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I'm stuck here doing housework while the wife's out bowling with the girls!
I'm stuck here doing housework while the wife's out bowling with the girls!
Lorene


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Battle Of The Sexes (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Date: Jan 14, 2007
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60 sec
Galleries: Humorous, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jan 14, 2007

 freakin_hilarious is always up to being a model for me. Here he is vacuuming the stairs in the house. He likes to do all the cooking and cleaning; seriously, he insists.

Shot in RAW: adjusted white balance & exposure

PS:
Rotate
Crop
Curves
Brightness/Contrast (masked the banister)
Channel Mixer for slight desaturation
Selective Color to bump up blacks slightly
Spot heal on background
Dodge here and there
Resize
Sharpen
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 56 out of 90
Avg (all users): 5.1111
Avg (commenters): 5.9167
Avg (participants): 4.6600
Avg (non-participants): 5.2180
Views since voting: 867
Views during voting: 442
Votes: 261
Comments: 12
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/20/2007 09:35:34 AM
LOL
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Fujifilm X100VI
 01/19/2007 06:43:48 PM
Dude, that vacuum cleaner looks like a rocket. Coolest vc ever, be proud. :)
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/18/2007 08:44:54 AM
Now this is funny picture. I love it. Awesome idea and angle and color.
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Pentax *ist DL2
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 01/17/2007 12:31:16 PM
I like the muted tone, and the expression, though I'd prefer it if it felt a littled more dynamic and a little less posed.

Bonus point for having the same model vacuum cleaner as I do ;)
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Konica Minolta A2
 01/16/2007 08:07:02 PM
your a good hubby!
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 01/16/2007 03:02:38 AM
LoL...nice switch!! Like the idea and the soft lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 01/15/2007 08:34:46 PM
at least you have a Dyson!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon
01/15/2007 03:55:23 PM
I bet your wife bought you that vacuum for your birthday too. :P
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Konica Minolta DiMAGE A200
 01/15/2007 12:16:02 PM
good for her! :) great idea
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens
 01/15/2007 11:40:59 AM
Yeah baby ;-) Good perpective. Good expression too! Possibly tweak the tones a touch to lessen the shadows?
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Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
 01/15/2007 11:28:46 AM
Good concept, though the lighting is weak.
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 01/15/2007 11:15:39 AM
Concept: Better than many, but does not translate well to challenge.
Execution: Nice and clean, good use of partial desat. Nice expression too.
Quality: Excellent, but lighting seems very flat.

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