I gotta say that I think this image was scored too high - thanks for the comments. It's one of those that I worked hard in PS, and kind of fell in love with - but as the week wore on I liked it less and less.
The face is soft - I had to focus on the lip of the bowl and turn the AF off or the lens would do the macro-to-infinity thing searching for focus. I'll do better I'll go back and get a couple of good shots when it's LIGHT -
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Convert from RAW
Dodge & Burn aplenty
Varying Smart Sharpen & Neat Image
Levels and Curves
Hue Sat and Color Balance
Cloned out light poles in background
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Nice shot. The only fault I can find is the softness around his face. I'm not sure if this is a result of processing or if the DOF could have been a little greater. Great timing!
Hey. This is fun. Nice job of stopping the motion overall. Somehow this image feels like it's been heavily processed as to noise. Yes/No? The skateboard is quite sharp and well focused on the nose but as you move back into the image the boarder is a little soft. Could be the background overall, but there seems to be a blue cast to this also. Did you try adjusting the color temp a little to experiment? Just a thought. Best of luck to you in the challenge.
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