Taken downtown in Norwich; will add some outtakes once the challenge ends (was happy with the shoot and got some good shots). I hope it does well, I really like it.
Processing (in PSCS3):
RAW conversion
Crop
Unsharp mask, then masking the scene out
Light gaussian blur, then masking him out
Black and white conversion layer, light painting in the mask to save some color in the subject
curves
resize (2x)
border
save for web
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7 October 2007 edit: a reworked version of this shot was chosen as one of the top finishers in their monthly challenge for September 2007. Results here.
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Nice use of selective desat. Turns the concept on its head - the "unseen" one is the one most sharply in focus, while the unseeing ones dissolve into blur.
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background very good,
Technical: Focus, Exposure: a bit too bright
Appeal: tells a story
Total Averaged Rating 8
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