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I'm proud of this shot.A beautiful japanese girl admires the shop-window of an italian jewellery. I want to imagine that she is waiting for an engagement ring.
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Made by: Valentina Blasi (me).
Date Picture Taken: Oct 22, 2007, 6:27:43 PM.
Location: Florence (Italy).
Model camera: Nikon D80
Shutter Speed: 1/10 second
F Number: F/8.0
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 320
Edit 12th February 2008: luminosity.
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Thank you so much
When I see this photo, I think that if I can make it again, it will be better 
Sorry for my bad bad bad english.
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It wasn't that bad !
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It's a very nice picture, well done, but urgh... the sentiment! (no criticism of you or the shot here). I can see the avarice in her eyes! I hate the whole 'show your love with expensive things' notion. It's kinda sick. I prefer to go with the 'be nice to your partner every day in ways that actually matter' approach.
If it wasn't for the subject matter, I'd fave it! I may have to go and find something else of yours to fave, unless all of your pictures are businessmen drooling at yacht catalogues or something.
Did you know that diamond engagement rings were actually a marketing idea dreamed up by the De Beers corporation in the mid-20th century to boost sales? So I gather, anyway.
I don't know if you're aware of the working conditions of the poor people who work in the diamond mines, but they're absolutely criminal, in the literal sense. So many of them die! Not to mention the wars the demand for diamonds contribute to.
It makes me think of another thing actually, there's some element used in mobile phones a lot (it may be tellurium but don't quote me), That has ALSO caused wars in Africa, because the high demand makes it very valuable. So all us affluent chaps want mobile phone, so people have to die. There have been like 2 billion mobile phones sold worldwide now, when a few years ago no-one had one. It's all very strange.
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Hang on just a minute... there is one thing I have a problem with in your argument. I've worked in a diamond mind and the conditions are extremely luxurious and safety is paramount, regulations are religion and the food is like being on a cruise ship.
Having worked in the mines not all mines are bad; depending on the company and the location sites vary .. even in southern africa not all diamond mines are like the ones that were exposed by the media to be blood diamond mines. There are actually very few of those left. Most people that work in real certified diamond mines are highly trained professionals.
And one more thing; the battle of troy was caused by the love for one man to a woman - does that mean we should dismiss loving women because they (according to history) cause wars? No. War happens, destruction happens, its a part of nature.
sorry to Amersill to critique this guy so heavily on his/her page, but I hate that ignorance based "Diamonds are evil" bullshit.
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Well, a lot of diamonds are evil, I don't actually think that all of them are! I have to admit to being fairly ignorant of how many mines are ok and how many aren't. You obviously know more than I do about that.
I have other reasons for thinking it's bad to mine/produce/consume more than we need, but I know I'm in a minority compared to the "let's install plasma-screen TVs in our hummers whilst eating as much as we can!" bunch!
Aside from that, though, what have diamonds to do with love? Love is about respecting and caring for someone. The "'be nice to your partner every day in ways that actually matter' approach", as I wrote - didn't you read that bit? Too often people don't bother with that and try to make it ok with expensive gifts.
Unless you're actually using Helen and Troy as a metaphor for diamonds or something? I just realised that's what you might be doing. In any case, of course we should do anything we can to reduce the amount of war in the world! It's fine to go "War happens, destruction happens, its a part of nature", and be all philosophical about it, but how many wars have you been in? I don't think many people caught in a war would take such a blase attitude towards trying to prevent them.
By th way, I don't think Helen caused the fall of Troy, I think it was good old-fashioned testosterone and male bellicosity that did that!
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Haha it's hard not to take my point, given that I accidentally wrote most of it in italics!
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typo: mind = mine
Also, 
First the diamond by itself is absolutely nearly worthless, just junk and grit... but the process that people go to tumble and refine it, that adds to the value. Next the way in which the artist (the diamond cutter) adds to the stone - THAT art and passion in cutting the diamond - is what makes the diamond such a unique and rich item.
