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Challenge: Chains (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Date: Apr 8, 2007
Aperture: 2.7
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/15
Date Uploaded: Apr 8, 2007

 Inexpensive carved onyx chess set, incandescent light.

- Handheld, super-macro mode
- Tungsten White Balance
- RGB Curve
- Made mask for background
- RGB and Red Curves to background
- Resize for DPC
- Crop from right, top and bottom to 3:2 ratio
- Localized burning and blurring applied to part of BG/subject junction on the right
- USM at 12%/48 dia/TH = 0
- USM at 66%/0.6 dia/TH = 5
- SaveAs JPEG at quality 8/10 = 104kb

Statistics
Place: 166 out of 171
Avg (all users): 4.3269
Avg (commenters): 4.4000
Avg (participants): 4.1667
Avg (non-participants): 4.4643
Views since voting: 971
Views during voting: 248
Votes: 156
Comments: 5
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/15/2007 11:21:55 PM
I get the concept but i wonder, what are these things? I also think that the area of focus is very small and distracts from your message/photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-H5
 04/14/2007 10:48:52 PM
I wonder how many people won't know that this is a chess set...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Canon TC-DC58B 1.5x Tele Converter
04/12/2007 03:02:31 PM
I've had this happen to me in the past. I can't see dust on my object until I edit it and sharpen. With advanced editing they could be cloned out or at least blurred out. I like your photo 'cause it's abstract to me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D3
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 04/09/2007 03:16:37 PM
original idea but could use some focus
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 04/09/2007 12:33:39 AM
subject not clear, as depth of field too small. interesting take though! and composition not bad, though background is a little distracting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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