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Keepin'AwayTheEvilishLooks,NazarBonjuks


Keepin'AwayTheEvilishLooks,NazarBonjuks
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Copyright: nejat yilmaz (ballyna) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 621 W: 63 N: 239] (1914)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1992
Categories: Mood, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Nikon F3, Micro-Nikkor 105 mm 1:2.8
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO HUMAN BODY [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-08-30 6:46
Viewed: 2265
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
After finishing my PP work,I remembered TL rules,not to show the nipples and decided to use nazar bonjuks(Turkish Evil Eye Beads) for covering them.
It is a belief that the bonjuk reflects the negative energy presumed to spread from the glances of some people;I mean it is used for protection purposes.People carry it on themselves but where the others can see easily.
About the pic;I put the reflections on the stand as they were,on purpose.I wanted to emphasize the mirror effect as the mirror of realities even if all around were surreal.I used it for the equilibrium in the compo.And it is the same in our social life;there lives some people between us whom were the last castle of reality,they were always logical and never day-dreaming.Sure we need such people for the equilibrium as well:-)
mukesh, recepyuksel, chrisJ, fotofrancis, Pamela, fmg, DAM, jpdeloof, SylFondacci, jafsc, pompey, Guntram, dolphin, cleocat, vsinopoulos, kdesser has marked this note useful
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Quite an amusing idea Nejat - to be putting nazar bonjuks (we call it nazar battu in India) to hide nipples and then to use mirror for reflecting reality of derriere for them who are the last 'castle of reality'.
This I call imagination and being truly imaginative!

Great work - Take care

Mukesh

PS Thank God... though surreal your model still has the 'magnetism' of reality.

Çok sevimli, esprili ve estetik. Aynı zamanda sıradışı ve tonlamada ilginç. Kreativ bir çalışma
Selamlar, sevgiler

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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4349 W: 420 N: 7225] (44241)
  • [2005-08-30 8:58]

Hi nejat

The bonjuk & the note, are nearly as interesting as the image itself. The red backdrop, & blue of the woman, make a good color contrast. The nudity doesn't offend most, but I have seen one TL member who is just 8 years old.

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  • ariw Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 156 W: 30 N: 174] (2238)
  • [2005-08-30 9:05]

Unique idea, good HPP result, got your message, overall a very nice job, well done and TFS

Great comments here. I realy like what you have said about equilibrium. Would you be able to post the original unHPP version to workshop. I would be interested to see... purely technical based thoughts I asure you... :)

I love the reflection on the seat, and the atmosphere you have made with your PP work.

Francis

A great use of pp I think. Well used the tools and obviously talent.

Pamela

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  • DAM Gold Star Critiquer [C: 513 W: 67 N: 268] (1110)
  • [2005-09-23 17:24]

Funny, and defeits the rules...!!!! Nice colour added to your pp. Way to go pal.

DAM

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  • edie Gold Star Critiquer [C: 659 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-09-28 4:50]

Wow.. very captive image,right for pose and ppwork,cool and light.
Congrats.
Edie

hi nejat.
Beautiful realization for naked, the catch of sight is excellent and the play of the colors is happy beautiful work.
jp

Hello Nejat,
This is what I call an inventive creation! First of all... the photographic starting point is very good. Further on you use the image and add your own interpretation of a situation in some sort of abstract realism, if there is such a term! Very interesting indeed, carry on the good work!
Regards,
pablo -

Funny and well done , like your creativity,
have a nice weekend,
Christine.

Great idea, Nejat !
I love this work even if usually I am not fan of pp. But you cleverly showed nipples without showing them really ...
Sylvie

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  • jafsc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 504 W: 53 N: 88] (4621)
  • [2005-10-29 20:47]

I'm discovering your gallery Nejat! wow..WOW! is difficult to choice, each picture has it inner beauty. I took this one for start because the 'nazar bonjuks'. It will be very long explaining you but ...hmm. I work with all this forms of understanding:)
The photo and PP work simply I love it:)
José

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  • pompey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 405 W: 156 N: 601] (8417)
  • [2005-10-30 13:25]

Ahhh Nejat the old evil eye trick.
Seriously though this is an excellent piece of work, great Post processing, good texture and excellent choice of colours.
Thanks for sharing.
Michael.

adetlerimizi de reklam ediyorsunuz ,çok tanıtıcı bir çalışma.bu yeni tarzınız da oturmuş bir kimlik sahibi olmuş görünüyor.başarılı bir çalışma,tebrikler Nejat

nice colors and great PP, but
i would have kept the real nipples. *g*

Interesting PP. The blue removes you from the reality which makes the nudity less nude. IF that makes sense. I like the pose and the contrast between the blue and pink.

Very artistic and creative work. I like your idea and the final result.
Vassilis

I like the composition here Nejat. I also like the juxtaposition of colours and the resulting creative effect. Nice work.

Joe

not the best PP

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