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Golden Hugs And Chocolate Wishes


Golden Hugs And Chocolate Wishes
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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: 2005-04-15
Categories: Event, Mood
Camera: Toshiba PDR-4300
Exposure: f/2.9, 1/48 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Shots inspired by another TL member [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-04-15 11:11
Viewed: 971
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
well.. having a bit of a dreadful morning i'm afraid.. sleepless yet again last night (damn that Conan O'brien for being so damn funny and waking me up from an early night! ihih) wanted to go out today (once a week isn't too much to ask..) and edit some photos at the university, say hi to my little squirrel friends and take some more pics but fatigue and the inability to stop bursting into tears has said no.. so in this moment of lonely panicky weepy all round ickyness i defiantly raise my sword up in battle to the sorrows with an image of light and hope and joy! :)

this photo is dedicated to a lovely swedish girl and fellow viking princess who had a birthday recently which i didn't read about till the day after.. so as i felt in the mood to do some still life shots (don't want you all to get bored with portraits of my only models.. my kitty & me! ihih) i thought what better way to wish this dear girl a happy birthday than with a present! ^_^ i added some chocolates too as chocolates (and corsets ihih) are a girls best friend..

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shot freehand this morning with the sun filtering through the curtains as the only light source (other than the candle), arranged everything on a ruffled up white sheet on my coffee table, longish exposure as there still wasn't too much light and went for an overall deeper more shadowy tone to make it more romantic..

then just cropped, resized, USM, applied a filter called 'radiance' to deepen the shadows & contrast and give it a sort of 'satiny' luxurious feel, adjusted levels, raised saturation a bit and slightly increased contrast, then finally framed & signed

so here's to drying tears with pretty pictures! :-)

have a lovely day everyone and.. happy (belated) birthday Zandra! now i must go back to sleep.. will be back to critique etc later ^_^

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To Mitra: thx Mitra :-)chiaraluna 1 01-03 14:44
To jbate: thank you so much!chiaraluna 1 05-07 13:16
To zto: :-))chiaraluna 1 04-18 00:00
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Hi Ayda...The soft tones are impressive...I really like the warm tones that emphasizes the mood of the photo...Composition is also great...Thank you for sharing with us...

Happy birthday Zandra...:))

Can

Very well composition and beautiful colors. Bravo Ayda:)

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  • Dingo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2743 W: 370 N: 2624] (11948)
  • [2005-04-15 17:43]

Hey, chocolates - I'll tell you about my birthday too, Ayda ;o). I like the lighting you used here, in fact that and the setting remind me of Zandra entirely. That's why I added it to my 'inspired' theme - hope you don't mind. Excellent work here. TFS.

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  • nova Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2734 W: 263 N: 864] (8653)
  • [2005-04-15 21:16]

Very nice picture,Ayda! Excellent text expressing the beauty of your thoughts even though you might be very tired! This is excellent! If Zandra does not eat all the chocolates and if the chocolates are not dark (those would be for Ana!),then you can email me the rest! Have a great night! Michel

This is so sweet of you to give Zandra a birthday present. I love the soft lighting created by the window and the candle.

I knew you couldn't let it pass without giving Zandra a beautiful TL present ;-)
I already saw she loved it!
A delicate and elegant surprise...
Humm, I hope you can wake up later feeling more relaxed ;-)
And if Zandra doesn't eat all of the chocolates, you can send the rest to me ;-) but only if they are dark chocolates!!!!
Bye!
Ana

love the colors here - the gold goes beautifully with the white...
and the lighting...oh, those shadows...i love shadows...and there are a lot here so i guess that means i really love this photo :)

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  • zto Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 946 W: 120 N: 59] (262)
  • [2005-04-17 5:11]
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Oh, this is absolutly wonderfull Ayda. I am speechless. It is beautifull. This is turning out to be one of my best birthdays i can remeber. Oh, i am so glad i saw it before i have to run out. I have another party to go to, one my collegue is throwing for me. So nice. I was on another on yesterday too. And now this. Life is wonderfull and so are you my dear sweet Ayda.

hugs


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Hihi, just came back to this one, to have asmile on my face. Hugs my dear. Hope you have slept well.

Zandra

Bonjour Ayda,
Très belle composition qui pourrait faire l'objet d'une affiche publicitaire.
L'ensemble est très romantique et très féminin.
J'apprécie beaucoup.
Bien amicalement.
Philippe

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  • Quark Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1339 W: 10 N: 29] (66)
  • [2005-04-17 13:36]

A picture "for" Zandra, this could be a picture "from" Zandra... same way you did with this picture. Great shot full of softness and kindness. This is so sweet and not only the chocolate, you both are such "warm" people and that's what I like....

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  • DAM Gold Star Critiquer [C: 513 W: 67 N: 268] (1110)
  • [2005-04-17 15:59]

A good idea and a delicious one indeed.. chocolates are my fav... yummy staff here. Creative on your wrapping... would not want to open your gifts the box looks so nice. Take care Ayda
DAM

Great mood, as usually, well composed... you´re very creative!!!
sorry for the bad night... but tell Sir Bodmin my next upload is for him...
Cheers!
Carmem

Really excellent shot.very good balanced lighting and very sharp.Congrats!

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  • jbate Gold Star Critiquer [C: 126 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-05-06 23:39]
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I do not know how to express my response to your photograph in a technical way and I don't want to. I will just say that this is one beautiful photograph and is an inspiration to me to learn as much as I can about this medium, which is new to me. I will learn by seeing photographs such as this. Thanks for sharing.

sweet like the small chocolate chips you got there..
I like the candle idea!

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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1254 W: 75 N: 902] (7908)
  • [2005-12-31 1:53]
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I love the soft lighting created by the window and the candle.
Mitra

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