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The First Anniversary
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Challenge: Extreme Emotion: Faceless (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S200
Location: Groton CT
Date: Jul 18, 2007
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jul 22, 2007

 Another entry featuring my backside...and another 'acting job'

Thank Goodness I don't have this to worry this topic in reality! I bought some flowers for my wife (living THANK GOD!!!!) for our anniversary. I was driving by this old graveyard on my way to pick her up to go out for our Fifteenth wedding anniversary (Hurray!) dinner. Anyway, I had no intent on entering this week, but the drive by the grave yard with the flowers got me to thinking...


I sure love my wife with all my heart...I just hope she forgives me for this one....

Editing:
Adjusted levels, bri/contrast, and selective desaturation of all the channels except magenta.
Cropped to size (including slight horizon correction)
Save for web
Open image and USM at large radius then small radius
Tweeked overall saturation once again to mellow out the remaining magenta showing in my skin
Save for web

I want to thank everyone who provided some really good feedback on my photo. I agree with many that the composition, angle and b/w conversion are not the greatest. It really was a last minute entry - and I really didn't take as much care as I should have for set up and planning. The result is okay and could likely be improved with some of the pp suggestions I received. Thanks again for the excellent feedback!

Statistics
Place: 40 out of 110
Avg (all users): 5.7455
Avg (commenters): 6.3077
Avg (participants): 5.1944
Avg (non-participants): 5.8285
Views since voting: 970
Views during voting: 411
Votes: 275
Comments: 14
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 08/05/2007 03:26:44 AM
Very good use of the subject and challenge. Well done.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/30/2007 07:11:49 PM
A bit blown out in the highlights, but a powerful shot nonetheless. Good composition.
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 07/30/2007 02:38:54 PM
I like the idea, but not the composition or contrast. I would prefer to see less grass and to have some detail in the highlights.
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 07/30/2007 10:38:21 AM
Everything but the composition is favorable to me. Good shot.
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 07/29/2007 02:45:23 PM
Good use of desaturation. Nice composition...sad image.
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 07/28/2007 01:46:41 PM
I would not have highlighted the flower packaging. If this was not a candid shot I would have excluded the flowers all together.
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 07/27/2007 11:52:24 PM
Very emotional and thought provoking image.
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 07/27/2007 11:16:26 PM
Wow...almost got me crying. I like it but I have to wonder why you chose the to color the plastic wrap of the flowers.
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 07/27/2007 05:15:13 PM
basic selective desat?
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 07/25/2007 05:25:39 PM
I like the idea and the shot. I wonder how it'd look cropping off about 1/2 of the grass between the bottom of the feet and the bottom of the picture.
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 07/25/2007 10:59:02 AM
Love the selective desaturation. Good Job. 7
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 07/25/2007 09:06:37 AM
Sigh. . .I sure feel this pain! Nice job.
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 07/24/2007 09:29:28 PM
i like the concept tho i find the b&w to be a tad bit flat /7
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 07/24/2007 08:28:15 PM
How sad. Nice work!
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