark.
Hey, now you have a matched set! Love the contrasts in season, dress, and even model in that one has light hair, one dark. Still love the original, by the way, but this makes a very fitting counterpart.
What an absolute brilliant shot.
I have been marking these for a while but this stands out a mile.
Great focus and i love the way you have isolated her from the background.
OUTSTANDING
Taking as a favotite.
Good luck
If this doesn't win then there is no justice.
Aha :o) Very nicely done... You really get the feeling that the girl, for some reason, has been left alone out in the open.. Love the golden colors, cropping and feeling of this picture :o)
I can't describe how much I like this one. It must be the serene mood or the fact that she's walking right in front of me that draws me into this image. Hmm, I can't find the right words for it in English. I hope you understand what I mean.
Anyway, awesome photo. I hope it gets a good score. Added to favorites.
This deserves a ribbon! Love the girl the red the sky the mood the pose the edit the composition the square crop the contrast the intensity the impact as soon as you see it...10
I hate to say this but her outfit is wrong for this pic. This is a wonderful idea and a great pic but the colors just detract my eye. I'm not going to let that affect my score though. I'm not saying her outfit is bad (she's definitely a very attractive woman) but something just doesn't fit right with the colors. 8
Brilliant shot.
Lovely perspective, lovely colours, and the focus is just perfect.
Some people might give the old 'rule of thirds' debate but i think this is brilliant with subject right in the middle.
Good thing the rules are advanced editing this time- it killed me before to see the previous version go, even though I feel you shouldn't have been DQ'D.
Hope you win this time :-)
aaaannnd this better be Larus. hah
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Lárus !
