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Challenge: Live Music (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: The Green Room, Portland, OR
Date: Aug 10, 2005
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/125th
Galleries: Performance
Date Uploaded: Aug 11, 2005
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OK, I wasn't too excited about this challenge, but I decided it was going to be a "growing experience". I found a gig, went down on a Wednesday, talked to the band, and shot some pics. The venue was very small and nothing too special. I was hoping for at least a smokey spotlight or something. I brought my Canon 50mm f/1.8 because I was hoping to shoot without a flash. This was shot at ISO 1600 wide open and 2/3rds underexposed (to be pushed later). That got me to 1/125th.
I used post-processing to make it a little more exciting. NeatImage initially, crop, levels (actually to darken the picture while preserving the midtones, so the push wasn't needed), contrast, selective desaturation, then color balance (to add the blue cast to the whole pic and not just his shirt), USM, another NeatImage run, and finally a tiny bit more USM.
I'm hoping the star and color cast will provide a little bit of separation from other pics, but I will be satisfied with a 5.5. I emailed this and two other pics to the band and they liked them enough to put them on their site... |
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08/22/2005 02:17:04 PM |
| IMHO contrast is poor and I don't like the selective desat on the lights and background it detracts from the preformer. 6 |
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08/19/2005 09:58:43 PM |
Nice shot! Is that at the the Green Room?
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08/19/2005 02:27:41 PM |
| My eye was not drawn to the subject imediately and I feel that the lighting was a problem. I like the expression on your subjects' face. |
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08/18/2005 06:45:37 AM |
| Interesting. Next time take it easier on the angle. |
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08/17/2005 09:00:51 PM |
| The blue shadowing was the kicker for me, mainly around the guitar strap. I am one for contrast though, nicely done. |
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08/17/2005 06:39:44 PM |
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08/17/2005 08:43:43 AM |
| nice....especially with the ambient lighting orientation |
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08/17/2005 04:43:36 AM |
| You did well to keep detail in the performer as well as the lamps. Tilted composition works well. Some basic editing desaturation has resulted in strange bright blue strips over your photo which spoil the effect. Would it have been better as it was? |
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08/17/2005 04:01:42 AM |
I love the angle and stars.
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