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 This image was disqualified from the Portrait in Landscape Orientation challenge.
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EricMGB1974


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Challenge: Portrait in Landscape Orientation (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Home Studio
Date: Oct 29, 2006
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60 sec
Galleries: Black and White, Children
Date Uploaded: Oct 29, 2006

 Shot against a white background.
60W incandescent hotlight to models' right, slave strobe placed behind models as rimlight and fired using onboard flash firing TTL.
Shot RAW and converted w/ ACR
Temp : 4850
Tint : +4
Exposure : +1.15
Shadows : 0
Brightness : 29
Contrast : +58
Saturation : -30
Custom Curve

Post processing in PSCS2
Convert to B&W with Channel Mixer
Curves layer applied using exclusion blending mode
Levels layer applied with normal blending mode
Layer masks applied to both adjustment layers to reveal the faces
Slight dodging, burning and cloning for general clean up
Image Tritoned to adjust tonality and then reconverted to B&W with Lightness channel
Border added and resized using Bicubic Sharper
Overall slight Smart Sharpen
Localized sharpening of eyes

Disqualification Details
Cloning, dodging, burning, etc. to improve your photo or remove imperfections or minor distracting elements, etc. is acceptable. However, using any editing tools to duplicate, create, or move major elements of your photograph is not permitted.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR
 11/07/2006 11:51:35 AM
Looks overprocessed.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 11/05/2006 01:46:32 PM
Unreal looking but extremely striking. I'll be very interested to see how this does. Good luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 11/02/2006 02:50:57 PM
I would like to see the original ... I'm not a fan of the processing used here ... why is there a white line/halo around them?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/02/2006 06:51:19 AM
this looks bizzare
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/01/2006 01:59:47 PM
It looks too fake... Sorry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
 11/01/2006 01:28:36 PM
I like the contrast, lighting and pose. However, I am not sure what the Landscape format gives you but dead space...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Canon TC-DC58B 1.5x Tele Converter
11/01/2006 09:28:44 AM
Something is making the photo look like cut and paste and two dimensional. I'm not really sure?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
 11/01/2006 02:19:15 AM
not usually an effect that I like but it works very well here
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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