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Not Isadora
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17-MAR-2006 elips

1st Place
Not Isadora
by elips

Canon EOS 350D ,Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS
1/2s f/8.0 at 24.0mm iso800 hide exif
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Date/Time17-Mar-2006 19:36:47
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length24 mm
Exposure Time1/2 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Shu23-Mar-2006 01:50
My favorite without a doubt! *Lovvvve that scarf!* shu
Canon DSLR Challenge21-Mar-2006 20:52
Cool! Great idea and execution! I almost want to crop some of the bottom off . . . Cindy
elips21-Mar-2006 02:50
Thanks, Vikas, Lee, Michael and Roberta! I really appreciate your comments! ~Sharon
roberta20-Mar-2006 01:37
Sharon,
Very well done. I agree with Michael... excellent use of negative space. Love the lighting and clarity to bring out the texture in the scarf.
Guest 19-Mar-2006 15:27
Nice use of negative space to add real presence to the subject. Love the sense of motion, tension, and strong horizontal lines. Congrats. -Michael (oh yeah, the goggles are a supreme touch)
Canon DSLR Challenge19-Mar-2006 12:56
Sharon, It is all in the details. The goggles make the shot in my opinion. Well done!
theFly
Vikas Malhotra19-Mar-2006 07:23
Brilliant shot, it is amazing, love the feeling of motion.

Vikas
elips19-Mar-2006 06:52
Thanks, everyone! Lonnit is right about the way it was shot, very perceptive! Lee, the "shades" are old bakelite goggles I found in an antique shop and couldn't resist. They have a silver beaded chain for the nose piece and that weird rubber pointy thing for adjusting the tightness on your head. They are the inspiration for this shot. I meant for them to show more but I liked this image better than the ones where you could see them more clearly. Tim, shot in upstate NY, not on the Croisette. lol! Alexeig, see Lonnit's note for how this was done, most of the hair was blurred already and I added a bit. Thanks for all your nice comments! ~Sharon
ctfchallenge19-Mar-2006 04:41
this is absolutely brilliant. -Abstract
Canon DSLR Challenge19-Mar-2006 04:32
Perfect, I really really like this image. Done using the method Lonnit outlined, I like that there's some blur in the hair which adds to the sense of movement.
-Techo
Canon DSLR Challenge19-Mar-2006 02:27
Well done. I'm figuring you're lying down on a table or something and you've rotated the image a quarter turn. I think this theory is supported by an appearance of a slight straining in the neck - equivelent of what would be necessary to hold up an unsupported head - which adds a stress or intensity to the face and head that add to the feeling of forward thrust - as if you are straining against the G-forces of the speed at which you are going. Brilliant image! ~ Lonnit
alexeig19-Mar-2006 00:14
This is amazing. I wonder how you have got your hair flowing
kodak_challenge18-Mar-2006 23:33
I'm guessing that since this isn't Isadora, you didn't shoot this on the Croisette? That was, after all, where Isadora Duncan got her scarf caught in the wheels of her car and throttled herself - as you clearly well know! Wherever it was shot, it's marvellous! Tim A.
Guest 18-Mar-2006 21:36
I think you are on a roll Sharon. IMO, so far you have the strongest set of eligible shots in this challenge!
ctfchallenge18-Mar-2006 21:35
cool shades!
theFly
Canon DSLR Challenge18-Mar-2006 20:28
very good! - Pops