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I Bokeh da Mule
I Bokeh da Mule
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bokeh (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Rollinsford, NH - USA
Date: Jan 9, 2005
Aperture: f/4.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Animals, Rural
Date Uploaded: Jan 9, 2005

 Did not expect this shot to be the one I chose, but the background really was the best blur factor that I shot all day. The bokeh did leave some wicked strange artifacts tho.

Never spotmeter a dark object on snow! I wound up having to duplicate the background, multiply, mask and then white paint down the overexposed areas (an alternate burn/dodge technique) - I'm pretty sure this is allowed for advanced editing, at least this is how you would do it in the darkroom.

So:
RAW, duplicate layer, duplicate layer
Set 2nd layer to Multiply and BlackMask it.
White Paint over areas that should be darkened.
Merged Visible.
Shadow/Highlight to take just a bit more of the glare out.
Burn the eye.
Clone the halos out of the snowcap on post.
Light USM for contrast.
Size and Submit.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/13/2005 10:58:41 PM
I like this, the only nitpick would be the post in front of the mule
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 01/13/2005 12:18:46 AM
I'ma country gurl and i LOVE this PHOTE...made me smile
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 01/10/2005 11:13:17 AM
perhaps less tightly cropped around the head
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