Just my two cents... take them, cash them, throw em on the ground if they're not of value to you perhaps they'll be lucky
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Hi
I'm sorry for my english, first of all
In her eyes, I see the hope of a ring. An engagement ring, but not 'cause avarice; 'cause she is falling in love.
May be that they were in Florence for their first travel (a long travel, something important) and I know that they have a lot of memories of that city, of Italy. And none memory may be better that a marriage proposal, expecially for a woman.
Then... I think that the tradition of a ring with a diamond is very old. And wars are fighting by men, so... diamonds, gems, petroleum... freedom (ahahahah! What ridicolous pretext!) are only poor excuse.
I'd like to tell you something else, but I'm not very able in english, I'm sorry.
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Ah, but there are also peaceful men, and warlike women. Look at Condoleeza Rice, or Margaret Thatcher. Actually it sounds like you might have a very particular view of what a woman is... in reality we are all different. For instance, in my emotions I am quite feminine, and I know some women who are quite masculine.
I think that sometimes avarice and love go together. There are women (and men) who fall in love with people because of their money or power. To me this is not really love, because it evaporates when the money or power does. Actually, many people think they know what love is, when they don't.
I agree that there is probably a long tradition of jewelled rings. But the widespread use of diamond engagement rings is recent.
I suppose the most important thing I was trying to say is, it's very important for people to know the consequences of their actions, especially since the world is now so interconnected. Everything effects everything else. People who buy mobile phones or diamond rings do not generally want to kill African people, of course! (Although some people may not even care)
...But actually, they DO kill African people.
This is the price of ignorance. But the companies who want our money, and the governments that want us to keep earning and spending, want to keep us ignorant. So it's not entirely our fault.
O, by the way, I just remembered that the element used in mobile phones isn't tellurium - it's tantalum.
And do not worry about your English, perque il tuo Inglese e molto meglio di il mio Italiano, as you can probably tell!
Grazie mille per la sua riposta!
...and that was probably wrong Italian too...
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Non ho capito com'Γ¨ la storia della ri-submittazioneeeeeee
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Niente, ho modificato una cosa e così l'ho ripostata U_U
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E quando la riposti Γ¨ come se mettessi una cosa nuova oppure modifichi l'originale? o.o
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Modifico l'originale e spunto una casellina che dice: this editor is minor
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beibi, ma quanto l'adori sta foto tu?
sarΓ la terza volta che la ri-submitti
cmq, Γ¨ sempre bellissimah
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Grazie
Mi piace perché è stato un colpo di culo! Oggi la guardo e so che potrei farla meglio, però sono stata già abbastanza fortunata a trovarmi lì
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sì infatti
le foto fatte così al momento non puoi pretendere, dai! e poi se una scioccherella, perchè è fatta benissimo!
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I can almost feel the light. Like a liquid, almost. Wonderful.
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Thank u so much! This is one of my favorite photos!
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Mine, too! The dichotomy of light on the right and dark on the left is quite striking, too. The more I look, the more I like!
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This is beautiful!
I hope the woman got what she was admiring
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Thank u so much
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Well, when I looked at this photo, first thought which came to my mind was 'Hm, she would like to get a ring from this shop'. We interpreted it the same way
BTW, 
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Ahahahah thank u so much
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This deviation has been featured here [link]
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Subject, location, and exposure are spot on great job Amersill. The only thing I wish I could see more in this shot is more sharpness, seems a little blurred to me, not enough to not be a great shot, just a little sharper would make it pop that much more. You might try a simple High Pass filter on a new layer on Soft light or Overlay to help with that.
Beautiful feeling you are portraying with this picture, I am very much in love with the shot as an overall. I wish I had the same ability in photojournalistic style photography. Great Job again
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I'll try, thanks
Thank u so much again, really!
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i like this version better than the other one u put out; i like the lighting here better
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