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Challenge: Smoke III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Date: Mar 6, 2013
Aperture: 11.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2013
[Mar. 14th, 2013 07:27:57 PM]

Well holy crap, day one it was over an 8, it never ever starts that high. I wore out the update button waiting for a huge drop by 100 votes later I am at a 7.5 with 19 comments. Safe to say this will be a Personal Best by far and my first 7+

Thanks everyone, curious what I wake up to.

Well it did drop a bit more but am really happy. Thank you all for your comments.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 38
Avg (all users): 7.3964
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 7.3889
Avg (non-participants): 7.3978
Views since voting: 2567
Views during voting: 282
Votes: 111
Comments: 54
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 03/19/2013 03:08:35 PM
Way to go! This is an excellent shot congrats.
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 03/16/2013 07:43:21 PM
Great shot mr. Joshua. Sorry to call you that, but have you seen Lethal Weapon.
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 03/15/2013 01:08:05 PM
Best shot of the group. Congratulations.
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 03/15/2013 12:41:50 PM
Beautiful pipe too.
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 03/15/2013 10:27:48 AM
Was my pick. Loved it. Good stuff.
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 03/15/2013 09:41:38 AM
Beautiful work! And congrats with the blue.
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 03/15/2013 07:34:56 AM
CONGRATS!! :) This is awesome!
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 03/15/2013 03:51:32 AM
Awesome!!! Huge congrats!! Don't forget to proudly post in the PB thread!
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 03/15/2013 01:25:23 AM
First 7, first blue and PB... way to go man, I'm so happy for you :)
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 03/15/2013 01:20:42 AM
Well done on the blue ! Great photo
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 03/15/2013 12:06:58 AM
the clear winner! congrats on all the new stuff!!!
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 03/14/2013 11:14:52 PM
yooooooo bro,,,congrats,,,,,well done,,,,
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 03/14/2013 11:11:58 PM
Congrats on your well deserved blue and new PB Joshua; this was my highest rated shot, glad you won!
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 03/14/2013 10:50:08 PM
WTG Joshua, first blue.
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 03/14/2013 10:25:10 PM
Congrats on a well overdue first blue.
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 03/14/2013 10:10:30 PM
Sorry you broke your yellow streak. ;-)
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 03/14/2013 09:31:49 PM
congrats...nice image.
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 03/14/2013 08:49:37 PM
Congrats on the blue and PBS Joshua!
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 03/14/2013 08:23:20 PM
Congratulations on your first blue ribbon and the new PB Josh! Great shot.
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 03/14/2013 08:15:38 PM
Huge congrats on your first blue! Way to go!
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 03/14/2013 08:15:38 PM
Congratulations! Well deserved.
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 03/14/2013 08:08:33 PM
Congrats on your first Blue and new PB!
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 03/14/2013 08:05:15 PM
Congrats! Great Shot
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 03/14/2013 08:04:40 PM
Congrats on the Blue well earnt
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 03/14/2013 08:04:03 PM
There ya go, dude! And without your face, too! 'Grats on PB Blue!
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 03/14/2013 08:01:54 PM
Yay Josh! First Blue! Congrats. :)
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 03/14/2013 08:01:45 PM
Well what do you know a shot of smoke without you smoking, well you can't be upset about that, woot woot, your first blue as well :)
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 03/14/2013 08:01:27 PM
Hey, Hey! There ya go. Well deserved.
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 03/14/2013 08:01:20 PM
Congrats on the blue... ! Well deserved.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/14/2013 07:59:24 PM
I love this. 10

Message edited by author 2013-03-15 00:15:42.
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 03/14/2013 06:43:04 PM
great clarity, the smoke is prominent but takes a secondary role, which aint bad
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 03/14/2013 05:57:31 PM
like the pp. a little too much smoke
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 03/14/2013 05:15:56 PM
Very nicely done. Really enjoying the color processing.
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 03/14/2013 05:09:14 PM
Well done.
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 03/14/2013 03:51:10 PM
Wonderful details and colors.
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 03/14/2013 10:19:24 AM
Wow, best one of the lot. Love this one, good focus/sharpness/composition and I almost can smell that smoke (used to like the smell). VWD!
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 03/14/2013 09:04:27 AM
Too predictable,in every way.
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 03/14/2013 07:40:06 AM
I'm a sucker for simple, dramatic processing. Very well done.
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 03/13/2013 09:24:19 AM
Amazing textures and details. I love how the smoke reminds me of clouds.
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 03/11/2013 06:59:43 AM
Once this is over I would like permission to convert this over to 3d bet it will look cool. but you will have to have 3d monitor or tv to view it. 10
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 03/10/2013 08:25:27 PM
top 2
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 03/10/2013 03:46:10 PM
Well done on this challenge! I really like everything about it.
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 03/10/2013 03:18:01 PM
Very fun! 8
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 03/10/2013 08:21:00 AM
This is a sharp, vibrant, and very well executed shot!
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 03/09/2013 03:51:31 PM
Top three. Nice lighting. Nice smoke.
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 03/09/2013 12:20:31 PM
I love this...the winner!
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 03/08/2013 03:47:38 PM
I suspect this piece is a Minso? Regardless, expertly captured and processed. Just love the lighting of the hand...so much detail. Superb. Top 3 for me.
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 03/08/2013 01:30:27 PM
Fits the challenge to a "T" and I really like the PP on this.
Very nice.
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 03/08/2013 07:35:24 AM
Joshua, you have found a signature editing style.
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 03/08/2013 07:16:57 AM
Makes me want to set aside my cigars and pull out my pipe. I can smell the sweetness right now. Edit choice was good on this one.
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 03/08/2013 07:16:20 AM
So... love this. A lot. This will be the blue I'm sure. It's even slightly better than my own entry, LOL
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 03/08/2013 06:15:30 AM
Good textures. Would have liked to see the hand a little lower and maybe a little more smoke. I think you were just trying to get more of your tat in the pic :)
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 03/07/2013 10:41:14 PM
nice lighting and great, bold processing (except for the blown lights in the smoke). Top 5
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 03/07/2013 08:55:59 PM
Well done, great title, great work 10!
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