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Arrr, who goes thar?
3rd PlaceArrr, who goes thar?
hawkeyefilms


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Thar Be Pirates (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Date: Sep 20, 2010
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 30
Galleries: Vintage, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Sep 20, 2010

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sharpen
slight dodging
sepia toned
crop
scale

Wow, this is great. I guess i can relax a bit now. It was nerve racking from the start as I had to validate this image on the first day of the challenge.

It always seems that I don't fully realize the details of my image until after I've packed up the gear and props and I'm sitting in front of the image in post processing. This picture was no different. I have to learn how to fully realize the story before pushing the trigger. I'm glad that your comments also taught me how to improve my processing. Here is a revised version with selective sharpening.
Thanks to justcaree for her TopShot award.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 33
Avg (all users): 6.8674
Avg (commenters): 8.1176
Avg (participants): 5.8182
Avg (non-participants): 6.9628
Views since voting: 4021
Views during voting: 601
Votes: 264
Comments: 28
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 10/01/2010 07:09:56 AM
Congrats on 3rd place. This could be a movie poster
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 09/30/2010 10:20:32 AM
Really wonderful!
Debbi
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 09/30/2010 10:07:11 AM
Well done, David - excellent image, also many congrats on your first ribbon and new PB.
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 09/30/2010 06:31:11 AM
Well done to you,this was one of my eights,and I,m a very low scorer.
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 09/29/2010 03:30:55 PM
Great concept and congratulations on your first ribbon. Another change you could try in your post processing steps is to not do any sharpening until after you size the image to 800 pixels. I don't know if your software has Unsharp Mask (USM) but if you do, here are a couple of settings you can use after you size the image.

Amount 100% Radius 1.0 or Amount 75% and Radius 0.75.

I find one of these two settings will work after I downsize my image.

Tim

Message edited by author 2010-10-03 13:59:54.
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 09/29/2010 10:50:20 AM
Congrats on your first ribbon!
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 09/29/2010 08:59:19 AM
Congratulations on your ribbon and PB! awesome photo!
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 09/29/2010 02:13:22 AM
Congrats on what I assume will be the first of many ribbons for you.
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 09/28/2010 10:53:09 PM
Congrats on your first ribbon! Great work.
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 09/28/2010 10:02:37 PM
Awesome!! Congrats on your ribbon!!
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 09/28/2010 08:36:40 PM
Great mood, perfect processing. It doesn't even matter that he shops at Pier 1 ;-) Glad to see it ribbon - congrats!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/28/2010 04:30:38 PM
Quite a scary pirate indeed!
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 09/28/2010 06:48:20 AM
Lookin good to me.
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 09/27/2010 01:16:04 AM
good stuff
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 09/25/2010 12:00:55 PM
good effects
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 09/25/2010 03:54:53 AM
this is the other of my top 3 shots. really great atmosphere in this photo, great colouring and lighting. Love the teeth and the smoke, really nice work ;-) added to fav's.
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 09/25/2010 12:47:12 AM
A real pirate shot, 10 from me.
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 09/24/2010 08:43:01 AM
This is almost so incredibly good. The pov, the lighting, the fog, the lantern. I can't put my finger on it. Perhaps the image is too noisy, and the lit areas are a bit murky? Maybe it's the reddish tone of the image, or a lack of contrast. I can't diagnose it.
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 09/24/2010 05:54:03 AM
Love the sepia tones in this composition. It gives it the feel and mood of a time long past - and for some reason it specifically makes me thing that this would be a great photo to include as a picture illustration in the classic pirates tale, Treasure Island. Love all the attention to details. The fog makes it appear as if he is emerging from the shadows and adds a bit of mystique and menace. Lighting is great for the lighting your subject from underneath always casts shadows on the face that makes it look evil;menacing. Details: costume is great and even the detail with 'missing teeth' strengthens the imagery of a nasty and dangerous pirate.
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 09/23/2010 09:33:03 AM
Fantastic shot. One of my favorites. Well done.9
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 09/23/2010 03:36:06 AM
The image looks a bit over processed but I love the tones, and his expression/costume!
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 09/23/2010 01:30:43 AM
The pirate on the burning deck... great realisation of a really smart concept. Normally I would have mentioned that it doesn't seem that sharp, but here that adds to the 'early photo' type feel you have given it with the sepia toning. Great job. Ribbon?
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 09/22/2010 03:45:23 PM
Wonderful image; the lighting, fog and color are great. My favorite of the challenge.
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 09/22/2010 09:38:27 AM
Very nice!
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 09/22/2010 08:07:00 AM
top 3!
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 09/22/2010 05:07:31 AM
This should be the winner IMO... very cool.
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 09/21/2010 11:17:34 PM
Very grimy, very cool, though I think it's grainy to the point of appearing pixelated.
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 09/21/2010 08:36:05 PM
Very cool
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