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My play station
My play station
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Challenge: Self-Portrait III (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Date: Feb 11, 2005
Aperture: F4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 10, 2005

 Early morning ritual.
Computer on Check
Coffee Check
Smoke Check
Update Check

Used the remote to fire its hiding behind the coffee mug :) can bounce!
Only lighting is a desk lamp to my right and back, large black cloth use as backdrop over distractants. A different crop would be nice but as this is taken through a exterior window that is inside it was not possible.

Adjustments
NEF
Small perspective crop
Clone in a little extra black background (Top right corner) and 2 small spots.
layers
levels
curve
brightness/contrast

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Place: 200 out of 247
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Votes: 317
Comments: 4
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/20/2005 03:26:44 PM
Men at work. lol Good everyday-like shot with just the right lighting. Bumping up.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/20/2005 09:12:01 AM
Well done Bob...I got a play station like that aswell :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/19/2005 03:29:24 AM
Great shot.
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 02/14/2005 08:36:29 PM
An informal portrait with some essential formal design. Composition & cropping is respectable. The sepia is a good choice , it generalizes, subdues and mutes the unnecessary. I admire the pitch black blended background/ shirt integrated as design element.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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