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Blue Boy
Blue Boy
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Challenge: Free Study 2011-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Olympus E-510
Lens: Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
Location: Malawi
Date: Aug 27, 2011
Aperture: f. 4.2
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 28, 2011

 Portrait of a young Malawian boy.

Converted to BW in Lightrooms and also cropped a little bit, added vignette and made some tonal adjustment before exporting to PS for levels and curves - I love film grain in the image so I just resized, framed, sharpened and saved for the web.

Statistics
Place: 81 out of 324
Avg (all users): 6.1781
Avg (commenters): 8.6667
Avg (participants): 6.1667
Avg (non-participants): 6.2045
Views since voting: 460
Views during voting: 227
Votes: 146
Comments: 10
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 09/08/2011 12:28:37 AM
Thought it would be top 10 for sure.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D5000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 09/07/2011 11:46:03 PM
absolutely fantastic portrait. I am just.. in awe.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
09/07/2011 10:16:52 PM
Terrific! Love the look and the processing - just lovely.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 09/07/2011 10:11:14 PM
Wonderful photograph.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sigma DP1x
09/07/2011 08:03:17 PM
Beautifully unsettling, if such a thing is possible.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 09/07/2011 05:00:09 AM
Great face and processing,really captures sadness.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 09/07/2011 02:59:53 AM
Tremedous, and compelling, love it. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/05/2011 02:44:21 AM
beatiful!!!!!!!!!!or sadness?????
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 09/01/2011 07:33:07 AM
fantastic capture, you can read so much in those eyes, this is one of my favs
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/01/2011 01:48:59 AM
nice work
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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