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Challenge: Blue II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: lounge window
Date: Jan 28, 2006
Aperture: f9
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60th
Galleries: Family, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jan 31, 2006

 Got a mud face pack from Southland, which was actually greenish when dry. Shot in RAW, in front of a window, with some fill-in flash, and shifted the colour balance to make it look blueish. Many outtakes. In RSE, I increased shadow and highlight contrast, slight increase in saturation, then saved to jpg, and opened in PS7, for resize, border, save for web and slight unsharp mask.

Statistics
Place: 116 out of 446
Avg (all users): 5.4748
Avg (commenters): 6.3077
Avg (participants): 5.4333
Avg (non-participants): 5.5169
Views since voting: 1081
Views during voting: 313
Votes: 238
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/07/2006 11:11:57 PM
LOL - cute idea and well executed. 10.
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 02/07/2006 10:29:22 PM
~Great picture!!~
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 02/07/2006 05:35:43 PM
Why did you do this to her face? The blue eyes are gorgeous!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/07/2006 08:18:40 AM
Beautiful use of blue here, I like how her eyes blend well with some of the tones.
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 02/05/2006 09:39:37 PM
nice shot...hope this does well for you
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 02/04/2006 07:22:51 PM
good shot
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 02/03/2006 07:54:32 PM
A very good photo!
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 02/02/2006 10:34:38 PM
I like the eyes.
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 02/01/2006 11:38:30 PM
Unique entry! Not sure about teh "sparklies" in the wet parts of the mud, but the different textures and the blues are great!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2006 09:28:24 PM
Your white balance seems a little too far off and is causing a rather unflattering blue cast to the skin. There was enough blue elsewhere in the image that this blue cast was not needed. The eyes are very pretty though and with better post processing this would have been a lot better.
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 02/01/2006 09:25:56 AM
At first glance I was going to vote this pretty low. I thought it was, well...pretty ugly. LOL....But after further consideration, I think it took a lot of work, and I love the eyes. Given this was basic editing, I am going to vote this a decent score for creativity with what looks like added sparkles and paint.
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 02/01/2006 08:41:38 AM
My first thought was that the mask is pulling her eyes open and pushing her lips together. Not crazy about this, but that is just my preference. I do like that her eyes are very clearly focused. :)
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 02/01/2006 07:23:14 AM
This is kinda cool, but y'know, I reckon those blue eyes could have worked without the paint, which keeps drawing away from the eyes.
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 02/01/2006 02:52:53 AM
All the stuff on her face really takes away from her pretty green eyes. In my opinion I would have left it off
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 02/01/2006 01:53:13 AM
Ha, outstanding creativity! Looks like there's a real cutie behind all that stuff. Nice tight crop and sharpness - the eyes just pop! <10>
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