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Antique Crystal Swan
Antique Crystal Swan
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Challenge: Free Study XI (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Mobile, AL
Date: Apr 29, 2006
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Apr 29, 2006

Mostly just playing around with this shot, but I like it.

Desklamp over and to the right of the swam. Flash bounced off the cieling, slave flash behind the swan pointed at background.

Fairly heavy PP:
Convert CRW_8337.crw from RAW
Crop and Resize
Autolevels
Messed around with 2 seperate Hue/Sat layers for a half desatted look.
Second and third B&W data layer created with Channel Mixer
Second data layer to screen curves adjusted to highlights
Third date layer to overlay.
Adjust Opacities to look.
Agressive s-curve on curves layer.
USM
Auotlevels
Spot edit with blur tool on background and spounge tool.
Save for web

Laugh at Rikki, trying to catch up on comments :-P

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AuthorThread
 05/08/2006 03:45:54 AM
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club. But you know all that anyways.

First Impression - the most important one:
OK ... not really my taste ... but a solid studio shot.

Composition:
This I found a little too centered .. just below the middle of the shot is the swan sitting on the mantle ..I would have like a little higher abopve the swan placing the mantel to the thirds ... Also this is cropped quite tight on the mantle .. I know what bugs me is that I would like to see the swan sitting on something a little larger .. e.g. winder .. to help really balance it.

Subject:
Meets the challenge .. hard not to.

Technical (Colour and light):
I think you have done well here ... there is no flaring the from flashes and lighting ... and the bird is quite elegantly lit.

To grow its vote?:
I hate this question ... take a picture of a boat in a pond ... I have no ideas .. this is after all free study .... I believe it is each to their own here ...

Summary:
Just some detracted thoughts .. hope they make a little sense ... I know you were playing here ... but I think that is how we all learn ...

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/08/2006 02:58:47 AM
Where's the cheese??? ;-P
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/05/2006 02:25:21 AM
Wow! That is beautiful. Love the rose petals.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/03/2006 03:24:20 PM
Good studio shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/02/2006 10:34:22 AM
Very nice...how old is that swan? Too purdy...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/01/2006 10:10:07 PM
very nice - good lighting
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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