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Challenge: Children's Toy (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Parking Garage
Date: Apr 4, 2006
Aperture: F4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 4, 2006

 Last minute-ish shot taken when I determined I'm a dunce with refraction. Taken on my lunch break at a parking structure near my work.

edited to add: Wow this may be my first top 20. I'm very surprised yet happy at the same time! Even though this was very last minute, I had a fun time trying to get the emotive feel to it before my 40 minute lunch break was over. I even had a lady who was coming down the stairs and didn't see me pause and almost pick the bear up, maybe because it looked rather pitiful there.

Shot in RAW.

Adjust in DPP:

Bright: -.17
Sharp: 8

Convert to 8-bit TIFF

Adjust in Gimp:

Levels B:11 W:230
Crop
Contrast +10
Resize
USM 3.5, 30, 50
Border

Original: IMG_933.CR2

Submitted: CopyIMG_933A1.jpg

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 300
Avg (all users): 6.0751
Avg (commenters): 8.6667
Avg (participants): 5.8667
Avg (non-participants): 6.2276
Views since voting: 1347
Views during voting: 295
Votes: 213
Comments: 6
Favorites: 3 (view)

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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/17/2006 07:45:28 PM
You know, if I had been judging, this would have won over my trite refractions entry any day. Hands down. DPC voters like bright and shiny. I, unfortunately, sucked up to it for the challenge. As for the image itself - the lighting makes the image. Yours has a story to tell - doesn't matter which - and I for one fully admit that I was bested, whether the voters agree or not. Well done!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon
04/12/2006 12:55:08 AM
Somber image. Also an underrated one too.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
 04/09/2006 08:00:32 PM
Lovely lighting
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 04/08/2006 01:22:46 AM
Nice idea. Emotive and made me look again and feel sad. Very effective.
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Nikon Coolpix 5200
 04/06/2006 01:30:59 PM
well, break my heart why don't you. I love it, beautiful
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/05/2006 12:05:36 PM
great shot. love it. 10. the black and white is great.
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