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superkev — The Devil's in the Details
Published: 2004-07-25 00:20:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 3787; Favourites: 77; Downloads: 998
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Again, part of my Femme Elemental series, examining femininity and sensuality through the study of female contours. This is Lindsay again, sprayed with a light, scented oil and then with water. Light provided by a single softbox.Related content
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it makes me stare at it to get my bearings. it's deciptive i think. (i'm not gonna comment on how that applies to your interpretation of femininity) it's also slightly abstract. i think that the oil/water combination was probably a real pain to get off. they aren't mixable after all. (there is a word for that. i thought it was imiscible, but i can't find it in the dictionary. it's perplexing me. i hate it when i don't remember the right word to use) anyway, nice addition to the series even if the interpretation isn't as straightforward as the others.
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hehe actually the oil is this super lightweight spray that jen brought with her from H&M finland. i hope i can find it in H&M here in canada now that we have those blasted swedish dens of complacent fashion! 
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now why doesn't my dictionary have it? ah well. i'm a terrible speller with a fair vocabulary. thanks, that was gnawing at me. like a mouse on a keebler cookie.
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another ab lover
i have no idea what to say
...awesome picture
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HUmmmm !!! Very sensual i love this ^_^
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very nice. very sunsual and dramatic. I love it!
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it looks like a belly buttun and a bit of bum... very odd.. but makes it very non-human and mysterious...wooOOOoooOOOo.... the water dropletness of it makes me happy for no particular reason...i thin because water droplets on car windows mesmerized me as a child... anyhow, yeah, this is goodness, good on ya!
.maggie
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Beautiful, amazing, wonderful, what more can I say, I love it!!
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it almost looks like half a back at top and then a belly button on bottom
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The detail is amazing, the lighting too. The only way to improve would be to show more of her.
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the way the light fades from the foreground to the background is impressing KEv
no need to say that this is a
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The small details are just incredible. So rich in texture and interest - the water/oil drops, the curve of her stomach, and the dip of the belly button... the light..
All perfect. Stunning image
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this is magnificent. the beads seem to scream in emphasis of the beauty of form.
this is why you have senior status.
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That's beautiful Kev. I love the lighting. The water and oil is great as well.
Excellent job.
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I really don't think this could of been composed any better ... I've seen a few photos like this, and I gotta tell ya this is spot on.
Now, my only concern with your lighting is that harsh edge it leaves on the highlight side. I know why this happens ... but, I am starting to not like it. Uhm, I ain't no expert with light boxes and flashes ad such ... but there's got to be a way of making it smoother ... leaving a defined edge of the subject, yet still having that clean white for a backdrop/light.
See, for me, it sort of makes the setup 'feel' fake, or um, 'setup'.
At any rate ... this is just wicked bud. I keep thinking back to your other photos with the Epson .... and wondering how the hell you lived without the 10d ... you have come a LONG way with that new equipment, the cam, the bees, hell, even moving into the condo has changed your style a bit. All I can say is it's all great what you're doing ... and also great that you are still experimenting and pushing yourself!
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ok on further inspection, it seems that the sharp DoF dropoff is caused by the high f-value, which is a result of me forgetting that the camera was on ISO 200
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yeah i think the issue with the sharp line is the fact that i processed the raw file with some high contrast settings. i might be able to avoid it by doing a sandwich of high and low contrast versions, only masking in the low contrast in those transition areas. i'll play with it. thanks!
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I *LOVE* the beading of the water along with the little tiny hairs. Very sensual and romantic too. AWESOME picture!!
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