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Challenge: Furniture (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Los Angeles
Date: Feb 28, 2007
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/25
Galleries: Interior, Urban
Date Uploaded: Mar 1, 2007

 I found this in an old empty building in Los Angeles, and the early morning light was just right coming from a window to the left. I know, a metal chair is not really "furniture" to most people, but to some it very well could be, in the right environment. I was hoping to create a mood where it looked like somebody with not a lot to do sits in this chair watching the city below.

Converted from RAW to 16 bit tiff, used shadows/highlights, selected the chair, window, and room, made new layers with those and adjusted levels, saturation, and usm separately. Cloned out some small debris on the floor. Dodged and burned in small amounts in different areas (although it looks like a lot more than I did). Flattened and ran through Neatimage for noise, adjusted levels a little more, resize, more usm, border, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 163
Avg (all users): 6.6396
Avg (commenters): 7.5556
Avg (participants): 6.3875
Avg (non-participants): 6.8120
Views since voting: 1974
Votes: 197
Comments: 30
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 04/02/2007 01:11:43 AM
very nice, especially the lighting.
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 03/12/2007 07:46:20 PM
Very nice. I like the different layers of interest. Congrats on top10!
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 03/12/2007 03:41:50 PM
One of the much more interesting photos of this challenge. Like it a lot.
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 03/12/2007 03:38:24 PM
Love it!! Congrats on a top ten shot!
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 03/12/2007 05:38:22 AM
Yay! Nicely done!
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 03/12/2007 04:12:38 AM
What were you doing in an "old empty building" in LA???

Nice photo!
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 03/12/2007 03:47:06 AM
WTG on the top 10!!!!
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 03/11/2007 11:36:09 PM
This is fantastic. Love the warm tones. Congrats on top ten.
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 03/11/2007 09:08:41 PM
Congrats on a top 10 finish :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/11/2007 01:01:36 PM
Great job on lighting this. I love how the shadows work on this.
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 03/11/2007 10:34:02 AM
great light...I really like the building in the window
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 03/11/2007 04:09:58 AM
Nice composition. Range of colors and contrast is pleasing. Interesting lighting.
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 03/11/2007 03:24:26 AM
It reminds me of "Rear window" movie. Just the wheelchair is missing. (commenting only)
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 03/10/2007 03:54:18 PM
This image is so good (well-seen, composed and processed) and strong (contrasted and sharp), it would, IMO, benefit from a plainer border. If it doesn't ribbon, I'll eat my pen.
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 03/10/2007 06:42:00 AM
This is very interesting! The lighing is perfect and I love the shadows. Color is wonderful and the reflection on the chair seat is nice. Even the border adds interest. Nicely done. 10
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 03/09/2007 01:21:40 PM
such an eye for an engagingly interesting composition -- one of my favorites this challenge
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 03/09/2007 01:01:07 AM
Just superbe... Love the dramatic lighting..
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 03/08/2007 05:53:07 PM
This is really cool. Great Idea :-)
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 03/08/2007 11:41:48 AM
Nice light and color
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 03/08/2007 08:23:56 AM
Great shot! Love the composition
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 03/08/2007 04:54:35 AM
wonderfull still life quality
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 03/07/2007 06:09:06 PM
great shot, love it
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 03/06/2007 06:48:51 PM
Awesome and defiantely one of my favorites...
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 03/05/2007 03:36:46 PM
Excellent, provocative, great lighting, nice dodge & burn, the deep DOF makes it a winner. 10.
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 03/05/2007 12:12:22 PM
Great tones - Nice capture - Maybe just a tad too much PP on the building behind?
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 03/05/2007 08:43:05 AM
Very nice lighting, great photo.
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 03/05/2007 06:57:59 AM
Nicely composed
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 03/05/2007 06:52:56 AM
Great colors and lighting here...the vintage wallpaper makes it for me! *7*
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 03/04/2007 07:31:02 PM
Makes me think of the movie "Rear Window." I like the tones. The reflection on the seat of the old metal chair is good. I like it.
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 03/04/2007 07:13:54 PM
Very creative. I like the colors and lighting. 8
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