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Challenge: Free Study XVII (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Front Room
Date: Aug 12, 2007
Aperture: f16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.3 seconds
Galleries: Interior, Studio
Date Uploaded: Aug 12, 2007

 The picture in the frame was a previous picture I took of the frame after sticking on yet another picture.

Convert from RAW
Crop with slight perspective correction
Cloned out a couple of small blemishes on the wall
Curves for extra brightness
Channel Mixer and Hue/Saturation to create greyscale version
Levels
Added a vignette layer
Cooling Filter 82 layer for a colour cast
Curves for more contrast
Added a black border
Resize and save as jpg

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 452
Avg (all users): 6.9217
Avg (commenters): 8.5000
Avg (participants): 6.8090
Avg (non-participants): 7.0519
Views since voting: 3293
Views during voting: 307
Votes: 166
Comments: 32
Favorites: 14 (view)

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 05/12/2009 03:40:12 AM
Very cool...
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 11/11/2007 12:35:02 PM
Very neat shot and what a cool idea.
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 11/09/2007 03:14:10 PM
love this picture it great.
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 10/10/2007 06:03:18 PM
I have just seen this one - I love it! Great work, simple yet captivating image.
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 08/21/2007 08:52:05 PM
This is excellent. A great idea, I love it.
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 08/20/2007 12:13:15 PM
I really like this a lot. It's beautifully crisp and clean and a great idea (must try it sometime). Congrats on top 10, Darren.
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 08/20/2007 10:54:20 AM
I've wanted to do this sorta thing but never got around to it. This is great!
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 08/20/2007 05:49:22 AM
Congrats on your top10 finish, an original and elegant shot!
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 08/20/2007 05:16:37 AM
oh, I didn't see this one!!! VERY beautiful, I like it a lot! Very well executed.
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 08/20/2007 12:56:40 AM
Nicely done! I tried something like that before, too. Yours is much neater and cleaner, though.
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 08/20/2007 12:52:15 AM
Love Love Love it. Composition and creativity is outstanding.
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 08/20/2007 12:28:03 AM
This is so interesting. Creative genius! Congratulations on a top 10 placing with this. Its so clean and contemporary. I love it.

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 08/20/2007 12:12:58 AM
Very well done. I really like this one a lot. Congrats on well-deserved top 10.
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 08/20/2007 12:03:45 AM
this hurts my eyes
but its just so clever
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/19/2007 03:11:16 PM
This is great! I wanna know how ya did it...
TC
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 08/19/2007 12:43:00 PM
cool shot
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 08/19/2007 10:13:13 AM
I've always wanted to do a shot like this one. I really like this...well done.
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 08/17/2007 08:57:44 PM
nice ideal well executed....shud be in top 10
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 08/17/2007 07:35:27 AM
Nice image. 8.
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 08/16/2007 08:03:51 AM
Simple, but cool. I like the originality of it.
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 08/16/2007 06:11:57 AM
Sweeet! Love it
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 08/14/2007 11:47:38 PM
Bulls eye!
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 08/14/2007 06:36:12 PM
Hehehehehe very nice! Faved
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 08/14/2007 05:44:49 AM
The idea isn't new, but your picture is very well balanced, the composition is really great
great pic!!
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 08/13/2007 05:01:14 PM
Great tones.
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 08/13/2007 01:22:13 PM
great composition
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 08/13/2007 12:29:49 PM
Good job! This looks a bit familiar....not sure where I've seen something similar before.
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 08/13/2007 10:16:21 AM
oh ya!
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 08/13/2007 08:55:14 AM
nice concept and PP.
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 08/13/2007 07:11:40 AM
great concept, good that it's duotone ! 9
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 08/13/2007 02:11:53 AM
excellent concept, composition, and execution. Very good
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 08/13/2007 12:12:43 AM
It's too late for you to screw with my head like this! But cool shot.
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