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Back From the Past
Namlak


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Challenge: Free Study 2011-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Location: Santa Clarita, CA
Date: May 12, 2011
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/30
Date Uploaded: May 20, 2011

 Six-year-old Benny appears to have come straight from a 1950's advertisement.

After shooting this image, a little massaging of curves and contrast produced a surprising vintage feel.

Statistics
Place: 325 out of 344
Avg (all users): 4.6822
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 4.5773
Avg (non-participants): 5.0000
Views since voting: 701
Views during voting: 206
Votes: 129
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 06/11/2011 06:45:16 PM
Sorry, but my brain didn't process the title with the picture. A little too late, but I think you should have scored better.
Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 06/08/2011 01:10:04 AM
totally!
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 06/08/2011 12:11:06 AM
Thanks for the compliments, pamb, Jutilda, and paulbtlw. And thanks for the input, dianapf1.

Vintage 1950's/Norman Rockwell is what I was going for with this processing, which is really outside my normal "thing" so it was a fun educational stretch into a new area.

Thanks, paulbtlw, for taking the extra time to look for the out-of-the-ordinary/unconventional. I try to do the same thing when I vote/critique as my eye likes to find the things that haven't been seen before or not seen in the same way. I'm glad this photo worked for you!
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Leica SL
Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black
 06/07/2011 05:24:48 PM
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: I like unusual portraits and this one nails it; the quirky expression, the 70s coloration, the liberal noise. All good.

Critical stuff: No

Overall: Exceptionally well made.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 06/05/2011 11:26:41 PM
hee hee Looks like a Norman Rockwell.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 06/05/2011 01:31:02 PM
cute kid, but over processed.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
06/01/2011 10:23:08 AM
Definite throw back! Cute and well processed for the style I think you were going after.
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