The Image: Shot this for the PROMOTE YOUR ZOO Challenge were I got a Red for another shot. I was going to use this one initially, but thought I would save it for the FS. It was the end of the day, and there were yawns all round. This was one, but it looks like he is having a good laugh.
The Edit:
Crop - Duplicate layer - multiply mode with some masking, did it again. Then did a lens blur filter and masked to get the softer edges. Vibrance adjustment layer, sharpen adjustment layer. Some levels as well. Did the duplicate layer - multiply mode again and that really darkened things up, so I masked a bit. Did a desaturated layer with a mask, to make the bg less green. Some d and b and selective sharpening...a vibrance adjustment layer and a saturation adjustment layer. I like the result. I am of two minds about the border...
Predict: 6.2
[Jul. 7th, 2009 08:01:30 PM]
Well, it's doing better than I thought! I agree with many that the tongue might be a little too sharp and purple, but I like the punchiness. I predict a top 20 finish now. Hopefully.
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Are your ears burning? SJCarter and I are raving about your undying ability to ace all of your photos. And the genres are not all the same. Glad you did it again Enzo. Your work is superb.
How funny is it that someone else had the same idea, but with a housecat?! Looks like he's all ready for a dental exam ;-) Tons of detail here. Some of the whites on him are tinted cyan; I'd desaturate them, and maybe give him a virtual tooth cleaning to really make them stand out.
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