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Bronzed Baby Grand (Circa 1902)
Bronzed Baby Grand (Circa 1902)
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Fill the Frame II (Expert Editing*)
Collection: 2007 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX
Location: Ledyard, CT
Date: Jan 22, 2007
Aperture: F22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 15 seconds
Galleries: Still Life, Textures
Date Uploaded: Jan 22, 2007

 I tried several angles on this one - trying to get the sound board completely in view and none of the wooden frame - but I ended up really liking this angle best. It seemed to come off as more three dimensional than the others I tried.

1. Opened JPED in Elements 3.0
2 Adjusment layers - Levels, Hue/Sat adjustment
3. Crop
4. Desaturate and colorize to sepia (bronze)
5. Resize for web
6. USM, Reduce Noise and adjust contrast
7. Dodge on cross braces
8. Save for web

Statistics
Place: 61 out of 211
Avg (all users): 5.8141
Avg (commenters): 6.6000
Avg (participants): 5.6747
Avg (non-participants): 5.9726
Views since voting: 719
Views during voting: 229
Votes: 156
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 02/06/2007 02:50:15 PM
wow.. I'm shocked at the 5's & 6's on this.. I was one of your 9's and have just come back around to see where it ended up. OH well, it's a wonderful image IMO, excellent work !!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/26/2007 09:04:29 PM
Meets the challenge for me, nice work!
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 01/26/2007 02:18:52 PM
This is really beautiful. I love the angle you chose for this. 9 for me.
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 01/26/2007 01:37:44 PM
I love the metallic effect, and the curves in this one.
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 01/26/2007 08:29:17 AM
Well there you go, i knew they made organs but i didn't know about pianos, lovely shot, i like the mix of curves and lines.
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 01/26/2007 02:06:19 AM
Excellent close-up.
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