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Absolutely Happy
Absolutely Happy
mchalmers


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Challenge: Personification III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Dining Room
Date: Dec 16, 2008
Aperture: F/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80 sec
Galleries: Studio, Children
Date Uploaded: Dec 16, 2008

 I knew that I wanted to enter Personification, but I was totally stumped for ideas leading up to submission time.

A few hours before submission, I walked past my end table next to the couch, and noticed my son's pacifier on it, making a kind of smiley face. Aha!

Editting is extremely basic..
In Lightroom: Slight crop, temp and colour adjustments, sharpening, export
In GIMP: Resize, UM, Save for Web

[Dec. 22nd, 2008 04:15:32 PM]

As of December 22nd, the score is around 5.2. I've definitely overestimated the appeal of this photograph. It was a last minute idea, but I thought that it had turned out well and was hoping for at least in the high 5's. Looks like it's not to be!

Statistics
Place: 44 out of 75
Avg (all users): 5.2207
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 4.8696
Avg (non-participants): 5.2632
Views since voting: 992
Views during voting: 361
Votes: 213
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 12/19/2008 09:09:16 PM
nice one
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 12/19/2008 01:28:31 PM
nice studio work - the background blue and white towel seems to be more distraction than useful here
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 12/18/2008 09:57:20 AM
Very creative! I don't understand the background so well, but this meets the challenge so much!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
 12/17/2008 05:02:28 PM
loving it lol
  Photographer found comment helpful.
HP PhotoSmart 720
 12/17/2008 02:59:35 PM
Ho hum.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/17/2008 01:07:13 PM
you managed the high contrast between the black background and your object pretty well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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