This is my violin. It hasn't been getting much use since I picked up photography...
* Rotate 2 degrees to the right
* Crop
* Cloned out a few small reflections on the violin
* Cloned out a small seam between the black shirts I was using as the background
* Reduced brightness/contrast of background
* Adjusted red levels on violin wood
* Resize
* USM, 115/0.5/4
* Add 15 pixel border
* Save for web
I wish I knew how to (legally) touch up the right string over the fingerboard to remove the pixilation.
I know I'm taking a bit of risk with the larger reflections in the violin wood, but they seem to give the violin more depth and more of a polished look than the other shots that have no reflections. We'll see what others think.
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Wow...a top 20 finish. I am stunned. When I first signed up on this site as a novice photographer I thought it would take forever to get a photo into the top 20. Most of what I’ve learned about photography (especially post-processing) has come from hours and hours of studying the material on this site, so I owe a big “thank you” to the DPC community.
I’ve included all the post-processing steps I did in my comments on the photo. I’ve also uploaded a photo of the setup I used to get the shot:
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=211935
Thanks so much to all for the great comments, and thanks again DPC!
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