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)
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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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