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Challenge: Something New II (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3
Location: just outside the Neighborhood Danceworks office
Date: May 6, 2004
Aperture: 2
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Interior, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 9, 2004

 I was in a client's neighborhood and figured I'd stop in to see them rather than call later as we had planned. When I looked in her office she was seeing someone so I waited in the stairwell. There was a sun roof at the top that was bringing some nice light in, so I figured I'd snap a few.

I liked this image of the feet and the detail of the railing - it really gave me the impression of someone waiting. But it wasn't quite strong enough of an image until a friend suggested desatching everything but the feet. And bingo.

The focus is a little soft because I had to shoot at a slightly slower than acceptable shutter for handheld to get a good exposure. I leaned against the wall behind me for support when I shot it, and I sharpened a little with USM in PS, but its still a little off.

So in PS I cropped, bumped the contrast a little, USM'd, took into Neat Image, back to PS where I selected the feet and legs and copied to a new layer then desaturated the layer below, resized.

Statistics
Place: 61 out of 187
Avg (all users): 5.8000
Avg (commenters): 7.0625
Avg (participants): 5.7030
Avg (non-participants): 5.9420
Views since voting: 1048
Votes: 170
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0

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 05/17/2004 12:57:43 AM
Nice clean image and a great idea.
I didnt see this in voting but I think its a very good title and image super sharp focus
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/16/2004 10:34:56 PM
I like the desaturated effect of this photo. I think the staircase has great vectors and lighting, but the shoes seem out of place.
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 05/16/2004 09:20:24 PM
That is some old school building...the railings and landing are very nice in BW and I like thecomposition of the blue jeans and sneaks. my only concern here is the non-leveled look of the ralling in the right third....I assume those are your jeans and shoes so I think if you had taken this with you more on angle the leveling might not appear as off....interesting idea and fine execution.
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 05/15/2004 09:32:35 PM
crisp, i love it ... 9
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 05/15/2004 06:42:11 PM
Clear, funny and good.
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 05/13/2004 12:10:45 AM
I like the selective desaturation. I'm sure others will knock you for it.
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 05/11/2004 05:36:44 PM
I really like this, the selective saturation works very well here drawing the viewer's attention to the student's feet. VERY well done.
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 05/11/2004 03:42:53 PM
I dont get it...but the selective desaturation is good.
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 05/11/2004 01:54:10 PM
The technique to desaturate all but one object or color is OK to know but it is way overdone and there really is not much call to use it anywhere really. However, you have done an EXCEPTIONAL job with it in this image. The technical quality here is about the best I have ever seen at this site. This is one of the best images in this challenge.

It is one of my top three choices.
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 05/11/2004 10:19:52 AM
Without the selective desaturation, the idea of the image would be lost. The feet seem almost super saturated. I can't decide if I like it our not... 7
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 05/11/2004 03:59:06 AM
Interesting. I like it.
 05/10/2004 07:09:22 PM
nice play with colors.
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 05/10/2004 05:49:27 PM
Hm... interesting idea. Cant help but thinking the poles create a chaotic, distracting, pattern which is preventing me from be at rest with the composition. . 6.
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 05/10/2004 01:32:15 PM
Excellent b/w work here, good comp.
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 05/10/2004 10:53:04 AM
Nice shading in B&W, I like the blue too. Nice job.
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 05/10/2004 02:20:51 AM
First thing I thought when I saw this shot was that faidoi might have shot it... Great use of leading lines!
TC
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 05/10/2004 01:35:45 AM
Nice repeating lines.
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