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Lady in Black
Lady in Black
Strikeslip


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Challenge: Street Photography (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
Location: Toronto
Date: Feb 14, 2007
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Urban, Candid
Date Uploaded: Feb 16, 2007

 RAW export to B&W, Crop & level, Levels, Curves, Clone out some snow on windowpanes above the snowbank to get a flat black, resize, USM, border. Using the method so far rendered a perfectly black silhouette. I decided I wanted to see some face, so I used another layer of Levels just over her.

Downtown Toronto, though you wouldn't know it, just after a big snowstorm. I took a lunchtime walk to get a shot for this challenge and found this big snowbank in front of a scyscraper. I thought it would make a cool silhouette shot from across the road. I just had to hang out for a while and wait for a good shape to come by at the same time as a break in traffic.

Because of the 640 pixel limit, I kept fairly zoomed in, so you don't get the feeling there's a scyscraper behind the snowbanks. Oh well, maybe I'll get the pity of the quick vote.

Statistics
Place: 65 out of 288
Avg (all users): 6.0357
Avg (commenters): 8.3846
Avg (participants): 5.9643
Avg (non-participants): 6.1071
Views since voting: 1185
Views during voting: 442
Votes: 224
Comments: 15
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 08/15/2007 10:45:35 AM
Stunning use of black and white.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 02/25/2007 10:19:35 PM
An urban Dr. Zhivago, a sharp shape of silhouette. 10
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 02/24/2007 05:28:36 PM
Great photo. A little more PP could have made this a 10. 8
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Nikon D800E
Nikon MF Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 AIS
 02/24/2007 03:14:11 PM
Stark and enigmatic. I like it.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/24/2007 08:26:00 AM
interesting shot
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/24/2007 07:18:16 AM
Quite lovely - very nice contrast.
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Apple iPhone 6
 02/22/2007 03:00:04 AM
great negative feel to this shot, looks like a african desert with a tribes person wondering. well done, bumping up a point
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 02/21/2007 10:23:05 PM
great everything - 10
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 L USM
 02/21/2007 10:09:50 AM
I like your composition. However on my monitor at least I see no detail in her clothing... do you agree? 6 Bump > 7
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Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera
Nikon MF Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 AIS
 02/20/2007 07:34:57 PM
A nice phase of movement, and the silhouette. Don't like the squarish format for such a dynamic shot. I'd go for a tighter shot, with the figure completely against the snow bank.
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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 02/20/2007 02:32:27 PM
I like how this could either be a b&w or a color photo but just can't tell. Very dynamic the shape of the person against the mountain of snow. Nicely done!
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 02/20/2007 08:39:57 AM
Many years ago there was a rock group named "Uriah Heep" that had a song titled "Lady in Black" I absolutely loved that song. This photo would be a fantastic representation of that song. The first verse is:

She came to me one morning, one lonely Sunday morning
Her long hair blowing in the mid-winter wind.

This is a very cool shot.

I'm also making this a favorite.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/19/2007 04:35:31 PM
Great Contrast, Black against a wall of white, however there is no pure white, it may look better if there was.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 02/19/2007 08:49:20 AM
This is brilliant.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 02/19/2007 12:56:37 AM
awesome shapes...great contrast...excellent
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