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an ordinary bloke
3rd Placean ordinary bloke
MichaelC


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Head Shot (Standard Editing)
Camera: Nikon D750
Lens: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G
Location: Gold Coast
Date: Jul 19, 2018
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/4000
Date Uploaded: Jul 19, 2018

 Thanks to all commenters & voters. This was a test shot for a shoot 3 days later but it didn't happen.

Large parabolic softbox camera right and reflector camera left
seeing what hss could do.
LR: Crop then adjusted highlights, exposure, shadows & clarity.
PS: Added detail with topaz & CFX

Original exported from LR with auto-tone only:

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 39
Avg (all users): 6.7049
Avg (commenters): 7.7500
Avg (participants): 6.1818
Avg (non-participants): 7.0000
Views since voting: 1254
Views during voting: 115
Votes: 61
Comments: 11
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 08/05/2018 11:57:02 PM
Congrats Michael! Well done.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 08/03/2018 01:52:01 PM
Congrats on the ribbon, Mike. This is a stunning (self?)portrait. Excellent work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 08/01/2018 10:14:44 PM
Gorgeous light and composition. Congrats on the ribbon.
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Canon EOS R7
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 07/30/2018 02:29:45 PM
Beautiful lighting.
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Canon EOS-80D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/30/2018 08:26:30 AM
Excellent shot. Reminds me of Duvall in Apocalypse Now.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-80D
Canon EF 35mm f/2.0 IS USM
 07/30/2018 07:54:38 AM
great job, Mike
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 07/30/2018 12:04:39 AM
Ordinarily done :)

Congrats!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 07/29/2018 11:54:49 PM
I can tell :)

Nicely done, in the golden hour.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
 07/29/2018 05:10:02 PM
Good and lively portrait.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 07/27/2018 11:22:12 PM
top 5. nice use of light
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 07/23/2018 09:33:07 PM
His expression and connection with the camera works so well for this portrait.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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