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Challenge: Cardboard Box (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Pittsburg, Tx
Date: Jul 27, 2008
Aperture: f 8.0
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Family, Humorous
Date Uploaded: Jul 27, 2008

 Yeah, I know. The models are a little too obviously posed. I had to process this quite a bit because the original was slightly OOF. But I still want to see if my assessment of this shot are the same as the community's.

I just hope this beats my average.

Open Raw in CS3
Exposure +.75
Open Image
Crop
Shadows/Highlights 12/12
Contrast +20
Saturation +10
Save for web 1500x1200 @ 100%
Unsharp mask
Neat Image
Save for Web 720 @ 199k

Statistics
Place: 86 out of 95
Avg (all users): 4.7778
Avg (commenters): 5.4286
Avg (participants): 4.7037
Avg (non-participants): 4.8074
Views since voting: 966
Views during voting: 367
Votes: 189
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/03/2008 08:59:16 PM
technically lots to work on but still a great shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/01/2008 12:32:24 PM
This is such an amazing, happy photo! I wish it wasn't quite so washed out looking, but I think the sentiment and the "story" more than make up for it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/31/2008 01:45:25 PM
I guarantee this will make it into the "humorous captions" thread!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/31/2008 12:26:10 PM
This absolutely cracks me up. Colors seem a bit washed out, but I don't think this lends itself to the other HDR extreme. Just a tad brighter.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2008 08:31:01 PM
Creative
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/29/2008 07:47:21 PM
While I find the background busy and feel you could have edited this in a way to make it seem less flat, I love what you did with the challenge - using the box to make a photo, not being a huge in-your-face subject, but part of the photo nonetheless. I think it's a great way to approach the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/29/2008 12:32:17 PM
LOL!! I'm not actually voting at the moment, just clicking through, and this totally cracks me up! What fun this must have been to shoot and set up! Thanks for sharing it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/28/2008 04:14:45 PM
It looks like the family had fun shooting this one!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/28/2008 01:13:47 PM
Looks a little snapshottish. A little more blacks would help get rid of the washed-out look this has, I think. Also, the leaves and plants behind them look a bit oversharpened and way brighter than your subject to the point of distraction.
Best of luck!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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