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Breakout
Breakout
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Spots (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: art building
Date: Nov 14, 2006
Aperture: f3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125th
Galleries: Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Nov 14, 2006

 I like how this shot is is a breakout of sorts:
Breakout as in the breakout of a disease (in this case, the wild Nigerian spot disease that is rarely contracted from petting leopards)
Breakout as in an emergence from a restrictive condition or situation (in this case, a frame)
Breakout as in surpassing a previous achievment.
Breaking out of the box.

Editing:
Opened in RAW: Contrast, fill light, shadow contrast, highlight contrast, color balance, sharpness, bit of noise reduction.
Photoshop: crop, desaturate all colors except red and yellow, levels, crop (with slight perspective adjustment), canvas size (to get the border hopefully looking about them same on all sides), slight rotation, minor color balance, minor neat image, size 640, USM.
Disqualification Details
You may not distort or stretch your image in any way.

Statistics
Views since voting: 1181
Views during voting: 609
Comments: 23
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 11/26/2006 06:16:44 AM
Was DQed due to use of perspective cropping. Otherwise legal. Bummer.
 11/25/2006 03:31:22 AM
WASNT THIS PHOTO VERIFIED DURING THE CHALLENGE? ANYWAY i GAVE YOU A 9.
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 11/23/2006 10:26:24 AM
I knew it - I knew it was illegal.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/22/2006 08:47:53 AM
Great shot. Congrats on your high finish!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/22/2006 07:04:38 AM
"Breakout as in the breakout of a disease (in this case, the wild Nigerian spot disease that is rarely contracted from petting leopards)"

That must be because people who pet leopards usually get eaten.

Congrats on a great finish.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/22/2006 02:02:34 AM
Congratulations on your top twenty finish. I expected this much higher.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/22/2006 01:23:35 AM
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Message edited by author 2006-11-23 10:26:13.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/22/2006 12:29:23 AM
thought this would win...perhaps you should have validated this when you entered it..anyhow, this is an amazing image...should have done a lote better
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/22/2006 12:12:42 AM
Should be hanging in a modern art gallery.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/21/2006 03:26:22 PM
would be better if it were a tad bigger ...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/21/2006 01:43:31 PM
Wonderful shot. Like the action. It seems some what out of focus, but I think it is ok with the movement. 9
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 11/21/2006 08:19:37 AM
Very cool - 7
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 11/19/2006 06:46:39 PM
Quite moving!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/19/2006 02:47:11 PM
very fun portrait. one of my favourites in the challenge. i see the image has been validated, so I would love to learn how did you manage to get your fingers in the frame with basic editing rules. thanks in advance.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/18/2006 07:14:25 PM
The technique is really woking well. He's jumping out of the frame but he's got too may spots and weird look on his face like the spots are huring him
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/18/2006 07:02:05 PM
0-2 meets challenge = 2
0-3 creativity = 3
0-3 technical merit = 3
0-2 biased wow factor = 1
Total 9
Nicely done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/18/2006 05:18:20 PM
Super creative and I can't wait to see how you did the border! Back to bump up to 8. Would have been even higher had the focus been a wee bit sharper but hey - an 8 never hurts!
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 11/16/2006 12:54:20 PM
looove how it looks like you are exploding off your spots
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 11/16/2006 08:11:37 AM
awesome that you had this validated, because when I first saw this, I thought you were a gonna...awesome image and deserving of a ribbon...impactful, perfect, great framing and idea...10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/15/2006 06:38:27 PM
Like the composition, especially the hand in front of the border and the shadow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/15/2006 02:26:47 PM
One of the most original of the challenge
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/15/2006 07:16:03 AM
wow terrifying! like a horde of locusts! funky and original 7
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 11/15/2006 12:23:19 AM
hmm...disqualification?
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