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Challenge: Pieces of the Human Form (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Nikon
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Jan 31, 2010
Aperture: f/ 16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/10 sec.
Galleries: Abstract, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 31, 2010

 Hmmm....well set the timer and shot. The crack refers to the knuckles and not me....well not yet....depends on how this does. LOL!

Post:
Camera raw adjustmens in PSElements 6.0.
Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue saturation.
Adjust sharpness.
Spot edit dust and a distraction or two on a cuticle and some hot spots in the background.
New layer of levels and a layer of gradient map converting to black and white.
Open the levels dialog and adjusted each of the RGB channels.
Flatten.
New Layer, Topaz adjust, dramatic preset, merged down, normal blend mode 51% opacity.
Crop, crop, crop.
Resize.
USM.

Be nice. It's number 700.

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 109
Avg (all users): 6.0778
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 5.9839
Avg (non-participants): 6.1271
Views since voting: 1178
Views during voting: 300
Votes: 180
Comments: 4
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/07/2010 09:24:29 PM
One of my favorites. Great texture and composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2010 02:28:19 PM
how true
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2010 01:32:37 PM
Great textures!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2010 05:39:57 AM
Great texture, emphasized by good lighting. I like the choice of black and white.
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