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His Head Is All Stuffed With Fluff
His Head Is All Stuffed With Fluff
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Challenge: Stupid Gifts (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Date: Dec 26, 2007
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Macro
Date Uploaded: Dec 26, 2007

 A fairly random shot of a Pooh bear (a gift for my unborn daughter). I don't think it fits the challenge at all, but I'm gonna try to shoehorn it in here (well, really my interpretation of the challenge is that the toy is literally stupid because it has no brains, but that ain't gonna fly). I don't expect it to score well, but I like it.

Shot in RAW: auto everything in ACR

PS:
No crop!
Acidify action
A bit of dodge/burn on the fur
Hue/Sat layer (desaturated the yellows a bit)
Resize
USM (300/.3/0)
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 79 out of 111
Avg (all users): 5.0586
Avg (commenters): 4.8889
Avg (participants): 4.8958
Avg (non-participants): 5.0995
Views since voting: 728
Views during voting: 363
Votes: 239
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/02/2008 05:15:42 PM
OOF
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/02/2008 03:39:52 PM
I wouldn¡¦t exactly call this gift a stupid one ¡V it is quite cute actuallyÆ’º
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/02/2008 02:26:24 AM
"...and visions of 'cotton candy' dancing in its head..." :}
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/31/2007 09:59:28 AM
nicely chosen aspect
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/30/2007 11:18:12 PM
Ahhh - a Site Council look-a-like teddy bear.
;)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/29/2007 07:46:12 PM
It's the eggnog that does it. He needs to stay off the sauce.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/29/2007 07:18:22 PM
I like the tight composition a lot here, and I think this photo would jump from good to great with a little more focus on the bear's nose. I love the clarity you've caught in the fur on his head, and I think I'd like to see that extended all the way through. Love the lighting and the contrast between his yellow fur and the dark backdrop.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/28/2007 07:14:48 PM
Um - what is it?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/27/2007 09:17:19 AM
Lovely colour!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/27/2007 05:33:20 AM
Not sure if this is a stuffed animal or a broken pillow.... too close?
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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