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I'll clean it...tomorrow
I'll clean it...tomorrow
jerowe


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Challenge: Procrastination (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Location: My bedroom
Date: Jan 5, 2007
Aperture: f5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1.3 seconds
Galleries: Urban, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jan 6, 2007

 I stayed at home one friday night (that never happens) and looked at my desk, and got this idea. Luckily, i borrowed my boss' Tamron 28-75mm 2.8 lens, for my 18-55mm 2.8 siggy is in the shop getting repaired :(

anyways, i've been chit-chatting with larus back and forth, and by the way, he's a hilarious guy. trips me out. this is my somewhat comical tribute to him :P look closely...there's quite a few things on there that i use on a daily basis, the handcuffs not being one of them. :D :D :D those were for a challenge that i missed the deadline for. susi, there should be something of yours in there too ;)

i did a LOT of post processing on this image:
raw conversion
cloning background
high pass filter on its own layer
another high pass filter on another layer on top, w/ 20% opacity
this created a halo around everything on the top, so i cloned/healing brushed for about 2 hours getting is as smooth as i possibly could.
for the record, the text on the screen, along w/ the pacifier outline, were all drawn in photoshop and were actually on my screen for my desktop background. thought it added a little humor, to an already humorous challenge :D
i thought about taking out the shadows on the monitor and light/gumball machine, but i decided not to. it makes it look like the somewhat harsh setting i was trying to go for.
here and there, after my many layers adjustments, i threw in some contrast work, probably 4 or 5 different ones in all. i was going for a high key, but yet really subdued.
after all this, i added a white then black border using canvas size
resized to long side 640
used about 45% smartsharpen
save for web
submit.

i hope this does well...only thing i can see that will be nit picked is the possible blow outs (which i like, adds ruggedness to me) and the shadows behind the monitor, etc.

this entry was just for fun..i really doubt it will do good. i just hope it gets a few laughs :D it'd be nice to get a 6+ score, for this, along with my Best of 2006 (which if it doesn't get a 6+ i'll be VERY surprised) will put all my visible challenge entries on my portfolio at a 6+ or greater. :D

good luck to everyone on this.


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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 01/17/2007 01:31:50 AM
Cult Worship! :P

Message edited by author 2007-01-17 01:32:10.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 01/15/2007 12:05:57 AM
ok ok, this was for fun. i was not trying to get a 10 from larus. :P i should have just left that off the screen. sorry if it offended, but i really didn't care for score on this one. i was just after a few laughs.

great challenge, really enjoyed it
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/13/2007 11:37:28 PM
lol. One of the better "cluttered" shots in the challenge. Nice contrast. (Not a bad lookin' lens, either). 8
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 01/13/2007 12:36:32 AM
This is just a great shot. Love the composition. And isn't he all of our heros. Only thing that kind of caught my attention was a slight glare on the bottom right corner, didn't know if it was flash or fill lighting. Still a great setup and idea. Nice work.
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Nikon D7100
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 01/12/2007 09:22:50 AM
LOL, good way to get a high vote from Larus.
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Olympus PEN E-P3
Konica Minolta MF 85mm f/1.7
 01/11/2007 10:09:01 PM
colors are great.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 01/11/2007 04:03:54 PM
Perfectly normal feelings for a person such as yourself. j/k I like it second only to the cluttered shop/garage shot.
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Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/11/2007 12:04:25 PM
LOL :-) Larus, hope this isn't your photo.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED
 01/10/2007 12:13:45 PM
Þú ert aðalhetjan hérna - gef þér 10 fyrir það.
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 01/10/2007 02:20:15 AM
Lmao!!! I have the same desk and it is just as messy!!
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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 01/09/2007 04:23:38 PM
Very nicely lit and processed. 6
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 01/09/2007 03:20:30 PM
lol!...but what's w/the pacifier??
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Nikon D200
 01/09/2007 09:30:26 AM
Hey - that's my phone, sandisc & remote....THAT's where they went! lol
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
 01/08/2007 03:25:20 PM
Well done.
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 01/08/2007 01:41:39 PM
This seems like a really, really cheap way to get by the "no text" rule, as well as get someone (possibly your?) username into the photo.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 01/08/2007 01:29:12 AM
Suck up!
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/08/2007 01:01:12 AM
Who's "Larus"? ;-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/08/2007 12:36:53 AM
looks like my desk!
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