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Challenge: Acronyms (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Good - Average
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Easton, CT
Date: Feb 24, 2007
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Humorous, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Feb 25, 2007

 Well THIS is a first... I wanted to use an older woman as the model for a bit of humor, but I didn't know anybody around here that would qualify. My wife suggested a local elementary school teacher, but I had never met her, and her phone number was unlisted. I literally knocked on her door as a complete stranger and asked her to pose for me. What a sport! Get this: she even had the helmet and football!

Shot with a large umbrella behind her on the right and a smaller brolly box at front left. My daughter was holding a reflector on the right side, and I hung black cloth for the background.

Major Photoshop juju: Convert from RAW, levels, curves, darkened the shirt, removed a wristwatch, straightened the left shoulder a little, removed a few white spots in the eye patches, generous dodging & burning, Luko sharpening technique (partially), channel mixer for saturation, warm Photo filter on the skin and ball, and cool Photo filter on the blue areas, crop, USM and Neat Image.

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 201
Avg (all users): 6.4277
Avg (commenters): 7.4667
Avg (participants): 6.2466
Avg (non-participants): 6.5814
Views since voting: 1616
Views during voting: 264
Votes: 159
Comments: 22
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 03/05/2007 09:47:00 AM
Love the look on the Granny's face. It's Priceless. What a trooper she is.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 03/05/2007 05:47:31 AM
no ways, hope you bought her a bunch of flowers,
you have more cheek than i.
darn i was so close to beating you.
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/05/2007 05:02:27 AM
14th?? Oh how the mighty have fallen. ;-) Just razzin.

Great story! You've got serious cajones.

Originally posted by Your Notes:
Major Photoshop juju: Convert from RAW, levels, curves, darkened the shirt, removed a wristwatch, straightened the left shoulder a little, removed a few white spots in the eye patches, generous dodging & burning, Luko sharpening technique (partially), channel mixer for saturation, warm Photo filter on the skin and ball, and cool Photo filter on the blue areas, crop, USM and Neat Image.


Dang! I would like to see the original...
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon
03/05/2007 01:00:21 AM
So that's how you treat strangers? I suppose she's lucky in that you didn't get a 300 pound guy to sack her. :P
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 03/05/2007 12:47:47 AM
What a trooper. I love it that she said yes. GOOD FOR YOU!!
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Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 03/05/2007 12:16:55 AM
quit your dayjob ;-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony DSC-H1
Sony VCL-R0752 0.7x Wide Angle Conversion Lens
 03/04/2007 11:50:19 PM
Great!
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 03/04/2007 03:41:40 PM
Nice shot but please don't let this person out on the field.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 03/04/2007 03:22:25 PM
LOL - 9
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 03/04/2007 11:41:01 AM
Love the expression!
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/03/2007 03:22:49 PM
Heh! Great shot!!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 03/01/2007 10:55:38 AM
Nasty Football Look - 9
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/27/2007 11:55:30 PM
Sweet! :) Pretty eyes, btw!
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 02/27/2007 07:15:50 PM
Nice job. Good lighting and detail.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/27/2007 01:09:33 PM
well done 9
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 02/27/2007 12:06:15 PM
She's a good sport. Nice job!
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 02/26/2007 12:52:09 PM
LOL Good one!
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Fujifilm FinePix S9000
 02/26/2007 10:39:54 AM
why does he have lipstick on??
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D
 02/26/2007 09:44:42 AM
Great clarity in this photo. I think NFL are initials... not pronounced as a word.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 20-35mm f/2.8 L
02/26/2007 08:23:31 AM
at last, an uncomplicated entry we can all understand. funny to boot...
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 02/26/2007 02:04:42 AM
Excellent! Love the expression and the Composition + the lighting. Good luck with this
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 02/26/2007 12:40:53 AM
That is flippin hilarious. You go girl!!!!
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