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Duotone: The Lovely Lady
Duotone: The Lovely Lady
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Challenge: Free Study 2007-05 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: My driveway
Date: May 31, 2007
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: May 31, 2007

 I know it loos like a color photo, but it really is a duotone. I just converted it to black and white, then added a pinky hue. Also rotated, cropped, messed with curves, used smartsharpen, neatimage, contrast, brightness, blur, dodge and burn...so basically everything that I could possibly do to it, I did do.

I'm still not sure I'm happy eith the rotation. The shot is a redo of one of my photos in the 30 day b/w challenge, but I had a horizontal rotation. I like both, so it's really hard for me to judge which one will be recieved better by voters. One plus about in being vertical is that you can tell right away that those are fingers, whereas in the horizontal, you have to look at it for a few seconds, which I know most voters aren't willing to do. Either way it falls under the rule of thirds perfectly, so maybe some people will take notice of that.

I know this might be a bit too pink for others, but I like the softness that the color conveys in this case, and the redness comes out a little bit on the ladybug. I just couldn't pass up a macro that came out so well :)

Hope you all like it!

Statistics
Place: 388 out of 617
Avg (all users): 5.4444
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.4046
Avg (non-participants): 5.6129
Views since voting: 775
Views during voting: 243
Votes: 162
Comments: 10
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 06/09/2007 08:32:57 PM
Very nice job on this. I love the processing.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 06/07/2007 09:00:07 PM
very cool closeup - love how you captured the ladybug on your hand
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/05/2007 04:38:00 PM
Interesting colour choice and the hand really give proportion to the image.
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Sony DSC-W7
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 06/04/2007 10:48:38 PM
Great detailed shot & the frame is nice with this. Good job! 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/03/2007 02:18:43 PM
Love the lines that the fingers provide making for a very nice backdrop.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D
 06/03/2007 01:24:51 AM
Shouldn't the ladybug be red?
Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 06/02/2007 08:38:30 PM
Love the photo. Hate the fake frame. It really cheapens the photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D3s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 06/02/2007 10:28:02 AM
that is really clear. Can't wait to see what camera shot this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/01/2007 07:50:18 PM
Not too keen on the pink hues for this one.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Canon EF 180mm f/3.5 L Macro USM
 06/01/2007 02:52:47 AM
I really like this shot, crisp, good composition. My only concern is whether the ladybird needed to be the dominant colour, I'm not sure.:)
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