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The Stand (Variation on "Black is checkmated")
The Stand (Variation on "Black is checkmated")
Nforsberg


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Challenge: Brown Ribbon Deja Vu II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D60
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR
Location: Friends living room
Date: Feb 3, 2009
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 sec.
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Feb 3, 2009

 To get a high contrast with the frosted glass, I used a black poster board under the chessboard and as a backdrop. I decided to go with a single light source. Used a "Happy Light" because it is bright and diffuse.

as for editing, I used unsharp mask, brightness/contrast, dodge and burn, and cloned out a few dust specs on the glass.

I'm hoping that the original artist of "Black is checkmated" will appreciate my take on their idea.


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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/18/2009 02:26:27 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Looking at the original image, this has a big improvement. the lighting is much softer and overall has a soothing feel to it.

My eyes keep searching for more in this image, I would have loved to see some more and not cropped so abruptly at the top. Also I don't see a reason to use a shallower depth of field here. the blur on the foreground subjects is distracting IMO.

For the same image, I would think a deeper depth of field will help. Also sharpening after resizing would make things better here.

Please feel free to contact for any questions you have.

-Gaurawa
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Olympus OM-D E-M5
Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH
 02/10/2009 02:26:47 AM
Checked the original. Big improvement here.
Very nice clarity and detail with lovely frosty blue colors. I feel it could have been even nicer still if you had used the allowable height of the frame to full advantage thereby not cropping of the tops of the pieces at the top of the frame and having a bit more space at the bottom of the frame. 6
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 02/09/2009 05:24:11 PM
Though better than the original, there is a lack of clarity and transparency to this shot.
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