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Challenge: Low Key (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD for Nikon
Location: Montreal, Canada
Date: Mar 17, 2006
Aperture: F/16
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/2
Galleries: Vintage, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 18, 2006

 The record player was stopped while taking the shot. Single halogen lamp (a desk lamp actually), a recently puchased record player, and the 1955 European recordings of Louis Armstrong. Applied two Photoshop adjustment layers:

Color Balance:
-Shadows and Midtones unchanged
-Highlights: (-29, +2, +30)

Hue/Saturation:
-Colorize enabled
-Hue = 0
-Saturation = 25
-Lightness = 0

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Place: 173 out of 281
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Views since voting: 850
Views during voting: 269
Votes: 201
Comments: 7
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/27/2006 08:10:33 PM
Very nice interpretation.
Nikon D50
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Nikon
 03/25/2006 04:17:30 PM
Love the colour amd the pinpoint of focus, Well done
 03/25/2006 09:56:22 AM
hmmm the only thing that I can see clearly is half covered in shadow. Bad idea. Light source is from the wrong side
Canon PowerShot G6
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 03/24/2006 10:49:25 AM
I would like this much better if I could understand what it was. Not enough information for me to connect to it.
Nikon D80
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
 03/23/2006 03:41:14 PM
I am torn by this photograph. I love the depth of field. I love the selective focus. The color hue seems very off to me. Good effort.
Fujifilm FinePix S3100
 03/23/2006 12:09:26 PM
a lil pixelated but still a nice shot
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/22/2006 07:32:08 AM
nice work...suits the challenge
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