You know, the uneditted version of this is verrry dark, and I have a version that plays off of that, but I liked this version. A Free Study is a good chance to try something new.
The processing here was conversion to a quadtone (it's hard to tell, though) and a Levels layer with the blending mode set to Hard Light. The low contrast comes from the mid-point Input Levels slider being pushed hard to the right, and the Output Levels sliders placed close together.
Hope you like this. If not, let me know.
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Hey, just came across this photo. I like it a lot, I guess partially because I had a similar idea some time ago
based on your finish, I am glad I never entered it in any challenge :)
I despair!
This should never have scored so low.
It was never going to win, but should hve scored around the 6 mark. Just goes to show how the DPCers will only vote high on picture postcard entries.
Never mind, i love it.
Goes to show, in the 3 seconds that people will take to score an image, something outside the box gets tromped. Thank you for trying. good luck and I look forward to more creative work from you.
Great out of the box shot
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good luck
ignore any comments you have got that it is lacking contrast or anything.
this is art and makes the viewer think.
good luck
I'm sure you have a mix of people who like this, and a mix that don't. I personally think it's great just because it is so different. I'll be anxious to see where this ends up. Good Luck to you! 7
It's good to see something different here. I could go for it being just a "bit" darker. Also, there is a white spot on left shoulder than could be cloned out.
I really like this. The lightness paired with the shadow makes it seem a little off balance. This image challenges the viewer which very few here at dpc do and that's worth more than gold. Nice work. 10
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