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Challenge: Black and White in Color (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Dining room table
Date: Jul 22, 2006
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 2 seconds
Galleries: Sports
Date Uploaded: Jul 22, 2006

 When I saw this challenge my first thought was to involve a Chess set but I wanted to have something different invovled. Rather than have the pieces on a Chess board I placed them on what is supposed to be a large board and tried to get across more of a battle feeling - like when the All Blacks do the Haka to a rival rugby team!

It's a shame the white pieces are actually a cream colour. My Photoshop skills aren't up to the stage where I could make them white without being concerned of breaking the challenge rules.

Editing Steps:
Convert from RAW
Curves
Selective curves
Spot editing to remove minor blemishes and reflections

Post Challenge:
Well, I'm not sure what I learnt from this one. Perhaps to experiment more in photoshop? Perhaps that in challenges where there is confusion over exactly what is a DNMC then be sure that your image fits in your mind.

Statistics
Place: 161 out of 263
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Avg (commenters): 5.0000
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Votes: 251
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/29/2006 12:52:31 PM
Another photo of chess pieces??? Whatever. The photo meets the challenge. The focus is fine. The subject matter lacks originality. Good luck in future challenges.
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 07/28/2006 09:02:08 AM
This would have been over the top if the chess pieces on black where actually white
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/27/2006 01:32:34 PM
Cool idea and I like the DOF here, but it just looks strange to me with the pieces all set up but not on an actual chess board.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/26/2006 10:57:10 AM
Good idea. I would have liked it more if the pieces in the foreground were whiter though, they are a bit too yellowish.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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