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Rob O


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Challenge: Black and White Portrait II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: Chandler, AZ
Date: Jan 7, 2007
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 0.8s
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2007

 Acting on one of my New Year's Resolutions, here's my first entry on DPC ... after lurking for more than a year now. And what better way to start than with a self portrait? :)

My wife and family think I'm on the computer 24/7 (hence the title), so I thought that the perfect self representation. Taken tripod mounted (obviously) using Adidt R3 remote shutter release using the remote transmitter.

PP included minor tweaks during RAW conversion then the following in CS3: Slight crop, Selective Color (Blacks + 5%), Channel Mixer for B&W conversion, Curves (intermediate contrast), Levels and finally Smart Sharpen (.75@150%, lens blur/more accurate, basic mode) before downsizing and saving.

Statistics
Place: 152 out of 491
Avg (all users): 5.6323
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.5267
Avg (non-participants): 5.7188
Views since voting: 998
Views during voting: 386
Votes: 291
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/15/2007 05:06:56 AM
Very interesting approach. I like this. Too bad the 'Dell' logo sits so low on the laptop, would have been a little stronger composition if the laptop only took up the lower third instead of half. Nonetheless, nice work. Good luck in the challenge.
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 01/13/2007 07:23:50 PM
Strangely, I got it that it was a laptop before I scrolled down and saw the "Dell". Maybe just me, but I think it looks better cropped halfway up the back of the screen. The "Dell" symbol distracts from the rest of the shot.
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 01/12/2007 04:04:19 PM
Haunting image. - 8
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 01/11/2007 12:26:36 PM
Great lighting, and I like the reflection of the screen in his eyes.
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 01/11/2007 07:41:04 AM
ahahaha... the intense stare of the voter!
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 01/11/2007 06:38:39 AM
love the lighting from the monitor
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 01/10/2007 11:21:12 PM
too much foreground. Great exression and tone. Logo recognizable despite blur. = 6
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 01/10/2007 09:47:10 AM
I know it might have been difficult to convince the viewer that it was a laptop in the foreground without the Dell logo on the bottom, but I really feel that the crop being so low seriously weakens the impact of this shot. 6 from me.
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 01/10/2007 04:17:46 AM
Great detail in the face!
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 01/10/2007 02:08:21 AM
I don't like the fact that this photo is divided in half, I think a tighter crop would help alot, ligthing is good.
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 01/09/2007 11:54:06 PM
don't we all feel like this some times (only 411 entries to vote on that shouldn't take long! ha!) well done
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 01/09/2007 11:40:09 PM
interesting and different composition .. great contrasts going on here .. love the title ...
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