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Pawns are the soul of chess. - Philidor
Pawns are the soul of chess. - Philidor
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Out of The Ordinary (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Olympus E-10
Location: Home
Date: Apr 11, 2010
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Apr 11, 2010

 The piece in the middle is from a hand-carved set of chess pieces from India. From 2 exposures, one lit from below the glass chess board, the other lit from a reflector board at a 45^ tilt toward the chess pieces from underneath.

In camera, took photos with 3000^ color balance for the blue cast.

Converted RAW files to JPEGs in RawTherapee, and then edited in Gimp.

Levels
Merged layers with "Soft Light"
Cloned out dust.
Crop
Rotate
Slight USM
Optimize for Web

Statistics
Place: 74 out of 122
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Views since voting: 963
Views during voting: 407
Votes: 181
Comments: 8
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 07/04/2010 07:06:55 PM
Beauty of image: Medium
Technical skill: Medium to high

I agree with Michele's comments about the composition but what I really like here is the lighting - particularly how the shadows are formed on the central piece.
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 07/01/2010 09:26:12 PM
ok now, you have an interesting item in there that is surrounded by some less interesting pieces. this again should be about - what is my focal point? I'll PM you a pic of mine that would give you an idea of what to do. It would be about rearrangement and changing perspective and adding a little DOF.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/14/2010 06:35:21 PM
I think I would have appreciated it a lot more in B&W.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/14/2010 10:54:48 AM
R 3
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 04/12/2010 05:47:25 PM
Love the lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/12/2010 05:08:26 PM
interesting oversaturated though 6
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 04/12/2010 03:51:50 AM
okok,,,, looks like dr Phil ,,, ok one,,,, nothing more,,,,,,,,
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/12/2010 12:57:26 AM
Wow!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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