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Maple Skeleton
Maple Skeleton
giantmike


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Minimalism in Black and White (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Jul 26, 2010
Aperture: 2.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Nature, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jul 27, 2010

 The maple leaf comes from the tree in my backyard. I put it in my home made light tent, with a blue pillowcase as the background, and stood it up between to chunks of wood. I lit if from both sides, with the right light acting as a stronger backlight to give depth to the many crevices of the leaf.

I really enjoy looking at all the textures and details in this photo. I am guessing that some people won't find it minimalistic because of this.

Post Processing (Aperture):
* Increase Exposure
* Increase Black Point
* Decrease Brightness
* Increase Definition
* Increase Saturation
* Decrease Vibrancy
* Increase Highlights (Increase High Tonal Width and MId Contrast, Decrease Low Tonal Width)
* Adjust RGB Levels
* Adjust Green Levels
* Adjust Blue Levels
* Increase Saturation of Blue and Cyan
* Black and White (R: 21%, G: 39%, B: 4%)
* Sharpen and Edge Sharpen
* Export (to resize and convert to JPEG)

Statistics
Place: 36 out of 177
Avg (all users): 5.9231
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 5.8861
Avg (non-participants): 5.9688
Views since voting: 960
Views during voting: 265
Votes: 143
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/08/2010 07:18:26 PM
Fractalicious.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2010 04:40:38 PM
Nice side lighting - Tones seem a tad heavy though
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/04/2010 03:33:28 AM
Interesting shot; I like how the background isn't a uniform black, but a rather mottled grey.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/03/2010 10:47:50 AM
Good details on the leaf texture...
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 08/02/2010 05:58:11 PM
Terrific lighting on this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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