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A Beater of Whipped Cream
A Beater of Whipped Cream
kashi


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Challenge: Free Study 2007-05 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Date: May 21, 2007
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Snapshot, Children
Date Uploaded: May 21, 2007

An attempt at High Key

On the advice of Jutilda I made a B&W conversion of this shot :

Statistics
Place: 516 out of 617
Avg (all users): 4.9689
Avg (commenters): 4.5882
Avg (participants): 4.9762
Avg (non-participants): 4.9429
Views since voting: 897
Views during voting: 242
Votes: 161
Comments: 27
Favorites: 0


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06/14/2007 09:55:48 AM
Lea, you were ROBBED!!!! This is marvelous. Please make it huge and mount it in your home.
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06/09/2007 09:41:17 PM
Well, Lea, are YOU happy with it? I think it's a pretty neat memory-keeper kind of shot. DPC doesn't reward different kinds of looks, so again, if you like, it, be happy. :)
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06/09/2007 03:09:01 AM
I don't get this at all! Lea showed this to me before for an off-the-cuff opinion and I told her I thought it was fantastic. I almost didn't enter at all 'cause I thought my shot was so far below the caliber of this that it kinda depressed me. Why you get slammed the way you do here in challenges I will never understand.

I stick to my original story, Lea, this is a wonderful shot!
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06/08/2007 11:06:07 AM
I like the shot and the processing a lot. The beater is a little hard to make out. I don't know if there would be any way to make it more distinct while leaving the face as it is. Keep working on this high key technique. I think it can be very effective.
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06/08/2007 09:38:53 AM
I gave this a 9. I think the post-processing really worked great on it. I know that images processed like this often do not do well, but I was really surprised to see how low this was voted. I loved it. Great composition, great sharpness, great color in the eyes, great details even with the high-key processing. The bang-on eye contact really makes it. Liza
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06/08/2007 08:13:04 AM
I'm afraid to try shots like this for the exact reason of what happened to you. This just shows how extraordinally shallow the voters at DPC are. You got robbed. If you don't give them the same thing over and over, they punnish you for it.

Sorry for the rant. I absolutely love it.
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06/08/2007 07:51:38 AM
I like this Kashi...gave you an 8.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/07/2007 11:00:28 PM
creepy. The processing goes well with it. 7
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06/07/2007 10:31:27 PM
interesting processing choices - a bit too bright for my taste and I really don't like the unrealistic treatment in the eyes
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06/07/2007 10:30:37 PM
little too washed out for my liking
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06/07/2007 01:17:46 PM
On a purely subjective level, I really dislike the post-processing. Although I clearly haven't seen the original, I can't imagine that this treatment does it any favours.
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06/06/2007 07:20:19 AM
Different processing.
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06/05/2007 04:16:29 PM
nice high key effect
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06/05/2007 02:28:25 PM
Love the PP here. 8
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06/04/2007 10:34:03 PM
Over processed IMHO. Still an arresting image which I can see great commercial (i.e. background for an ad) application.
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06/04/2007 07:36:45 PM
What eyes!! It's a little over-processed for my taste, but I do like the artsy feel about your image. Keep up the great work.
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06/04/2007 01:06:56 PM
looks too sketchy...
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06/03/2007 05:02:33 PM
I love the high key approach. Coming back for a 2nd view. I seriously think this would be KILLER in black and white. There are certainly enough contrasting values to make it really pop. His eyes are just amazing and you can count each individual eyelash and brow hair. Great focus.
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06/03/2007 12:50:46 PM
The processing isn't really working for me. Cute idea for a picture & good eyes.
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06/02/2007 03:30:34 PM
too bright...
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06/02/2007 10:07:23 AM
I don't think I like this. Too much white and something else, can't put my finger on it.
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06/02/2007 10:00:55 AM
very cute, but seems slightly over processed.
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06/02/2007 04:48:46 AM
Ah, that brings back memories, one of the joyous events of cooking.
(vote 39)
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06/01/2007 07:36:56 PM
cute but a little too light.
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06/01/2007 09:07:16 AM
Interesting image, can see what you were going for in terms of the over exposure, which for me works well on the childs face but less so when you get down to the lips and beater, would be interesting to see what the outsome was if this was cropped just below the nose as the model has a wonderful expression
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06/01/2007 07:47:25 AM
A bit much on the filters.
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06/01/2007 07:06:57 AM
cute kid tho a little too blown for me /5
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