I used lightroom to process the exposure adjustments, lightroom to saturate to black and white then Nik Viveza for structure and contrast to bring out a dirtier look for the fingers. dodged burned in lightroom around the edges of the top around the index finger and the back where
the hand/thumb is.. Then used the black and white green filter, adjusted a few colors within that, then did split toning for a more sepia kinda of look. I added a heavy vignette and used photoshop to resize and crop.
[Apr. 8th, 2015 03:15:03 PM]
This photo was specially promoted on a HQSP community on google + on April 5th. Very happy with that promotional honor.
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I used my 28mm macro, I wanted to try something close and tight without having too much to deal with, the light came from natural southern windows which I opened up. No flashes. Hubby did wash his hands after the photos. :-))
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This reminds me of my brother, a master mechanic; his hands were always stained even when clean. I can see him doing just this and I miss him. Nice tones, very Ubique, and thanks for the memories.
Amusing juxtaposition, I like how how have communicated a clear message within such a tight composition. You've done this so effectively that you title is redundant. That's an accomplishment in itself.
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