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Challenge: Selective Desaturation II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: My living room
Date: May 19, 2007
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: May 20, 2007

 My lovely wife pretending to eat sushi. She HATES this stuff, but I wanted her pretty smile and she agreed to do it. Lit with a 580Ex in an umbrella and a reflector. I choose this roll for it's simplicity. There were many fancier sushi rolls to choose from, but had too much going on in there to where it would be too busy for the desat.

PP:
Selected the sushi and made a new layer with it. Desaturated background. Used the sponge tool to desaturate the "white" rice and seaweed. Cloned a couple small areas on rice where it was separating. Some minor dodging/burning. Crop, resize, usm, added border, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 47 out of 556
Avg (all users): 6.1042
Avg (commenters): 7.6875
Avg (participants): 6.0423
Avg (non-participants): 6.3333
Views since voting: 1363
Views during voting: 374
Votes: 240
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/27/2007 04:57:06 PM
While it's beyond me how people can eat these things I do enjoy this photo. I would like it more with the entirety of the roll being in focus and without the large gap between ingredients. The gap has become the only thing I can focus on.
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 05/26/2007 04:13:04 PM
I love this image. Great composition, DOF, and saturation.
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 05/24/2007 07:03:00 PM
I love when something simple content is elevated to art through good ole creativity. one of my tens. well done.
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 05/23/2007 03:30:48 PM
Good stuff Good shot. Wheres the sauce? 6
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 05/23/2007 11:52:45 AM
Good stock photography that works well with the desat but let down a bit by the focus. It's a shame it's not sharp through the whole plane of the food. Good luck
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 05/22/2007 03:30:32 PM
I want her perfect teeth! But seriously, nice work ...
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 05/22/2007 12:45:50 PM
I spotted this one while browing through, it really stands out, great job!
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 05/22/2007 12:18:31 PM
I love sushi...this is fantastic!! Great color and B&W
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 05/22/2007 11:35:21 AM
nice teeth, Cool colors, 8
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 05/22/2007 10:40:20 AM
Nice job.
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 05/22/2007 09:15:20 AM
love it! 9
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 05/22/2007 04:30:58 AM
very nice, like comp.
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 05/21/2007 09:17:35 AM
great idea ... works really well with this theme ...
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 05/21/2007 08:53:00 AM
awsome
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 05/21/2007 08:17:06 AM
Love it!!! This seriously makes me want some maki sushi
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 05/20/2007 08:48:46 PM
Oh my, now I know they have the best sushi here in NY. Nice photo though. nicely composed and crisp focus.
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