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Me, my camera and my umbrella against darkness
Me, my camera and my umbrella against darkness
redpanda


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Color Portrait II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Home
Date: Mar 18, 2007
Aperture: f/4.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Mar 18, 2007

 Setup as it is shown. The reflection in the lens is due to the circ. polarizer used.
RAW: sharpening, white balance, exposure comp., saturation, noise reduction.
PS: cropping, further up exposure compensation selectively in the non-washed-out areas by layering. Burning washed-out spots on nose, forehead and fingers. Also, to fix 'unburnable' washed-out area on the nose the patch tool was used. Darkening (burning) from the chest down. Selectively lightened the reflection in the lens+further noise reduction there.

I know, I should have fixed my hair...

Statistics
Place: 71 out of 268
Avg (all users): 5.8936
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 5.8065
Avg (non-participants): 5.9789
Views since voting: 1093
Views during voting: 507
Votes: 188
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/25/2007 07:44:12 PM
I find the face in the reflection of the lens very interesting....
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 03/22/2007 07:11:22 AM
Great reflection in the lens.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/21/2007 07:25:18 PM
Nice picture !! Super!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/21/2007 02:57:00 AM
hey, great lighting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/20/2007 08:36:36 AM
A tad bit goofy, but I love humor, and I love this shot. I also love the way it makes me feel guilty for calling it goofy. Its sort of goofy, in a serious, great photo type of way. My fav so far, excellent job, and superior creativeness. 9+
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/19/2007 05:03:49 PM
I did a similar shot before, you can flip vertically and then rotate 180 in PS to make the words legible again (since it was taken with a mirror)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/19/2007 03:14:13 PM
hmmmm were you getting ready for the next nude challange? Nice photo-the lighting is perfect imo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/19/2007 03:15:39 AM
its good!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/18/2007 10:04:03 PM
I almost just blasted this a 5 and moved on before I took a good look. The subtlety of this may hurt you. I had to look to realize that this seems to have been shot in all but total darkness, against a mirror, and the setup must have been an extraordinarily difficult task. I think you did an awesome job and I hope that the voters can see what you've managed to capture so effectively. The soft centered view of your reflection in the lens is just an amazing extra touch. You have done an exquisite work! 10
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