Somewhere Between Sunrise and Sunset
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Comment by Nyck:
now this is magical,this is a beastly photo!

The Soul of a Flower
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Comment by fotomann_forever:
Celeb, after seeing the reason you were DQ'd, I stopped to think about this a while.

The same effect you achieved with the second sharpened layer could have been achieved with the Fade command in the Edit menu.

Right after you apply the USM, go to edit and select Fade USM and then adjust transparency of the USM. Hope that helps.

Mr. One and Mrs. Three on the Dock
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Comment by kenskid:
OIC now...

Originally posted by Prof_Fate: Originally posted by kenskid: Why is this a DQ? I see many shots that use a montitor and/or "screen" as a background with the "subject" placed in front. KenSkid read where he got the BG from - on the other shots like this it the entrant took the shot - in this case the 'artwork' being literally represented IS the background. sorry to see a dq for someone honest to admit the source of the BG image.

Mr. One and Mrs. Three on the Dock
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Comment by Prof_Fate:

Originally posted by kenskid: Why is this a DQ? I see many shots that use a montitor and/or "screen" as a background with the "subject" placed in front. KenSkid

read where he got the BG from - on the other shots like this it the entrant took the shot - in this case the 'artwork' being literally represented IS the background.

sorry to see a dq for someone honest to admit the source of the BG image.

The Soul of a Flower
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Comment by philup:
2 DQ's..!! Dude, whats going on?? Still a great picture!

Message edited by author 2006-03-18 01:06:27.

Campus Candid
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Comment by squeeky jee:
Nice framing

Campus Candid
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Comment by Shan2112:
very nice quality candid - black and white seems nice - would be interested to see it in color though too, certainly meets the challenge - good job :)

Campus Candid
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Comment by mosall:
Somehow this makes me sad. The figure closest to us seems very isolated.

Campus Candid
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Comment by m_martinhere:
This is a perfect example of how I'd like to shoot in black and white. How do you get such great contrast? I'd love a little education myself.....if you could email the settings, it'd be greatly appreciated.

Great balance........looks busy, yet relaxed. Very nice concept. 8

Somewhere Between Sunrise and Sunset
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Comment by SJCarter:
This image just grows and grows on me. Fantastic. The lighting is incredible. My newest Favorite.