hangover
sensitive to light!
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levels
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selective color
destaurate (partial)
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clone out sensor dust
#####Thnaks for all the great comments###
It's so strange, i wasnt going to enter this, it was a real last minute job and its turns out to be my highest scoring picture.
The other picture I entered into the free study which I am super proud of is doing very averagely. I really dont understand the mind of the punter here!
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Place: 5 out of 180 Avg (all users): 6.9200 Avg (commenters): 8.1500 Avg (participants): 7.0000 Avg (non-participants): 6.8824 Views since voting: 2265 Views during voting: 435 Votes: 225 Comments: 30 Favorites: 4 (view)
excellent execution -- though the pose seems forced. I like the tones & lighting very much - would have been very interesting if you had rotated it 90 degrees to emphasize the symmetry...
Clean and great color tones and facial expression. Of course the reflection rocks too. Very nice image. Back to bump you up to 9. A ribbon contender in my opinion.