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Challenge: Kitchenware (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: 2007-08-09
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
Location: Trail, BC
Date: Apr 22, 2007
Aperture: F5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Humorous, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Apr 22, 2007

 Shot RAW, converted and worked on in PSCS3.

Cropped and I think straightened a bit.

Worked on curves, highlight/shadows, and colours as usual.
Cloned out imperfections on the shirt, knife blade, and bricks.

Resized, created a blank 50% grey layer blended in soft-light, and dodged/burned on that layer quite a bit. Ran the layer through a very mild gaussian blur. Flattened image.

Sharpened as a whole, then sharpened eyes, face edges, and utensils, last minute touchups (esp. around nose), saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 149
Avg (all users): 6.4468
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.2623
Avg (non-participants): 6.5354
Views since voting: 1630
Views during voting: 375
Votes: 188
Comments: 20
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/30/2007 01:00:20 AM
Love this! Very good image (and a nice tribute to one of my all time favorite movies.)
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 04/30/2007 12:39:51 AM
Wonderful, Ursula! I gave this a 10 and am surprised not to see it in the top 10. (But close, I guess...) Beautiful tones and soooo creative!
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OM System OM-1
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 04/30/2007 12:39:16 AM
great work, ursula! Love the tones in the face and especially the hair
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/29/2007 09:00:34 PM
Great idea, nice image. 7
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 04/29/2007 01:20:47 PM
Fantastic expression on the child's face.
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Casio Exilim EX-S500
 04/27/2007 01:24:36 AM
lol
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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
04/26/2007 04:04:16 PM
Well done. Very funny! IMO, the light is a little bright on the french knife, but lighting metal is hard. The shot works well, regardless of the lighting on the knife.
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Nikon D40
 04/26/2007 01:23:39 PM
nice job.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/26/2007 06:44:38 AM
Great concept and very nicely done, the background is a little distracting
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/25/2007 11:59:38 PM
I love this! Great idea! The hair is great, the lighting is perfect, and I like the angle at which you took this shot against the wall. Well done!
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/25/2007 11:31:02 PM
There is a luminescence to the processing that takes this photo beyond mere gimmick for me. 9
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 04/25/2007 11:37:22 AM
Cool idea. Well photographed.
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Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 III
 04/24/2007 03:36:00 PM
Great take on the challenge. Love the look and expression.
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Olympus E-400
Olympus 14-42mm f.3.5-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Zoom
 04/24/2007 01:50:42 PM
Witty idea! I like the angled bricks in the background giving an overall offbeat feel. Must be on the top ten list!
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/24/2007 08:00:41 AM
beautiful lighting! & Angled brick background really adds to the overall feel ...
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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/23/2007 11:42:26 PM
Dirty good. ;)
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 04/23/2007 09:06:30 PM
Very creative! Makes me wonder what I would have thought without the title.
Excellent title BTW!
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/23/2007 02:38:15 PM
Very creative shot.
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PhaseOne P45
Hasselblad HC 35mm f/3.5
 04/23/2007 11:55:09 AM
hehe, good use of subject material. Out Of left field!!
Rob
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Nikon D2X
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 04/23/2007 01:00:23 AM
Edwardina cooking-hands?
Well done, I like the tilt to the background.
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