Thank you Leo LVicari for your time and patience with me while I got everything just so.
Your a great friend. I'm very thankful that I met you and you have taught me so much about photography and editing. I hope your happy with what I have done with your portrait.
The Edit:
Shot in RAW
Levels
Nick effects
Some topaz
Levels
USM
Slight crop
Re-size for web
Sharpen
Well now this just blows me away!!!!!!
Even though this finished where it did I was convinced that it would not ribbon. There are so many outstanding images in this challenge and I thought I was among the top ten at least not the blue. I base that on the start for this shot, in the beginning I did hold out hope for a top ten finish after I looked through the challenge but after the first two votes a 3 and next a 4 I was just hoping to finish out of the basement. Once it started to climb up in score and it hit 7 and stayed there I couldn't keep from looking. Update, update, update....... I was beginning to have visions of the update button in my sleep:)
I would like to thank everyone for their votes and all their wonderful comments both durning and after the challenge.
I feel so blessed to have won a challenge here at DPC and with an image of my good friend Leo. He has taught me so much and I am pleased that I can honor him with this blue ribbon.
Thank you Leo and all my friends here at DPC. I have learned so much. I have so much to learn.
Thank you for looking.
MAX!
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MAx! Back to back ribbons - this is awesome! What a great shot too. You know, I think Leo kind of looks like Liam Neeson in this pose. Really cool. Congrats!
Hey Max, how good is this. Just a brilliant image of Leo. Well done and sincere congratulations on the blue ribbon and PB. I'm sure there will be plenty more.
MAN !!!
how fantastic to see you in such a place of honour on our home page max .. the blue, a PB and such a brilliant shot ..
congratulations CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS .. !!!!! ..
it appears that nice guys dont finish last after all .... !!!!
Max, you're on FIRE! Your days with Team Suck are over as far as your photography goes, and have been for some time, but I do hope you'll stick around with us just the same. Congratulations!
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