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Challenge: Free Study XIII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Church of the Hills, Hollywood Hills CA
Date: Sep 9, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Black and White, Wedding
Date Uploaded: Sep 28, 2006

 I scouted a church a couple weeks before a wedding, and saw this antique room there in the back of the church. So when the wedding came I knew what I wanted to do with it, and it turned out pretty much just about as I had imagined it. These are the groom, his father, the groomsmen, and the bride's father. Shot with 580EX on a flash bracket with Lightsphere aimed at ceiling.

Converted from RAW. Adjusted levels. I didn't like the distortion, but I was stuck using the ultra-wide due to a cramped room with no space behind me. Corrected (some) lens distortion using transform/perspective. Cloned out some distracting sunglasses on the table. Desaturate, use variations to get the desired sepia tone, and played with the yellow channel some more. Used Neatimage slightly to remove some noise. Created a vignette effect using elliptical marquee tool, inversing selection, set feathering to 200, and adjusting levels. Cropped, resize, usm, added border, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 63 out of 615
Avg (all users): 6.3618
Avg (commenters): 7.1667
Avg (participants): 6.2405
Avg (non-participants): 6.8293
Views since voting: 5951
Views during voting: 317
Votes: 199
Comments: 26
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 10/08/2006 04:44:37 AM
this is completely awesome and you were robbed. Very well done IMO
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/05/2006 07:37:42 PM
Great mood to this. It really feels like it's a hundred years old. 8
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 10/05/2006 10:47:14 AM
I like the old-time feel of this one.
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 10/04/2006 11:10:20 PM
Interesting idea for a group portrait. A little distortion with the wide angle lens in the young guy sitting in the chair is noted. Good job 7.
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 10/04/2006 09:10:24 PM
scientologists or freemasons? ...or bookies?? LOl...great shot, this is gangsta !
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 10/04/2006 03:44:46 PM
Sweet!!! Definitely has that "old" feel - Very nicely done!!
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 10/03/2006 08:18:51 PM
What an awesome vintage shot.
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 10/03/2006 10:35:30 AM
Nice "old school" kind of group shot. I like the setting. It seems to match the subject and treatment very well. The lighting, poses and expression are consistent and engaging.

My only complaint (not a huge one) is that the distortion seems extreme in places, especially on the man seated on the right. His forearms and feet look out of proportion.

Otherwise, very nicely done. I give it a 7.
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 10/03/2006 10:20:27 AM
I just love this! ( they need cigars and women though!) ; )
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 10/02/2006 07:34:33 PM
Interesting study. The biology of mankind in the West has changed since the days that you are trying to depict. The 'gentlemen' in the photo would look more at home with cell phones on their ears. However, you did produce a nice composition with good lighting. 8.
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 10/02/2006 04:08:49 PM
nice sepia, not like the veg so much...googd luck
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 10/02/2006 02:40:17 PM
Very wide angle lens? Leads to a very long legged sitting subject!
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 10/01/2006 10:29:10 PM
Wonderful portrait!
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 10/01/2006 10:03:16 PM
well this just screams old school...great shot
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 10/01/2006 06:29:39 PM
this looks like something out of the SAPRANOS
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 10/01/2006 06:04:55 PM
What a nice nostalgic portrait. Looks like it was taken many years ago. Nice affect and the setting does not give a clue that it was done today.
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 10/01/2006 04:18:57 PM
The sepia tone work well here. I think the young man sitting in the chair takes away from the effect, though.
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 10/01/2006 02:25:38 PM
Very authentic old-time feel to this shot.
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 10/01/2006 12:37:22 PM
This is different. Wow -everything from the carpet to their expressions has a vintage feel. The focus and tones are spot on! Well done. All the best in the challenge.
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 10/01/2006 12:21:27 PM
I like it
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 10/01/2006 11:13:50 AM
A striking photo. I would have moved in or cropped closer on the guys. Feels like too much space around the edges. Good job on the duotone. It has a really vintage feel to it.
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 10/01/2006 09:34:02 AM
cool idea. funny lens distortion though. the guy on the chair looks a little odd hehe. i think that i wold have taken the table in the corner out of the shot but hey, that's me. Well done and good luck.
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 10/01/2006 09:22:31 AM
very classy indeed!
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 10/01/2006 03:17:06 AM
Excellent, and even looks vintage.....
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 10/01/2006 03:02:30 AM
that dude in the chair looks like his head and torso is tiny and his arms and legs are huge! the guy on the far right looks the opposite. interesting.
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 10/01/2006 01:45:16 AM
This is wonderful! Nice work!!
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