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Challenge: Faceless Portrait (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Date: Oct 8, 2006
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/160
Date Uploaded: Oct 8, 2006

 Isaac taking a picture of a hawk perched in a dead tree while we're parked by the side of the road, just after sunrise.

-Noise reduction with PictureCooler
-RGB Curve
-Crop to square
-Reduce for DPC
-USM at 12%/48 dia/TH = 0
-USM at 88%/0.8 dia/TH = 7
-SaveAs JPEG at quality 7/10 - 138kb

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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)
 10/23/2006 12:26:43 PM
Here's the picture he was taking:

 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 10/15/2006 09:28:57 AM
a nice idea, but the resolution really brings you down in this one. the composiotn is good, but i would like to see more doen with the exposure, this is advanced editing, you could have played with the levels much more than you have, creating more drama and visual interest.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 10/09/2006 10:39:16 PM
Hmmmm! If you're "in a pinch," would you also Hawk the Photograph?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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