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Mr. Block-Man
Mr. Block-Man
Shan2112


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Challenge: Personification (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Kodak DX4900
Location: Upstate, NY, USA
Date: Oct 6, 2005
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125 s
Galleries: Family, Snapshot
Date Uploaded: Oct 9, 2005

 I'm afraid this won't be received well, that most will think it is a stretch for this particular challenge - but I really like it and want comments on it - especially concerning....

My Editing Dilemma: We have ACDSee and Paint Shop Pro7 - I use ACDSee for all editing - it's very user friendly for me - I'm overwhelmed by Paint Shop (at this point in time since I'm still so new to editing and all). However, I sometimes really like to add a border - especially in this case - and can only do this in Paint Shop (is there a way to add a border in ACDSee?). So I do all editing in ACDSee, save, go to Paint Shop, open, add border, and save again. All I do in Paint Shop is add the border - but it seems that I get a bit of noise from doing this - and it seems unavoidable unless I don't do the border at all. Even the despeckle/blur/sharpness features in ACDSee do not seem to help to get my image back the way I wanted it before the border. ???
Specifically for this image - the noise around blocks and arms - were not there until after I added the border in Paint Shop Pro 7. Suggestions???

As always, thank you for any and all comments - I can't learn without them!

All auto settings on camera and natural sun light.

Slight crop, re-size, saturation, blackpoint, despeckle, sharpness, and of course, the Paint Shop border. :o)

Statistics
Place: 142 out of 204
Avg (all users): 4.4718
Avg (commenters): 5.2000
Avg (participants): 4.0250
Avg (non-participants): 4.6471
Views since voting: 859
Views during voting: 413
Votes: 284
Comments: 11
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/18/2005 02:16:03 PM
Very beuatiful, and remember inocence.
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 10/18/2005 01:11:12 PM
The pink works very inviting for this picture. Nice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/17/2005 04:14:06 PM
The colours are very stylish in this shot (how do you do that?!) and the pose is adorable.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/17/2005 03:19:49 PM
Awesome Contrast!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/17/2005 02:01:24 AM
Nice photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/16/2005 01:40:53 PM
The blocks look like a person, but what are they personifying?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/15/2005 06:26:41 AM
Nicely composed, looks over sharpened, the selective desat is overkill. I think it's a stretch for meeting the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/14/2005 10:46:50 AM
Nice colors. I wonder what you could have done with the blocks alone on that backgraound.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/13/2005 11:55:14 AM
I like the processing of this photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/12/2005 01:36:27 PM
I like the space around the subject & that you've chosen to place them off center. Small children can be difficult subjects and you've handled it well. I'm on the fence however, with the constructed human forms. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/12/2005 07:49:54 AM
I love this picture and the pink effect given. A great print shot I think. Just not the right challenge. So, it would have been a 9 as a stand-alone. But in this context, well ...
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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