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 This image was disqualified from the Free Study 2008-05 challenge.
In The Arms Of An Angel
In The Arms Of An Angel
JulietNN


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2008-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenges Entered
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: a mountian where we lost the car keys
Date: May 23, 2008
Aperture: 4.
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1.4
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 4, 2008

 This shot was taken for the honour of Lily Grace N.

editing steps"

it was HDR from 4 photos,
turned to black adn white,
dodged and burnt, bulged and sharpened ,


thats it

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So, lol, this went into validation, came back as a Yes it cleared, a month later it was DQ'd. Just a slip up. SO the majority rules that you can use the liquidizer tool, BUT not too much, for me the downfall was the cape, I bulged it out too much.

SO less is more!!
Going to add the story now. LIlly died at 24 weeks. I went out to shoot a shot just for her. This was it. I loved how it captured the light at the end of the tunnel, the man with wide open arms, almost angelic. My own personal best shot ever. A mixture of almost hand drawn and photography together. Very very proud of this piece.

I showed it to my parents before showing it to my brother and sister in law (their baby) and they both recoiled in horror and said I was amazingly stupid for wanting to give them a picture of a naked man.

So they never saw it.

But to me, it is still a Master piece. Truly my best work



Disqualification Details
You may not use distortions to create new effects or radically alter objects (in this case, the cape).

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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/22/2009 12:43:49 PM
Really nice work Juliet. The vertically elongated crop adds to the feeling.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
10/20/2008 12:43:49 PM
Beautiful photo girl!!
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/01/2008 01:35:45 AM
yep, sorry for the dq, but really, I would have thought bulge was out of the question...

It's such a pity as this is a wonderful artistic image
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/01/2008 01:32:38 AM
So sorry for the DQ.....such a beautiful image.
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Canon EOS-D60
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/09/2008 10:57:09 AM
This is beautifully artistic!
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Pentax K20D
Pentax SMC-F 50mm f/1.7
 06/08/2008 06:24:38 PM
Juliet, you're fast becoming one of my favourite photographers. Superb concept and skilful editing combine to make this a work of art. Keep up the great work and don't let scores deter you.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 06/08/2008 02:13:56 PM
Geez you were certainly robbed! This is really fantastic!
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Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 06/08/2008 01:05:55 PM
Unbelievable how low this scored :-(
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Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
 06/08/2008 12:49:47 PM
Very good, Juliet. I'd love to see this in a huge version on a wall. The web doesn't do it justice, nor does the stupid score.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 06/08/2008 08:36:23 AM
How do you come up with these ideas? This is so dramatic and phantastic.
Dramatically underrated.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 06/07/2008 11:50:15 PM
This is cool and biblical looking. I cannot wait to come back and read how you did this.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/06/2008 12:49:20 PM
strong B & W image here.....
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 06/06/2008 09:49:28 AM
very arty, interesting shot. very nice!
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 06/04/2008 08:44:19 PM
fantastic, in every sense. Posthumous Red Ribbon.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 06/01/2008 08:30:46 PM
Not too crazy about the sky, but I do like the b/w image.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/01/2008 11:41:59 AM
Like the cover of a sci-fi or fantasy novel. Nice elements here, from the hole in the sky to the smoothness of the cloth.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 06/01/2008 07:00:22 AM
wow, looks more like an illustration...but quite dramatic and interesting...hoping this is legal
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 06/01/2008 12:34:22 AM
!!!!
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