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Sweetheart
Sweetheart
mattmac


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Self Portrait V (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Master bathroom
Date: Nov 4, 2006
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Nov 4, 2006

No planning involved.
Put the camera on full auto mode, extended my arm, made a ridiculous face and snapped the shutter. The title came from my wife...

Post Processing:
Used Adobe Lightroom
-Bumped up black point
-Boosted contrast
-Desaturated
-Added vignette.
Loaded into PS CS
-USM
-Resized
-USM (Lab)
-USM
-Save for web

About 3 minutes.


Statistics
Place: 79 out of 193
Avg (all users): 5.7546
Avg (commenters): 7.2000
Avg (participants): 5.6606
Avg (non-participants): 5.8188
Views since voting: 702
Views during voting: 418
Votes: 269
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
11/13/2006 05:30:35 AM
woulda been way cooler with fishing line.

Jes sayin.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/10/2006 06:38:35 PM
Oy, looks like a troublemaker in the pub.
Cool expression.
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11/07/2006 01:40:10 PM
haha what a contrast with the title ;) I don't think you look like a sweetheart at all :P

nice grungy feel.
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11/07/2006 02:42:33 AM
Haha mint capture very grity stubly foto, very sharp! Shot 9
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11/06/2006 09:53:34 AM
Haha awesome title!!!
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11/05/2006 10:41:38 PM
The colors here take the cake to give this image that hyper gritty look of this very convincing pretense. Bump.
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11/05/2006 07:48:57 PM
LOL! I look at the picture, then I read the title. That really made me laugh here - great expression and nice job with light and focus!
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11/05/2006 05:14:00 PM
Creative lighting and expression.
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11/05/2006 12:57:32 PM
Oh shit! Great title! Glad I'm not in prison!!!
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11/05/2006 08:40:11 AM
lol. that title does NOT match that face. creepy but very cool shot.
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11/05/2006 02:51:56 AM
Tha look so mean.....
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11/05/2006 01:08:56 AM
yes darling? hehe
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