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Late Autumn
Late Autumn
meyers


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Challenge: Duotones III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Nov 10, 2007
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Children
Date Uploaded: Nov 11, 2007

This is my first attempt at a duotone, and I didn't realize how to get this effect in Photoshop ("why is this option disabled??"). During processing, I saw the blur of the streetlight right down the middle. Unfortunately, this is my best shot of the day, so I'll tough it out with angry voters.

In Photoshop, I bumped up the contrast, gave a slight adjustment to curves, and desaturated before going to the duotone menu. I picked a sepia-looking second color, and resized the image for submission.

Statistics
Place: 154 out of 295
Avg (all users): 5.5860
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.4272
Avg (non-participants): 5.8889
Views since voting: 892
Views during voting: 207
Votes: 157
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0


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02/21/2008 08:31:15 PM
you made the nice choice going with the sepia. i love your chioce of DOF as well, i like how the trees in the back round are enough that oyu can tell he is sorrounded by trees and fallin leave. cute moment, well put together.
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11/19/2007 11:19:53 AM
That's funny - the street lamp did not bother me, I just accepted it as part of the background. I love how all pictures here are "supposed" to be staged so perfectly. I love the blurred background and how you've caught the boy looking up at the enormous tree.
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11/19/2007 03:36:17 AM
OK, this just goes to show how out of touch I am with DPC. I didn't even notice the freakin' light pole 'til you told me about it. I really will work harder on my "find the technical/compositional flaws" skills. I just really liked it, that's all. :-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/17/2007 03:48:35 AM
Makes me smile! The wonder of youth - if only we could keep some of that as we grow up. Nice choice of toning, too.
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11/14/2007 05:45:11 PM
Oh, I really like this image. The DOF and focus are wonderful and the b&w conversion is excellent. Nice tones too. 9
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11/12/2007 11:45:33 AM
this is a nice image, but the street lamp in background distracts to me
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