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Day 2 - Cold Steel Retake
Day 2 - Cold Steel Retake
Lonz


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Sony DSLR-A100
Lens: Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 High-Speed for Minolta
Location: Office
Date: Mar 2, 2008
Aperture: 25
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Studio, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Mar 2, 2008

Viewed: 355
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

 Had more time with this one. One strobe camera left 45 degrees in front of subject - if you look closely you can see the umbrella in the reflection. Thanks to ShutterPug for inspiring/challenging me with her comment!

Edits include:

Noise Ninja
Multiple curves adjustment layers (for the face and highlighted areas)
USM adjustment layers (lighten and darken)
Smart sharpen (1.5 at 67%)
Some dodging on the hour markers
Cloning and healing brush for dust and imperfections on the blue face.

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 03/04/2008 08:34:20 PM
Ah Ha! Now you're talking! This is uber sharp and that blue is so deep! Love it!
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 03/04/2008 12:05:44 PM
I really like this one. Looks like an advertisement.
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 03/03/2008 04:14:25 PM
Could i wear it snorkling ??? You did a superb job on this the 2nd time around. It's nice to come here & learn from the side challenges :)
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 03/02/2008 10:25:35 PM
Good retake of day 1. You shot this with some forethought, and it shows. You did some nice touch up work on it too.
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 03/02/2008 10:21:35 PM
Wow. Big improvement on this shot. You really nailed the focal plane this time. Perhaps for your next trick you could show us how water resistant it really is ;)
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 03/02/2008 09:07:59 PM
I really thinnk this is so much better and my only suggestion is to rotate it to a landscape formet..... Well done.....Keep up the good work you are doing.....

Message edited by author 2008-03-02 21:09:20.
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 03/02/2008 04:34:02 PM
Much clearer than the first attempt but I still like the X pattern from the first. It pays to take another look after the comments.
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 03/02/2008 03:32:31 PM
Phenomenal retake Lonz! Barring the 'typical wear and tear' on this watch, I would swear it was an ad for a new watch. Thanx for taking the time to create a visual Brown vs Blue example for the thread!
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 03/02/2008 02:43:34 PM
Much nicer. I like the cleaner look of this. You can definitely tell you spent more time shooting this. The reflection is a nice touch too.
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 03/02/2008 01:38:29 PM
I love the kind of "cold" feel of the picture.
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 03/02/2008 01:09:23 PM
Great reflections and I love the blue of the watch face :o) From this shot I reckon you are about 6 hours behind us here ;o) Oh and...I think I spot a dust bunny still, sorry :o(
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