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Hurts to be Alone on Valentines...
Hurts to be Alone on Valentines...
Garry


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Challenge: Rock, Paper, Scissors II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Date: Feb 4, 2012
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80
Date Uploaded: Feb 4, 2012

 I liked the concept of this, but doubt this will do well. Just couldn't execute as I envisioned.

Was struggling with the lighting, which is quite evident on the background. Would be a cinch to fix if I had speedlites or in post if it was an advanced editing challenge...but since it's basic, I'm stuck. Also, the focus is very off, which is inexcusable. Only noticed how bad it was once I imported into LR3, but by then I had chucked the bear and didn't feel like setting it all up again.

Hoping for a 5.75+ (my current voting average), but I think it's unlikely given the flaws. Also, expecting it to not score as well as the anticipated throng of landscape/seascape images depicting "rock". Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.

Editing:
- Import into LR3
- Custom White Balance
- Adjust Brightness/Exposure/Recovery/Contrast sliders
- Adjust Curves to try blow out greyish background
- Global adjustments of HSL
- Sharpening
- Noise Reduction
- Export to web

[Feb. 8th, 2012 10:43:52 AM]

Started at 6.5x after 25 votes, but it's now just above 6.1 at 29. Guess my 15 minutes of fame are over :) Still, quite happy with where it's started, if it holds over 6+ I'll be quite surprised!

Statistics
Place: 30 out of 106
Avg (all users): 5.6770
Avg (commenters): 6.8889
Avg (participants): 5.2500
Avg (non-participants): 5.8807
Views since voting: 543
Views during voting: 298
Votes: 161
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Nikon D5100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 02/16/2012 02:43:31 PM
:-( notice most of the "men" liked this......... most of the gurls.......felt sorry for Fuzzy........still provocative...in a very sad way. I will private message you and send you a S>A>S>E> box and my address...I'm not kidding! I have tons of stuffed animals......as I never grew up. I tend to personify them and have the best therapy sessions given the specific personalities they possess. Crazy. Oh well.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 02/14/2012 09:35:35 PM
cannot resist 7
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Nikon D200
Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
 02/14/2012 03:11:52 PM
Is it wrong that this made me laugh? Well done, I love it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
 02/12/2012 07:25:32 PM
Creative!
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 02/12/2012 07:09:00 PM
doh!
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 02/11/2012 05:05:34 PM
Ouch!!! Nice idea :)
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount
02/10/2012 04:48:18 AM
Hey! That's a great shot. And pardon my language, but I would have call this picture, "Ahhhh FUCK".

8
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Olympus OM-D E-M5
Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital
02/08/2012 04:57:19 PM
I love the sentiment. This would make a fantastic card!!!!!!!!!
Great idea!!

Cheers
Ed
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 02/08/2012 01:51:13 PM
This has got to be one of my favorite entries of all time. The cuteness of the bear just makes this more macabre than it normally would be. THumbs up.
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Nikon D5100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 02/08/2012 01:30:50 PM
Send this poor little fuzzy to me I want to sew it together again!!!!! :-(((((((((((
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 02/08/2012 11:25:09 AM
That's just mean
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 02/08/2012 01:49:17 AM
haha... aww poor ted!!
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