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Challenge: Self Portrait IV (Advanced Editing IV*)
Collection: Subjects
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: Tranquility, NJ
Date: May 13, 2006
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 80
Galleries: Portraiture, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: May 18, 2006

 real smoke between me and the viewer

Statistics
Place: 219 out of 236
Avg (all users): 4.7481
Avg (commenters): 4.0000
Avg (participants): 4.4651
Avg (non-participants): 5.0071
Views since voting: 924
Views during voting: 394
Votes: 270
Comments: 5
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Olympus E-10
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 07/06/2006 01:01:35 PM
As karmabreeze mentioned.... "....blown highlights" have affect on how one views this. I see the smoke conflicting to some extent in highlights with a marvelous quasi-nostalgic colour edit. Not that the effect should have been eliminated, the combined effect appears to be more successful in the black & white outtakes, which I like very much. However I found this portrait deserving at least the 6 I gave it.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 05/26/2006 12:41:58 PM
were you bbqing? ;)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
 05/23/2006 02:49:30 AM
You should have a reflection of some sort in the shot if you call it Smoke and Mirrors. This is just smoke and blase photography.
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 05/21/2006 07:29:42 PM
Even through the smoke the color and blown highlights look off.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/21/2006 02:53:31 PM
You better look down ,your paints are on fire! :) good picture.
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