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Challenge: Free Study XIII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Ruston, LA
Date: Sep 28, 2006
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/40 sec
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Sep 30, 2006

 this was a junk photo. i had just gotten my 100mm macro lens in and i was just playing around with it. this was one of the first photos i shot with it. the original is WAY overexposed and was nearly deleted. but then i took it into photoshop and came out with something i really liked very much. i know it's Free Study and this probably won't stand up against the great images that will be in the challenge, but i loved the shot so much, i had to stick with it.

Cropped.
Converted to duotone.
Adjusted Levels and Curves to bring up the contrast.
Dodge and Burn to help the contrast.
Unsharp Mask.
Neat Image.
Added frame.
Saved for Web.

Statistics
Place: 149 out of 615
Avg (all users): 5.9795
Avg (commenters): 7.7000
Avg (participants): 5.8750
Avg (non-participants): 6.3488
Views since voting: 984
Views during voting: 303
Votes: 195
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 10/08/2006 07:20:15 AM
very nice!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2006 06:44:27 PM
Great shot. Beautiful detail and processing. Bumping to a 9. Very nice.
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 10/06/2006 03:09:15 AM
beautiful comp and DOF. 7
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 10/04/2006 11:32:43 PM
very nice use of shallow DOF
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 10/02/2006 12:47:21 PM
Great close-up portrait shot. The whites work well.
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 10/02/2006 12:46:53 AM
this image really does convey intimacy...I would have cloned out the stray hair over her lip, just that one...excellent edit and gorgeous face and composition 9
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 10/01/2006 08:44:53 AM
a definate eye capture type picture
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 10/01/2006 06:44:32 AM
Very beautiful.. great frame/crop, lovely softness, perfect colour choice.
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 10/01/2006 05:23:26 AM
High key? Nice idea.
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 10/01/2006 04:21:11 AM
Superb portrait, love this
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 09/30/2006 10:32:22 PM
Somthing here catches the viewer, and very pleasing in presentation..
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