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Challenge: The Number 10 (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED
Location: Iceland!!!!
Date: Jul 4, 2006
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jul 4, 2006

I wanted to make a "poor-people-in-Africa-National-Geographic" style photo of hands with "Goodman/Heida/Joey" post processing. My grandma and my little sister are the owners of the hands. The only light we used was the light from a window above us. I post processed it a lot. I think it is maybe a little over processed. I also think it won't be doing well because of the post processing. But I don't care, I did my best.
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Whohoooo, a blue ribbon! Two ribbons this week. Thank you for all the comments and the great votes! I'm so happy right now:)

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 219
Avg (all users): 7.2290
Avg (commenters): 8.5758
Avg (participants): 6.9574
Avg (non-participants): 7.4417
Views since voting: 20401
Views during voting: 530
Votes: 214
Comments: 104
Favorites: 46 (view)


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07/23/2006 02:12:45 PM
There is a very good chance I'm hopelessly in love with you now.
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07/23/2006 12:53:21 AM
Amazing. ART at it's best. Congrats. LOVE IT.
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07/22/2006 10:19:28 PM
I like the Positif attitude of the photographer "I don't care, I did my best" that's the spirit keep goin man.... W E L L D O N E. Excellent composition with wonderful image...great impact...congrats. Simply the best.congratulations! 10
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07/22/2006 03:58:02 AM
glæsileg mynd hjá þér, þú gjörsamlega ownar DPC þessa dagana :)
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07/21/2006 12:04:16 PM
Well Done!!!
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07/19/2006 03:25:07 PM
Congratulations on your first blue ribbon Magnús, Very well done!
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07/19/2006 01:29:14 PM
post processing in the right hands can be a beautiful thing. no pun intended. i could easily see this on an album cover. great job!
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07/19/2006 07:55:48 AM
very good photo! congrats!
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07/19/2006 04:18:50 AM
deserved...simple and complex...diffiult task.
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07/18/2006 07:18:40 PM
A very moving image. Congratulations :)
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07/18/2006 05:53:47 PM
Congratulations on a wonderful image and your Blue Ribbon
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07/18/2006 04:39:24 PM
awesome man!
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07/18/2006 10:02:45 AM
Well deserved. Framable and museum quality. Love it.
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07/18/2006 09:37:01 AM
Til hammo!
Glaesileg mynd thó hún sé adeins yfir processud fyrir minn smekk.
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07/18/2006 09:02:17 AM
Awesome photo. Love the draganized look. You deserve the ribbon, congrats!
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07/17/2006 11:04:34 PM
wonderful image...very impacting...congrats on the first place!
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07/17/2006 11:00:36 PM
Very touching as the timeline of the human experience kiss at this juncture. Congratulations on your BLUE!
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07/17/2006 10:40:21 PM
Great job Magnus, two ribbons in one week awesome! I may have the highest score for D50's right now but you have the 4-3 lead for pics on the D50 page. Your on fire keep it up!
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07/17/2006 10:14:56 PM
Lovely, lyrical and exactly th elook you were going for. Next time, don't sell yourself short in your comments! MMM
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07/17/2006 08:52:27 PM
Great job, congratulations! Beautiful work.
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07/17/2006 06:18:21 PM
Congratulations on your Blue! A dramatic image well presented, fine work!
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07/17/2006 06:13:44 PM
Awesome job! Congratulations
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07/17/2006 03:43:20 PM
Congratulations Magnús! Excellent work!
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07/17/2006 02:30:57 PM
Congrats on the blue! Beautifully executed!
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07/17/2006 02:12:27 PM
congratulations! Well done!
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07/17/2006 12:47:14 PM
Til hamingju! Glæsilegt hjá þér!

Kv. Hrannar
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07/17/2006 12:35:07 PM
Congrats on your ribbon! Truely a beautiful shot, but your grandma's thumb makes me cringe; is she double jointed?
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07/17/2006 11:47:50 AM
Very emotive and strong image! Excellent work!
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07/17/2006 11:45:38 AM
great job kid! i gave it a 10! wonderful post processing
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07/17/2006 10:41:54 AM
Great job!!!
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07/17/2006 10:19:49 AM
congrats on the blue, with a very powerfull image
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07/17/2006 08:10:41 AM
Crikey! When you're hot you're hot! Congratulations.
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07/17/2006 07:36:16 AM
The PP really makes this picture. Congrats!
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07/17/2006 05:48:27 AM
Simple but yet so beautiful! Greate job! Frábær mynd Magnús, þú ert vel að sigrinum kominn.
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07/17/2006 05:16:28 AM
Great job! You do have abundant talent!!
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07/17/2006 04:30:01 AM
You are amazing! Blue ribbon just seconds after the red one. Terrefic image. Innilegar hamingjuóskir.

