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giantmike


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Sand II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Jun 9, 2012
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Jun 9, 2012

 Yup, one of those kids shots stuck into a challenge again. I'm prepared for the low votes it will generate, but also hopeful for the higher ones that Cody's cuteness will provide.

I actually got lucky with this, I was taking some close ups of hands and feet in the sand, but then he started crawling and I caught this scene of the sand falling down. That movement gives this photo something a bit more.

Post Processing:
* Crop
* Straighten
* White balance
* Decrease exposure
* Increase recovery, black point, and definition
* Lower saturation with higher vibrancy
* Remove blue from shadows
* Topaz Adjust
* Reduce overall blue
* Skin Smoothing
* Export as TIFF
* Resize
* Sharpen Edges
* Save as JPEG

Statistics
Place: 39 out of 72
Avg (all users): 5.6022
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 5.7576
Avg (non-participants): 5.5167
Views since voting: 271
Views during voting: 179
Votes: 93
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 06/17/2012 10:44:33 PM
I'd stick with the commenters' score! Undervalued.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/17/2012 06:54:14 PM
A darling child, wonderful light, exposure and tones and a delightful moment. One of my favorites. 9
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 06/17/2012 11:53:06 AM
Cracking photo, meets the challenge head on whilst retaining its 'honesty'. Delightful capture of a childhood rite of passage.
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 06/16/2012 08:21:24 AM
very cute but boring 8
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 06/12/2012 06:15:09 AM
Quite a tight crop and feel the space to the left is redundant. Looks like he is having fun!
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