DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
In the Beginning . . .
In the Beginning . . .
omegashade


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: In the Beginning... (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G5
Location: Cafe Fiat, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Date: Mar 24, 2005
Aperture: 2.2
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/25
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 27, 2005

 This was the first idea that came to mind, and I think it came out relatively close to my first image. Thanks to my friend Amanda who was my lovely hand model.

Shot in JPEG mode.

Photoshop 7.0
Converted to Greyscale.
Contrast increased.
Used curves and levels to add additional contrast.

Statistics
Place: 106 out of 300
Avg (all users): 5.3276
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.1754
Avg (non-participants): 5.4261
Views since voting: 885
Views during voting: 403
Votes: 290
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/05/2005 11:30:38 PM
Lovely and pleasant beginnings. Bumping up.
Canon EOS-80D
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C
 04/05/2005 11:16:12 AM
good contrast and fits the theme
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM II
 04/04/2005 06:45:07 PM
Great idea for this topic!!! like what it says!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A700
Sony 50mm f/1.4
 04/04/2005 12:49:30 AM
I love this photo :-) Absolutely love it. It's a great shot that says so much.
Nikon Z7
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 04/03/2005 03:50:24 AM
Nice approach to the challenge. I like the large cup of coffee on the table. I think the light is a bit too strong on the models hand and arm.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus C-740UZ
 04/02/2005 12:46:20 AM
Nice.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 03/31/2005 10:41:31 PM
Great lighting. I like your set-up ..nice shot.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Peleng 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye MC In M42 Mount
 03/31/2005 11:49:23 AM
nice! (congrats). Good use of light ashtray (?) a bit distracting, as is book's barcode.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 03/30/2005 05:55:12 PM
the book makes it odd for me. would have been so much better without. wonderful sentiment
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 03/30/2005 11:13:31 AM
Simple, yet GREAT! When I look at it there is nothing that I would change, but it's missing the sense of "wow" that I need in order to give a perfect score, but 9 is still good.
Nikon D70
 03/30/2005 01:06:07 AM
got it very nice
Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 03/30/2005 12:44:35 AM
Is there some significance to the items on the table that I'm missing?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Theme: Classic / Light / Dark
Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2026 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 10/13/2026 06:54:35 PM EDT.