Message edited by author 2006-07-19 16:10:23.
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07/17/2006 04:28:48 AM
Congratulations, Og til hamingju með borðann. Virkilega skemmtileg útfærsla á mynd hjá þér.

Message edited by author 2006-07-18 06:02:59.
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07/17/2006 04:28:15 AM
And the kid is smoking hot! Congrats, told you it wouldn´t be long till you ribboned, just have to follow your own style kiddo like I said. Now only red left, I have a feeling it won´t be long ;)
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07/17/2006 04:18:47 AM
Til hamingju með borðann flott mynd
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07/17/2006 04:16:45 AM
Wonderful piece! Congrats very much on the win with this fine image.
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07/17/2006 03:16:58 AM
What a great picture!!! Congrats on your second ribbon in as many weeks! Well done!
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07/17/2006 02:42:43 AM
Huge congratulations young man!!! Your second ribbon - a blue at that - and on the same home page as your first! Well done!!! Great work.
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07/17/2006 01:51:07 AM
I love the photo.. Powerful impact..
Keep up the good work.. :)
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07/17/2006 01:25:28 AM
Man you're on fire. Congrats on this fine piece of work.
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07/17/2006 01:14:36 AM
Superb !!! I love what you did with this one. Congrats on your well deserved ribbon !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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07/17/2006 01:09:57 AM
Another ribbon Magnus! Great job!
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07/17/2006 01:09:14 AM
Great image Magnus a well deserved ribbon here.
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07/17/2006 12:50:45 AM
looks like you get to buy your lens. Congrats, what a wonderful shot!
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07/17/2006 12:42:01 AM
This is a very emotional image. You have a lot of talent. Congratulations on the blue.
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07/17/2006 12:35:42 AM
Wow... You are such a talented boy! I keep on comming to your profile to see your pictures `cause I`m in love with your work! Congratulations on your blue ribbon! you deserve it!
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07/17/2006 12:34:45 AM
I think the post processing rocks! Congrats on a very emotional shot!
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07/17/2006 12:26:36 AM
congrats Magnús on your PB and the blue one... Well done :o)
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07/17/2006 12:24:08 AM
This is such a powerful photo! As soon as I saw your photo, I knew it was marked for blue! Congratulations!!!!!!! Very well deserved!

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07/17/2006 12:22:50 AM
Great job!! Congrats on the Blue!!!
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07/17/2006 12:21:11 AM
Strong image for a blue ribbon, well done on your theme.
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07/17/2006 12:20:00 AM
Congrats on another ribbon Magnus! awesome pic
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07/17/2006 12:19:22 AM
Big Congrats on your BLUE, Magnús! This was the last image I saw on the challenge page and thought it would ribbon! Congrats again!
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07/17/2006 12:17:48 AM
A fantastic image, very National Geographic...a worthy blue ribbon...Iceland Rules the Photographic Planet!
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07/17/2006 12:15:37 AM
Good work on this image. It's nice to see something heavily edited do so well. Now I just hope this passes validation... :)

Message edited by author 2006-07-17 00:16:16.
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07/17/2006 12:13:22 AM
Wow! Good going! Making fine use of that membership aren't you? Lovely image, congrats on the blue!
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07/17/2006 12:12:12 AM
Way to go!! Great shot!
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07/17/2006 12:09:51 AM
My top pick for #1, although I will say that I agree that it's overprocessed just a bit... I think the specks in the BG and on the hand are just a little too strong. Gentle use of blur tool maybe?

