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Blue Bird
Blue Bird
Jacques123


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Color on Color II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Sony DSLR-A100
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Minolta
Location: Indoors, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Date: Feb 26, 2008
Aperture: F16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2s
Galleries: Studio
Date Uploaded: Feb 26, 2008

 Blue Bird

A photo of an origami swan in front of a blue infinity curve. Diffused light from the left hand side of the image

Camara settings:

1/2s,
F16,
Ex. Correction -0.6Ev
ISO 200

Using Photoshop CS2 Camera Raw:

Adjusted the .ARW file under the following tabs:

Adjust:

Temprature 2800F
Tint +29
Exposure +1.00
Shadows 5
Brightness 50
Contrast +60
Saturation +30

Detail:

Sharpness 25
Luminance Smoothing 0
Color Noise Reduction 25

Lens:

No adjustments

Curve:

Tone Curve

Input; Output values:

Linear

Calibrate:

Shadow Tint +10
Red Hue +20
Red Saturation +10
Green Hue -20
Green Saturation -20
Blue Hue -5
Blue Saturation +10

Opened in Photoshop CS 2

Cropped
Cloned out dust specs

Exposure
Levels
Curve
Colour balance
Hue / Sat.
Brightness, contrast
Selective dodge and burn

Canvas resized by 30px, black
Resize to 588 * 720
Saved for web, 100% quality, 177Kb

Statistics
Place: 70 out of 185
Avg (all users): 5.8598
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.4500
Avg (non-participants): 5.9763
Views since voting: 856
Views during voting: 356
Votes: 271
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 03/03/2008 11:53:00 AM
Very nice, the blues seem to be the same color and yet are established from the background. Composition is nice as well.
Kodak C613
 03/02/2008 09:13:28 PM
the overall sharpness of your photo really makes it stand out
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 03/02/2008 10:52:42 AM
Very nice lighting on this... Well done.
Sigma DP1x
03/01/2008 11:34:49 AM
Love the crooked nose...
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 03/01/2008 10:22:01 AM
Clean lines and focus. I find that the bird lacks interest though.
Canon EOS-40D
Tamron AF 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 02/29/2008 12:36:01 PM
nice light and shadow!
Olympus Stylus 770 SW
 02/29/2008 12:07:43 PM
The border is very distracting but i love that vibrant electric blue! The lighting is beautiful and i really love how close together the shades of blue are also.
Nikon D40
 02/29/2008 09:37:42 AM
I like the shadow in this picture a lot. Nice work
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/28/2008 06:49:06 PM
Nice concept, the crop is too tight around the swan, it needs more space around it. Also the lighting is a little dull. I think the main problem is the tight crop though - 5
Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z20
 02/28/2008 09:30:22 AM
I like the bird, it blends very nicely into the background...
Nikon Coolpix L6
 02/27/2008 09:20:46 AM
good idea, and nice shape and form the crane creats in the photo.
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