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Challenge: Free Study XVI (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S50
Location: Basement-level bar in State College, PA
Date: Dec 27, 2006
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Dec 27, 2006

 You know, the uneditted version of this is verrry dark, and I have a version that plays off of that, but I liked this version. A Free Study is a good chance to try something new.

The processing here was conversion to a quadtone (it's hard to tell, though) and a Levels layer with the blending mode set to Hard Light. The low contrast comes from the mid-point Input Levels slider being pushed hard to the right, and the Output Levels sliders placed close together.

Hope you like this. If not, let me know.

Statistics
Place: 464 out of 488
Avg (all users): 4.5966
Avg (commenters): 5.4444
Avg (participants): 4.4646
Avg (non-participants): 4.9388
Views since voting: 834
Views during voting: 297
Votes: 176
Comments: 24
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 03/13/2007 02:18:01 PM
Hey, just came across this photo. I like it a lot, I guess partially because I had a similar idea some time ago

based on your finish, I am glad I never entered it in any challenge :)
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 01/10/2007 04:36:09 PM
I despair!
This should never have scored so low.
It was never going to win, but should hve scored around the 6 mark. Just goes to show how the DPCers will only vote high on picture postcard entries.
Never mind, i love it.

Kev
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 01/08/2007 08:26:22 PM
Goes to show, in the 3 seconds that people will take to score an image, something outside the box gets tromped. Thank you for trying. good luck and I look forward to more creative work from you.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2007 10:35:49 PM
I don't care for the effect you used.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/07/2007 09:35:02 PM
Quite interesting. Very creative.
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 01/07/2007 07:31:06 PM
Great out of the box shot
9
good luck
ignore any comments you have got that it is lacking contrast or anything.
this is art and makes the viewer think.
good luck

Kev
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/07/2007 03:31:03 PM
Intersting entry, very different from anything else I've seen on DPC in a long time. Doesn't really do it for me, but good luck to you.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/06/2007 11:42:49 PM
perfect title. way to be out of the box in a free study! 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/06/2007 09:20:39 AM
different
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/06/2007 05:11:30 AM
Now that's different! Very cool in its' originality
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/06/2007 01:19:12 AM
Huh?
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 01/05/2007 02:49:31 PM
I'm sure you have a mix of people who like this, and a mix that don't. I personally think it's great just because it is so different. I'll be anxious to see where this ends up. Good Luck to you! 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/05/2007 11:25:36 AM
It's good to see something different here. I could go for it being just a "bit" darker. Also, there is a white spot on left shoulder than could be cloned out.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/05/2007 11:10:37 AM
I'm not sure if I like it...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/04/2007 01:48:03 PM
it's hard to see anything and I am not wanting to see much.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/03/2007 03:19:26 PM
I see YOU .. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/03/2007 09:03:33 AM
great idea 10
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 01/02/2007 06:49:05 PM
not for me I am sory
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 01/02/2007 04:44:15 PM
Lightened a tad too much, in my opinion.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/02/2007 02:36:56 PM
Nice idea - think I might even have taken things a touch further - really keep it in the realm of the subliminal.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/02/2007 01:47:41 PM
WAY WAY too light. I had to tilt my monitor to even see that there was anything there.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/01/2007 05:58:40 PM
I really like this. The lightness paired with the shadow makes it seem a little off balance. This image challenges the viewer which very few here at dpc do and that's worth more than gold. Nice work. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/01/2007 12:14:17 PM
Very different.....but interesting.
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 01/01/2007 12:00:14 PM
what the freak
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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