Your Grandma's hand looks fantastic.
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07/17/2006 12:09:47 AM
Well done! Great image. Congratulations!
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07/17/2006 12:09:36 AM
You're on a roll!! Congratulations on a beautiful photo and a well deserved ribbon!
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07/17/2006 12:08:50 AM
This is good!!! worthy of the 1st place definately.
Missed it during voting though. Congrats
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/16/2006 11:53:27 PM
One of my top-5 picks for sure. Nicely done!
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07/16/2006 09:05:57 PM
that's a nice! love this. Did you really smear dirt on their hands before the shot? or is it processing? Looks too organic to be processed - can't wait to read your comments 8 for now
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07/16/2006 08:19:44 PM
Very well done! I love how their thumbs are interlocked. This should do very well.
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07/16/2006 06:02:55 PM
beautiful contrast and textures in this
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07/16/2006 12:46:01 PM
very nice.
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07/15/2006 10:21:54 PM
One of my favorites, nicely done.
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07/14/2006 11:13:20 PM
powerful shot
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07/14/2006 11:03:58 PM
Nice details and interesting post-processing.
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07/13/2006 08:07:30 PM
Good pw. Like the dirty look on this one :o)
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07/13/2006 07:43:00 PM
Wonderful image ... the lighting, comp ... just gorgeous. Good luck!!
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07/13/2006 04:45:47 PM
Great picture though I think the grungy look is a little overdone. I like the idea of the heavy vignette around the edge with the light focusing on the hands and the dirtiness of the hands is interesting too. The pose of the adult hand looks dreadfully uncomfortable and unnatural.
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07/13/2006 11:45:49 AM
first vote 10, beautiful sight, one of my faves.
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07/12/2006 05:47:53 PM
This is very good. To me its a bit to much processing for my taste. Looks almost painting like. I think rounding the corners with darkness makes it feel not so real but its very good. I am sure it will probably ribbon! Good luck!
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07/12/2006 01:04:31 AM
i really hope this one wins the challenge. this is absolutely breathtaking. very well done.

good luck. 10.
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07/11/2006 06:28:25 PM
You certainly deserve a 10 for this challenge! Good Luck
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07/11/2006 03:39:13 PM
Lots of character in this photo with the comparison of two obviously diifent aged hands. Well done!
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07/11/2006 01:37:06 PM
This is beautiful! This looks like Philup's work??? It's very moving and intense! I love it. Definitely a top pick for this challenge!
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07/11/2006 12:00:21 PM
10! tremendous shot and PP!
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07/11/2006 10:00:04 AM
Nice approach using the obvious age differences between your subjects. The lighting and processing really add to the feeling. 8
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07/11/2006 01:42:45 AM
wow, nice grunge effect, I like your composition as well, what a neat idea for the challenge, I like the burning around the edges to bring out the hands, and the emotion really stands out with the old hand and the young one, 8
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07/11/2006 01:22:37 AM
GORGEOUS, PERFECT processing. i love it. 10
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07/11/2006 12:07:10 AM
Beautifully captured.
Awesome detail and subtle texture.
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07/10/2006 06:27:47 PM
Gritty and powerful. The tones and lighting are superb. 10 :)
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07/10/2006 06:21:08 PM
Could be a winner! Very nice work.
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07/10/2006 01:17:13 PM
Amazing!
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07/10/2006 11:59:28 AM
Awesome. I like it a lot. Nice contrast between the hand of the adult and the hand of the child. Love the editing too.
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07/10/2006 11:37:14 AM
Great texture!
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07/10/2006 11:01:26 AM
I like the look, maybe a bit over done though
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07/10/2006 10:28:55 AM
I predict top 5. Awesome photograph. It's going into my favorites.
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07/10/2006 09:11:10 AM
Fantastic work. Brilliant!
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07/10/2006 09:03:28 AM
I like this. The young/old, bright/dark, up/down approach. 9
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07/10/2006 07:14:24 AM
fantastic...I love the edit and the grittiness of the shot...excellent
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07/10/2006 04:38:00 AM
okay who's been watching joey's dvd??? gl 10+
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07/10/2006 04:14:49 AM
love the textures.
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07/10/2006 03:44:47 AM
A strong image well presented...
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07/10/2006 02:53:26 AM
So manh hands in this challenge, and yet this stands apart. Lovely post-processing. I loved the contrast of old and young. Hope this does well for you.10.
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07/10/2006 02:27:21 AM
10
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07/10/2006 01:37:42 AM
Like the idea and setup. Grunge has a neat effect but other than making their hands look dirty what does it add? Great idea.
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07/10/2006 01:34:49 AM
Excellent clarity. Nice composition and very wonderfully rendered. I like the grunge look - the dark/dirty hands really draws out the details in them. Lighting is wonderful. Nothing I would change at all. Very nicely done. 10
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