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Challenge: Double Take (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
Location: Games Room
Date: Jun 4, 2007
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100 second
Galleries: Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Jun 3, 2007

 A last minute entry and if it wasn't for the DPL I wouldn't enter this. I still have so much to learn about "studio" lighting. I don't feel the black watch is in focus enough and the detail in it doesn't show through. I also don't like the shadow on the right of the image beneath the silver watch and I haven't quite got the sliver "shining" like I wanted to.

Editing Steps:
Convert from RAW
* shadow contrast +15
* hilight contrast -9
Neat image
On the background
* Levels 0, 1.00, 212
On the silver watch
* Levels 3, 0.64, 255
On the black watch
* Levels 20, 1.00, 255
* Lightness +8
On the hands on the black watch
* Brightness +21
* Contrast +9
Minor cloning of distractions
A little dodging
Flatten
Resize
USM, differently for each watch
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 212 out of 383
Avg (all users): 5.3643
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.3250
Avg (non-participants): 5.4167
Views since voting: 828
Views during voting: 198
Votes: 140
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/10/2007 11:56:07 AM
Nicely lit.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/07/2007 11:37:31 AM
nicely executed but the subject doesn't really do anythign for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/06/2007 08:32:55 AM
Try a tighter crop on the left.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/04/2007 07:30:59 PM
Well photographed, not sure if the pure white background was the best choice, but still well shot, great focus and DOF. Content is a little boring, but thats just opinion.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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