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True Colours
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Copyright: Ay Da (chiaraluna) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 435 W: 90 N: 567] (2560)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-04-07
Categories: Decisive Moment, Macro, Abstract
Camera: Toshiba PDR-4300
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-04-08 14:11
Viewed: 616
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
feeling pretty abstract at the moment.. so voila!
although the motive behind this post is another & very important one..

so this is partly dedicated to Paolo (paul_bk)

those who know me know i'm a huge football fan.. (real football that is!) so recently i asked him as he lives near Milan, if he followed the beautiful game and if he supported one of the 2 Milan teams who had played a very big match that day, well.. in his reply he speculated on what my team was.. then suggested 2 he thought it might be which were as far away from who i actually support as you can possibly get!! ihih i was positively offended!! (just kidding :D) but Paolo come on.. seeing as both teams lost this week (enter wicked laugh here) do you think i would be writing so enthusiastically about football if i was an interista or juventina?? (oooh what a terrible thought...) so i felt compelled to set the record straight and display my true colours.. ^_^

ma Paolo.. come mai non hai pensato che potrei essere milanista?? non hai capito ancora che sono una donna di gusto fino e raffinato? -- sai che scherzo :-) era solo una grande sorpresa umorosa che hai pensato facevo tifo per una delle squadre piu' odiata dai milanisti! non che io sopporto l'odio naturalmnte... (beh.. forse per la Juve!) ihihih :P

ok enough sillyness! this shot was composed of a black ridged velvet skirt of mine & some red jacquard fabric folded & positioned over it, this lovely red material is actually one of the reasons i've been having so many problems taking self portraits recently.. i love it so much that i used it to make these great panel curtains for the windows either side of the huge window in the room where i usually take pictures.. so if i shoot during the day when there's light coming through those red panels... well the naked i can't really see how it effects the colour and light balance but the camera sure can! and add to that the fact that i have very fair skin that tends to reflect colour a lot and also bright red hair.. it becomes a real nightmare to get good results! well.. i love those curtains and don't want to take them down but i think i've come up with an idea to resolve the problem.. it'll be a bit annoying but it's worth it as i've been struggling so much this problem.. hence why i haven't posted many self portraits till now (although i do have a few coming up..) but anyway.. compromise as ever is the key! :-)

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* shot freehand about 10-12 inches away resting the camera on the footboard of the bed to steady, taken with strong overhead light & some daylight, long exposure, no flash and in macro mode
* resized, rotated & cropped
* unsharp mask & reds saturation increased a bit
* a few specks of dust and distracting reflections on the black velvet cloned out
* usm again then framed & signed

hope you all have a beautiful, colourful and true day dear TL'ers :-)
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ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To Maru: ihihih ^_^chiaraluna 6 04-19 07:56
To alagoa: ihihih thanks! ^_^chiaraluna 3 04-11 20:28
To paul_bk: colori uniti di milano :-)chiaraluna 2 04-10 03:27
To bertolucci: thx Bert!chiaraluna 1 04-10 01:19
To iso: thanks!chiaraluna 1 04-10 01:09
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  • Riz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 31 N: 100] (523)
  • [2005-04-08 14:55]

I like it-but this abstract to me is simple I think, red-orange and black, halloween comes to mind and I think that this shot needs a focal point the frame is black and a little large but that is minor I think also the note is good.

Una vera tiffosi!! Brava!!! Congratulazioni sulla vittoria 2-0 del vostro rosso-neri sopra il povero inter ;-)
It's quite an interesting abstract. There's something oriental about it, don't ask me why... it's just the feeling I get.
Interesting indeed.
Ciao cara.

Ana

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  • zto Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 946 W: 120 N: 59] (262)
  • [2005-04-08 15:23]

Nice graphical abstract dear with strong colours...and lack of colours in the black. It is nice, different from what we usually see from you but i like it. Itis a very creative way of using fabric. Hope all is well dear. That you have gotten some sleep. I'm on a down day so i won't write so much today.

Hugs
Zanrda

Hi Ayda,
Nice abstract. The colors are good. And, I also like the contrast in textures. Nice frame.
Well done. Funny note. ;P
Richard

Hi Ayda, lovely graphic capture here. The sheen, and texture of this fabric is very well captuerd. It takes a well adjusted screen to enjoy the dark fabric in the background - don't worry i have - and the combination is striking. The frame is very well advised too.
Oh yes, before I forget to mention it - I like y'r long stream of consiciousness-like note too. Have a great weekend Ayda & let's be careful out there ;-)
Regards from Rotterdam,
Bert

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  • Maru Gold Star Critiquer [C: 471 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-04-08 18:43]
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hahahhaa... brava, Ayda!! Vedo che scegli bene nel calcio ;-)
Beautiful abstract composition, with nice colors very well ballanced, specially with the curved diagonal.
Well done!
Marisa

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  • iso Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1119 W: 62 N: 167] (27939)
  • [2005-04-08 18:55]
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Simply " ART ".
I like it very much.

Well Ayda, when I saw teh thunb I said "what a wonderfull simple abstract picture... Ohh is from my dear friend Ayda... I have to visit it and leave a note too"... then I discovered thisis for me....
so this picture is black and red... and my face totally red!!!
About football team..... milanista.... well ... I have to confess a little thing... when i was young (very young) I was ... interista.... yes... but when I grow up I loosed any interest in football..... (it happened many years ago before the last time Inter winned the italian championship)....
Now I forgive you are milanista because I like very much this picture... and I give you also 2 points to demostrate it
Well done my friend
Paolo ;-)))

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  • Saiz Gold Star Critiquer [C: 909 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-04-08 23:35]

Ton sur ton efficacement abstrait ... c'est beau!
Antonio

Ayda,

I like the composition, it's simple but strong. It's nice to hear you're a footbal fan, the most women dislike it ;-)
Well done Ayda!!

Jos

Respect for the use of this unusual format (side ratio).
Werner

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