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Hot tomatoe
Hot tomatoe
JC_Homola


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Challenge: Selective Desaturation (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: San Antonio Texas
Date: Jun 20, 2004
Aperture: 1/4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jun 20, 2004

 RAW file adj. for exposure and shadows.
Converted to .psd
cropped, levels, curves B/C adj.

Using the mask layer tools, selected the sticks and tomatoe.
inverse selection for the background.

Additional levels and curves adj.

converted to grey scale.

further levels and curves.

using "selective colour" darkend midtones and highlights.

using "highlights and shadows" added midtone contrast.

cloned awaya distracting spot upper left. Burnded distraction bottom right.

new background layer, linear dodge at
42%

3rd bgrd layer, soft light at 46%
4th bgrd layer, soft light at 46%, adjusted levels and contrast again.

resize, bucubic sharper.


File Name
dpcCRW_2878.CRW
Camera Model Name
Canon EOS 10D
Shooting Date/Time
6/19/2004 9:37:08 PM
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/15
Av( Aperture Value )
1.4
Metering Mode
Center-weighted averaging
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
50.0mm
Focal Length
50.0mm
Image Size
3072x2048
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance
Auto
AF Mode
One-Shot AF
Parameters
Contrast Normal
Sharpness Normal
Color saturation Normal
Color tone Normal
Color Space
Adobe RGB
File Size
5142KB

Statistics
Place: 40 out of 227
Avg (all users): 5.8020
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 5.6400
Avg (non-participants): 6.0649
Views since voting: 1197
Votes: 202
Comments: 13
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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
 06/28/2004 12:33:03 AM
Beautiful image. One of my favorites of the competition.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 06/27/2004 11:36:50 AM
Very nice.
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Nikon Coolpix B500
 06/27/2004 08:55:42 AM
Very slick looking photograph. I like the dark background and shadows contrasting with the hot red.
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Nikon D100
 06/27/2004 01:36:09 AM
hmm, it's almost hard to tell what you're looking at at first. I like it very much- the color & composition. The crop is nice too, well done
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Pentax *ist DS
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 06/24/2004 08:29:22 PM
Nice
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 06/22/2004 11:45:59 PM
nice
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Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro
 06/22/2004 08:56:51 PM
Incredibly beautiful. Do I count 6 fingers? Actually, this is very imaginative and beautifully executed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 06/22/2004 10:22:41 AM
Wonderful! No more words!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus D-560Z
 06/22/2004 12:25:17 AM
Great idea, maybe a little more detail in the shadows would have made for a better photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/21/2004 10:01:11 AM
great effect
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-10D
 06/21/2004 03:41:10 AM
Should have greyscaled the chopsticks.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 06/21/2004 03:25:09 AM
great job with the lighting, 9
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/21/2004 02:56:39 AM
Beautiful shot. This is a really creative idea for this challenge. Nice job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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