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Dust to Dust
Dust to Dust
fifield


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Granular (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
Location: Studio
Date: May 23, 2005
Aperture: f2.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 23, 2005

This shot is not my original idea, I saw it in a recent B&W magazine, though my execution is quite different.
Taken in Studio
The table is a piece of glass over a black cloth, and the background was a bluescreen that I used levels to turn to black.
Lots of post processing, including 3 levels layers and 2 saturation layers, to fine-tune the lighting and contrast.
I cropped and flipped the shot horizontally.
Then I sharpened and added some noise to give the hands more grittiness.

Statistics
Place: 39 out of 327
Avg (all users): 5.9236
Avg (commenters): 7.8182
Avg (participants): 5.7000
Avg (non-participants): 6.1076
Views since voting: 1436
Views during voting: 402
Votes: 288
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/30/2005 05:11:28 PM
awesome pic! I love it!
05/30/2005 01:44:19 PM
Gorgeous reflection. Well done.
05/29/2005 02:18:43 PM
Stunning shot!
05/28/2005 06:08:24 AM
Love that it's off-centre, love the mirrored surface, love the monochrome, love the lighting... I'm swiftly running out of things to rave about! It's simple and stunning! 10!!!
05/26/2005 09:23:57 PM
Great shot, well composed. Only thing I'd change is I would have had him push his shirt sleeve back so it was out of the picture. 8
05/25/2005 11:21:18 PM
This photo really appeals to me. I like the composition and the color tones.
05/25/2005 02:43:06 PM
good picture, may have preferred the action to be a little more towards the centre, but still well done
05/25/2005 01:13:54 PM
great shot. Nice simple idea, love the colours
05/25/2005 11:00:04 AM
...and Ash to Ashes. Good colouring, it gives the right mood. I'd have liked the arms to fade into darkness. 8.
05/25/2005 05:05:03 AM
Good Image...I Like the sepia....8
05/25/2005 05:03:08 AM
Love your toning


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