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giantmike


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Challenge: Collections II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Mar 27, 2012
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Mar 27, 2012

 I will be very surprised if I see any other Atari cartridges in this challenge. I have about 30 games, and always pick more up whenever I see some at a rummage sale. It's quite a bit of fun to play these old games on the 46" HD TV. :)

Lighting for this was a single flash, ungelled, shot through an umbrella. The flash was well above the scene, at camera right,a and pointed down at about a 60degree angle. This made sure the cartridges were nicely lit while not reflecting any light off the glass.

Post Processing:
* White Balance
* Straighten
* Increase Exposure and Recovery
* Decrease black point
* Increase saturation of everything but Pac Man cartridge
* S curve
* Desaturate blue of cartridges
* Decrease green saturation in Enduro cartridge
* Re-saturate Pac Man in a more even fashion (time has taken its toll on his yellow body)
* Export as TIFF
* Resize
* Sharpen Edges
* Save as JPEG

Statistics
Place: 72 out of 105
Avg (all users): 5.0940
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 5.1455
Avg (non-participants): 5.0638
Views since voting: 431
Views during voting: 239
Votes: 149
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/03/2012 04:42:53 PM
This brings back some memories!
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 04/01/2012 07:12:34 AM
Good image. The lighting and reflections are great. Love the DOF. Perhaps move Pacman to the front, as the pitfall relection area is prominent in the image but is just blank and boring.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/31/2012 11:05:14 PM
This one brings back some good memories...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/30/2012 03:44:50 PM
I remember these! I LOVED pitfall! It was one of my favorite atari games. Good focus. Nice collection
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2012 08:58:25 PM
If you had Vanguard or Frostbite it would have been an auto +2.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2012 08:20:51 PM
NO. WAY. 11 for nostalgia, 9 for getting them in the right order, 10 for a great photo to show it off. Thanks.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2012 08:02:54 PM
Nice set up, well presented. And I spot some really oldies in there, is that Pac Man?? Love it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2012 01:36:56 PM
I loved Pitfall!!!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2012 03:34:40 AM
Classics! Nice job putting this together.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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