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Purple Haze
Purple Haze
aaronb532


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: The Color Purple (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Everett, WA
Date: Jul 2, 2004
Aperture: f/2.2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Jul 4, 2004

 This is the most editing I have done to a picture for a members challenge. I hope it doesn't border on overdone.

Process:
Adjust Hue/Saturation: Aprox. Hue -100
Crop to square image
Clone out label on jar
Duplicate Layer X2
Desaturate Middle Layer
Add Layer Mask to top Layer
Gradient Blend Layer Mask
Erase Background of Layer Mask. Brush set at 65% Opacity, 0% Hardness
Flatten Image
Adjust Levels
Resize
Unsharp Mask
Add Border
Save for Web 88%

The smoke was originally orange because I could not find a purple smoke bomb, believe me I tried! Since I had to adjust the hue to make the smoke purple I desaturated the background so it didn't have a funny color cast.

Statistics
Place: 92 out of 172
Avg (all users): 5.0625
Avg (commenters): 5.6364
Avg (participants): 5.0000
Avg (non-participants): 5.1212
Views since voting: 953
Views during voting: 272
Votes: 192
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/11/2004 08:09:51 PM
that is awesome. I'd love to know how you did that.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/09/2004 05:52:55 PM
A very interesting image - and quite original. Toss the border - or at least remove the purple.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/08/2004 09:21:35 PM
interesting approach to this subject!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/08/2004 07:25:03 AM
The smoke is quite dramatic and the colour is very beautiful and stark. The desaturation works really well to enhance the texture and colour of the smoke.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/05/2004 11:24:03 PM
The lighting lets this image down somewhat. Try placing a strong light directly behind the smoke and reflect some of it back to give the bottle and smoke form and texture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/05/2004 04:06:33 PM
wow eh??? How did you prodice all that smoke...It losk so dense, toxic. ..I
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/05/2004 11:25:25 AM
Would've liked to have seen the bottle not cropped at the bottom. Also, perhaps placed on a solid/plain background other than a woodgrain floor/table. Purple border looks cheesy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/05/2004 09:58:36 AM
I dont know how you did this but bravo. I was thinknig of something along thses lines but I just did nt know how to execute it. Did you take any where you just have the smoke in the shot. Or any with the smoke diffused?
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  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/05/2004 06:47:58 AM
wow, what a great capture. It almost looks like a fabric, great texture.

My only fault would be that I find the border distracting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/05/2004 05:46:37 AM
Wacky! I hope the fire department didn't give you too much trouble when they came out to investigate the call. ;-) Very interesting, creative shot for this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/05/2004 02:42:18 AM
Wierd effect! - 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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