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Challenge: Brown Ribbon Deja Vu II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Home studio
Date: Feb 8, 2009
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Feb 8, 2009

From Centered Composition III



Several attempts at this to try to stop any reflection in Hazels eye .... ended up cutting a hole for the lens and flash in a black piece of A3 card and poking them through!!

Would love to clone the flash reflection but I think thats too much editing so left it.

Convert from RAW increasing exposure, blacks, clarity, sharpness .... cs3 curves, levels, 50% grey overlay layer to burn the iris to remove eyelash reflections leaving the main flash reflection, sat blues 10%, crop, resize, noise ninja, vignette, save

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 126
Avg (all users): 6.1970
Avg (commenters): 6.8571
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Views since voting: 1429
Views during voting: 259
Votes: 132
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/12/2009 11:18:43 PM
The focus and sharpness of the pupil are outstanding.
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02/10/2009 09:50:55 PM
8, stunning eyes. love the dof also
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02/10/2009 09:38:29 PM
It does meet the challenge



I think you made a mistake by not putting the image number in the title because only after seeing the original it is possible to really appreciate this photo, otherwise the unapealing texture of te skin kind of bothers too much (but then I realized the original has the same kind of texture which gives additional value to this image).

Excellent execution
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/10/2009 02:24:50 AM
Checked original brown. Big improvement here.
Lovely "Eye" image. Super detail in the eye itself. 7
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02/09/2009 05:51:00 PM
What amazing eye you have! Incredible sharpness and detail on the iris and outer lashes. The skin could have used a touch of softening (but not oversoftening). The upper lashes are just too "head-on". Could have benefited from a crimping tool or a slightly lower angle.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/09/2009 02:14:29 PM
This is a lot better than the original.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/09/2009 05:31:18 AM
Nice clean detailed shot of the eye
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02/09/2009 02:19:21 AM
Haha, much better than the original :D
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