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paynekj


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Challenge: One In 7 Billion (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 for Pentax
Location: My Lounge
Date: Dec 31, 2009
Aperture: F4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/45
Galleries: Portraiture, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Dec 31, 2009

 Self portrait time again. Messing with convention by presenting a portrait in landscape format, so it's likely to score badly, but if I can get a few viewers to tilt their head so much the better.

Light is what is coming in through the patio doors with a white reflector on the floor (see the large catch-lights in the eyes)

Processed using Gimp 2.6.5
Convert to mono using channel filter
- red 0 green 50 blue 50
Curves adjustment to lighten the brighter areas
Colour balance adjustment to warm it up
- midtones Red/cyan +13, Yellow/Blue -13
Crop to reduce the amount of arm, emphasize the face and fill the frame better.
Resize
Sharpen

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/09/2010 09:33:34 AM
Really like the tight crop, a bit more light in the eyes would help lift this shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/06/2010 07:06:00 AM
This question I'm asking myself as well at this very own moment.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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