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The Body Line
The Body Line
Shmee


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Challenge: Minimalism II (Minimal Editing I*)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
Location: Moscow, ID
Date: Jan 21, 2007
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60s
Galleries: Studio, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jan 21, 2007

 This is part of my self-portrait challenge, plus I forgot my tripod somewhere last week, so this was REALLY a challenge for me!

I the box my lights came in on my bed and put a pillow on top. I put my camera on the pillow and used pillowcases to arrange the camera. I had two lights behind to get the strong outline effect.

In camera: I set the saturation to 0, contrast to +2 (that's as far as it goes up) and upped the sharpening.

Then I just kept going back and forth to get the composition, camera, and lights in the right spot...wayyyyyy too many times...

The color of my lights mixed with the peach of my wall gave the image a kind of sepia tone, which I like. I like it better than totally desaturating it to black and white.

Anyway, enjoy!

POST CHALLENGE:
So, maybe this wasn't the best for this challenge. I saw it as minimalism, because the subject is the white line, while the rest is black and has little detail. Actually, on my screen there's almost no detail in the person or background. Ofcourse I did see it on a different screen and there was more detail.

Idono, I guess it's up to what people think the subject is.

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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
 02/27/2007 04:52:33 PM
Way underrated!
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 02/02/2007 11:57:24 AM
The backlighting is very spot on!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 02/02/2007 09:59:30 AM
I really like this. This is the kind of photograph I am striving to reach. Perfect example hon!
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Fujifilm X-Pro 1
Fujifilm XF 18mm f/2 Lens X-Pro1
 02/02/2007 05:16:11 AM
I love this type of shot! My monitor does show some detail in the silhouette. Love the back light outline, you did a great job! I reckon it would have done much better in say a portrait challenge! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 02/02/2007 05:14:00 AM
very very nice! great lines and lighting of course!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D80
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Nikon
 02/01/2007 01:52:30 PM
very nice artistic creativity
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D60
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Nikon
 01/31/2007 11:05:03 AM
Gorgeous ... 9
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 01/31/2007 01:10:52 AM
Ah, nice. I thought about how to do this for the nude challenge.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 01/30/2007 05:37:23 PM
well done but it seems to be to much showing for this presentation...
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/30/2007 02:54:26 PM
I like the concept, although the backlighting seems to "edge harsh". I'd love to see this done again with softer -- but still subtle -- light flowing along the contours of the woman's face/neck/shoulder.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera
 01/29/2007 01:11:42 PM
An effective entry for minimalism. I love how the little light gave the right amount your photo needs to compose your subject. I hope this will do well.
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Nikon D3
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 01/28/2007 06:13:20 PM
Pretty cool.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 01/28/2007 02:06:51 PM
Lovely portrait, but not very minimalist in my view.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Panasonic Lumix G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I.S lens
 01/27/2007 03:50:16 PM
Interesting idea here. It works well for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 01/26/2007 07:53:01 AM
"only occupying a very small portion of the image space"
Nikon D7500
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/26/2007 01:12:34 AM
Create an image where your subject is the strong point of the image, but only occupying a very small portion of the image space.
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