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Challenge: Chalk (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Oct 11, 2010
Aperture: 9
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: Oct 11, 2010

 This challenge was really nice, as it got me thinking about all the things chalk is used for. Gave me ideas to shoot for in different situations. In the end, I went with this shot, which actually didn't use chalk at all!

Setup for this shot included my camera on a tripod, and my 430ex II with homemade snoot pointing from the left. I got focus with the lights on, and turned them off for the shot. With the camera on a 2 second timer, I hit the shutter (yes, it got full of powder), grabbed some flour from the bowl, and slapped my hands together. After a number of shots, I finally got one that worked out well.

I hope this does well, although I think the lack of extreme sharpness (hard to get at 1/250 s with moving hands) will hurt a bit.

Post Processing (Aperture):
* Crop
* White Balance
* Increase Exposure and Recovery
* Decrease Black Point
* Increase definition
* Decrease Saturation with increased vibrancy
* Increased Highlights and Shadows slightly
* Levels
* Bring out some of the red/yellows in the arm a bit
* Edge Sharpen
* Vignetting
* Export to 800px
* Unsharp Mask (Pixelmator)
* Save for Web (Pixelmator)

Statistics
Place: 15 out of 55
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Sony Alpha NEX-3
Sony DT 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM
10/25/2010 04:09:48 AM
I liked this one a lot, one of my few faves, gave you a 9. I never knew you can use to focus with the lights on and then turn off the lights :)) I'm gonna have to try that, thanks for the idea :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/24/2010 09:39:18 AM
nice action and a great idea...I can feel the chalk
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Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 10/23/2010 09:38:58 PM
Good detail here. I like the stopped motion.
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