Taken with Canon 430EX flash. Camera set to manual, f/8, 1/250. Flash set to manual, 1/4 power. Use a Lightshpere bounced of the ceiling. Black felt for backdrop.
DPP:
*wb - flash
*style - monochrome
*filter - green
save as .tif
PSE4:
*cloned dust and minor distractions
*crop
*brightness -5
*contrast +5
*usm - 100/2.5/2
*resize
*minor usm - 100/0.6/2
save for web
submit
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Not very suitable for this competition, but, my friend, this is a great image, a very fine one and am really impressed. You are the next Man Ray, my dear pal, you have it in you to be a great photographer...