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It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas
It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas
giantmike


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Christmas Song Titles (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm IS USM
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Dec 28, 2010
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Dec 28, 2010

 This was a very last minute entry. I had some better ideas for this challenge, but I just didn't have time to execute them (I attended 7 Christmases!!). I'm hoping this stays above a 5.

I set this up by putting a cardboard box on the coffee table, and then a black sheet for a base. The Santa is about 10 feet from the Christmas tree, which is was gives this bokeh (a VERY nice smooth bokeh from the 15-85 lens, compared to that hexagon bokeh from the 50 1.8). I then used my flash at 1/32 power with a wireless trigger and a homemade snoot to send some light to the Santa. Took a few tries before I got the different exposures of the scene to balance ok.

Post Processing:
* Straighten
* White Balance
* Increase Exposure and Recovery
* Decrease Black Point and Brightness
* Reduce HIghlights and Increase Shadows
* Topaz Adjust
* Topaz Detail
* Crop
* Increase Exposure, Black Point, and Brightness
* Increase Definition
* Increase Saturation with Decreased Vibrancy
* S-curve
* Reduce Highlights
* Export to TIFF
* Resize
* Save for Web

Statistics
Place: 45 out of 75
Avg (all users): 5.2865
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.1351
Avg (non-participants): 5.3226
Views since voting: 903
Views during voting: 316
Votes: 192
Comments: 3
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/04/2011 04:58:03 PM
Nice depth of field. Lights add a nice bokeh effect. Well lit. Nice one.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/03/2011 07:51:25 PM
represents the challenge well
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 01/03/2011 02:39:08 PM
So cute, perfect technically and I love the colours and bokeh.
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