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Challenge: Free Study VIII (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: 2005
Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z2
Location: Confederate Cemetery - Fredericksburg, VA
Date: Mar 26, 2005
Aperture: F3.7
ISO: ISO 160
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Humorous, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 31, 2005

 Post-processed with Paint Shop Pro 9

Brightness & Contrast: Histogram (5,1,230)
Brightness & Contrast: Clarify +5
Brightness & Contrast: HMS (0,-10,-10)
Brightness & Contrast: Brightness -2, Contrast +5

Select snow fence in top right background - promote to layer
- Brightness & Contrast: Curves
- Blur: Gaussian Blur +15
- Clean up edges with clone and burn tools

Select nose - promote to layer
- Backlighting +100
- Brightness & Contrast: Brightness -20

Select camera and fingers - promote to layer
- Brightness & Contrast: Brightness -11

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Sharpness: USM (.45,100,0)
Brightness & Contrast: Brightness -2, Contrast +2
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Sharpness: USM (.35,145,0)
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Statistics
Place: 414 out of 507
Avg (all users): 4.9700
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 4.9337
Avg (non-participants): 5.0962
Views since voting: 1106
Views during voting: 323
Votes: 233
Comments: 7
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 03/08/2025 08:56:57 PM
Originally posted by tnun:
why is this kid trying to take a picture of a marshmallow on a dead rosebush in a cemetery? riddles for our times.

LOL Not a marshmallow. He's holding a P&S camera (it's silver). Now, the joke could be on me as you may be tossing some fun sarcasm out there. ???
 03/08/2025 07:10:38 PM
why is this kid trying to take a picture of a marshmallow on a dead rosebush in a cemetery? riddles for our times.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/25/2005 12:31:56 PM
Ha! Funny shot.
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 04/24/2005 02:49:32 PM
like the b+w
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 04/24/2005 01:50:17 PM
this is a really nice shot...the span of shades is very appealing
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 04/23/2005 06:59:00 PM
I don't "get" the photo maybe because it is so busy with things that are not the main subject....
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 04/21/2005 08:46:23 PM
that doesn't not look like a happy camper... i guess you were just there to add insult to injury ;-) good luck in the challenge!
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