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Boring
Boring
paynekj


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Challenge: Bored II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
Location: My Kitchen
Date: Dec 14, 2009
Aperture: F8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2
Galleries: Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Dec 14, 2009

 Another in a long line of boring self-portraits

Just for my own amusement really, I took some pictures trying to look bored and when processing one I tried it high-key and thought hmmm... So I put on a white shirt and took a couple more. The result probably looks more wistful than bored, but what the hell, I had a bit of fun doing it so I'm inflicting it on you.

Let's see how many complaints I get about my personal grooming this time.

Lighting - The room light which is a 20W low energy bulb and has a paper ball type shade and a silver reflector on the table in front of me.

Processed using Gimp 2.6.7
rotated to portrait
converted to mono using the channel mixer
curves to get the blacks black
re-sized
sharpened
hue adjustment to make it slightly blue

The original looked like this:

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 76
Avg (all users): 6.1198
Avg (commenters): 7.7000
Avg (participants): 6.0750
Avg (non-participants): 6.1299
Views since voting: 1123
Views during voting: 361
Votes: 217
Comments: 13
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/23/2009 08:13:27 AM
I really like this... thanks for posting the original and your processing steps.
 12/23/2009 02:25:27 AM
Nice job on the processing.
 12/22/2009 09:33:18 PM
I loved this image - it's simplicity is the key. Just perfect for the challenge!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/22/2009 07:35:56 AM
High key works very well for this. Good luck.
 12/19/2009 04:53:55 PM
I see what you were doing with the exposure, I just worry its to bright. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/19/2009 04:31:32 AM
Excellent tone. Almost bored to death!
 12/18/2009 03:24:32 AM
Great expression and high key is very effective at both concentrating the eye to the face and adding to the sense that all around is dull uniformity. One of my top picks in this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/17/2009 04:13:52 PM
I had a hard time with this because the capture indicates an emotion that extends beyond boredom - almost into despair or depression. However, boredom is a component of depression so it does work. After thinking about it for a while, I've concluded that so far, it's the best that I've seen in this challenge and worthy of ribbon consideration. Technically and artistically competant with a strong visual and emotional impact. A favorite. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/17/2009 09:34:27 AM
I like this... And as a rule I do not like high-key...
 12/16/2009 04:27:13 PM
Great high key shot depicting the bored challenge. In all honesty I think low key may have been a more obvious choice, so this was unexpected. You did capture a very dreamy effect with the high key which serves to add a sense the man is daydreaming!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2009 04:22:05 PM
seems to say more sorrow than bored to me, but still a good pic
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2009 11:00:24 AM
Superb high-key image! Emotive. Image captures the challenge topic well.
 12/16/2009 05:44:32 AM
I can't decide if he is bored or sad, but I love it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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