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Challenge: Portrait of a Camera (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Date: May 18, 2008
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 20 secs
Galleries: Portraiture, Blur
Date Uploaded: May 18, 2008

 Slapped the ol' film camera on a lazy susan, natural light from the window across the room. I didn't touch anything for about the first 5 seconds, then spun it quickly for the rest of the exposure.

Shot in RAW: modified white balance, auto everything else

PS:
Rotate
Crop
Acidify action
Hue/Sat
B/W layer
Tiny bit of dodge on the Nikon
Soft focus (gaussian blur, then fade)
Added a bit of vignette
Resize
USM
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 31 out of 137
Avg (all users): 6.0129
Avg (commenters): 7.7692
Avg (participants): 5.8154
Avg (non-participants): 6.1556
Views since voting: 1305
Views during voting: 310
Votes: 155
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/25/2008 11:43:11 PM
very nice! love the color and effect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/25/2008 10:28:23 PM
Superb... )
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K-1
Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF
 05/25/2008 08:25:11 PM
One of the best of the challenge - 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A330
Sigma 28-90mm f/3.5-5.6 for Nikon
 05/22/2008 09:49:48 PM
I gave this a 10 before it was validated :) beautiful shot-
- i hope whoever requested your 'validation' gives you a ten also :) :-D amazing colors
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 05/22/2008 04:21:13 PM
Clean and simple. I like it. The splash of purple really works well to bring some energy to the shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/21/2008 04:40:47 PM
Love this for the color and the ghosting around the camera.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 7
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 05/20/2008 08:37:30 PM
Nice effect and I like the purple background.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/20/2008 03:58:19 PM
Cool effect, I like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 05/20/2008 07:01:03 AM
Love the idea, not sure about the purple.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR
 05/19/2008 04:30:55 PM
A lot of purple for some reason tonite...lol
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a7R III
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 05/19/2008 01:41:53 PM
A really different, and striking, camera portrait. I love the way the camera is presented as an all-seeing eye - very apt.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-W55
 05/19/2008 10:42:21 AM
very cool effect....7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 05/19/2008 09:23:06 AM
At first I wasn't very keen on this image but the more I look at it the more I like it! Very creative! :o)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/19/2008 12:20:05 AM
cool idea, the purple is good for this shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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