Dam, it's broken!
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Comment by KarenNfld:
Interesting, but it's overexposed.

Dam, it's broken!
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Comment by Kaizer:
Cobtrast and colours are great. Nice catch line too.

Venetian Mask
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Comment by PhotoArt:
Thank you all for your informative comments. The flecks are "reflections" as the mask was on a polester velvet and it was highly reflective. I adjusted the levels as much as I could to get rid of them, but couldn't get rid of them all without affecting the mask itself.

I also felt that there might not be enough blue in the photo for some, but I liked it. Oh well, there's always the next challenge. :)

Edited for spelling.

Message edited by author 2006-02-08 00:31:49.

Venetian Mask
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Comment by Lilhoop:
Nice composition. I like how the face is slightly turned.

Venetian Mask
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Comment by Katmystiry:
Love the mask. The blue stands out against the white and gold. The background looks strange with all the flecks on the right side.

Venetian Mask
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Comment by hotpasta:
nice shot...very crisp

Venetian Mask
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Comment by sherpet:
Quite dramatic.....

Venetian Mask
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Comment by rick13601:
Nice photo. IMO I think it would have met the challenge better if there were more blue in the photo. 7

Venetian Mask
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Comment by PatGoltz:
It's a pretty mask, but you didn't add any of yourself to the picture.

American Bison
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Comment by PhotoArt:
I want to Thank all those that voted and made comments on my first entry. I agree with those that commented it was too dark. I entered this on the last day and essentially just did a Basic Edit. Levels, Crop, Brightness/Contrast, Saturation, USM and resize. I did clone to enhance that "eye glint", and in hindsight, I probably should have dodged some of the left flank to lighten it up. But, Live and Learn. Once again, thanks to all that commented.