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Challenge: Lingerie (Basic Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Date: Apr 13, 2010
Aperture: 3.71
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/1614
Galleries: Humorous, Nude
Date Uploaded: Apr 13, 2010

 Discarded swimsuit display packaging from Costco, suspended outside from a microphone stand.

My mom directed the play The Emperor's New Clothes when I was a kid, so I'm often reminded of how things sometimes fit that theme ... and how they never mention her ...

-Handheld, Manual mode
-Noise-reduction with PictureCooler
-RGB Curve
-Crop from top and left
-Resize
-Gaussian Blur 1.3 dia (applied twice)
-SaveAs JPEG at quality 10/10 = 105KB

Statistics
Place: 37 out of 42
Avg (all users): 3.7682
Avg (commenters): 4.1429
Avg (participants): 3.4815
Avg (non-participants): 3.7869
Views since voting: 8062
Views during voting: 1098
Votes: 440
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0

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OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
09/07/2025 01:19:09 PM
BOOB (see Don't Get Stuck).
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
04/21/2010 09:48:03 AM
I also like this shot above all the others. The execution and the idea was original and well presented.
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Canon EOS R7
Tamron 16-300mm Di II VC PZD MACRO w/Canon Nikon mount
 04/21/2010 06:52:17 AM
I still love this shot !
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/21/2010 06:40:57 AM
one of my 7s in the challenge as well, i think i may be becoming a fan of abstract art....
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OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
04/21/2010 12:17:43 AM
Love the reference.
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Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 04/21/2010 12:08:10 AM
jejeje™ Got a 7 from me, one of your best :-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/19/2010 02:29:46 PM
Original take on the challenge but lacks interest.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
04/19/2010 04:15:49 AM
different slant on the challenge 5
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/19/2010 03:34:49 AM
no
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Nikon D500
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 04/17/2010 08:09:28 PM
Interesting concept if you know the tale.
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Sony DSLR-A200
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
 04/16/2010 08:25:46 PM
If only bras were that light and airy, huh? LOL OOB thinking. Nicely done!
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 04/15/2010 11:00:59 PM
Not in focus, and no actual underwear (I get the title, but just don't think it's a great photo).
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Nikon D2X
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Macro for Nikon
 04/15/2010 03:23:20 PM
Original idea to work with this transparent mannequin.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/15/2010 12:12:54 PM
not clear , :(
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 04/15/2010 01:08:06 AM
Not sure what you were going for. Obviously I'm missing something.
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Canon EOS R7
Tamron 16-300mm Di II VC PZD MACRO w/Canon Nikon mount
 04/14/2010 05:40:30 PM
good shot 7
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 04/14/2010 03:33:27 PM
I think that I would have to see the original pic to see if it meets basic editing.
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Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100
 04/14/2010 02:02:58 PM
interesting idea
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/14/2010 01:37:00 PM
odd, oof and no detail
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 04/14/2010 03:17:24 AM
hehehe,,,, ok,,, like the new product,,,, but no good photo,,,,,,
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