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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

03/02/2005 01:26:07 AM · #1

I was asked to post up the original of my 70's psychedelic self-portrait, so here it is. I presume the irony of this is not lost on anyone: for "Self Portrait III" challenge I shot a water droplet,a nd for the next one, "70's", I shot an actual self portrait. Of course I morphed it beyond the point of sanity, but that's what my early 70's were like.

I confess to some disappointment that this image finished so low; I thought it was a very vivid depiction of a place/time/attitude, and stylistically spot-on. So it goes.

The image was actually submitted by someone for ratification, which didn't surprise me, but it's 100% legal. The ONLY adjustments are Levels and Curves. In curves I used the pencil tool to draw arbitrary lines, and that flipped colors like crazy. I think it's even int he spirit of the rules, in that I didn't "create" any shapes that aren't there; I just emphasized them and made them shout with hard edges, through the Curves control.

Entry:

Original:

Peace out, people!

Robt.

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

03/02/2005 01:36:35 AM · #2

Very nice Robt. That certainly says 70s to me. 60's too.

Would have been cool to get someone with a large afro sillouetted in there... but perhaps that would have been too 60's. ;)

mycelium

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

03/02/2005 01:47:02 AM · #3

Ahh, seeing the original is very illuminating. Robert, that photo is so very you :)

Damon

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

03/02/2005 01:48:43 AM · #4

Originally posted by mycelium:

Ahh, seeing the original is very illuminating. Robert, that photo is so very you :)

Damon

Right on! I'm one far-out dude (or used to be, anyway)...

Robt.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

03/02/2005 01:49:22 AM · #5

Originally posted by bear_music:

... In curves I used the pencil tool to draw arbitrary lines, and that flipped colors like crazy. I think it's even int he spirit of the rules, in that I didn't "create" any shapes that aren't there; I just emphasized them and made them shout with hard edges, through the Curves control.

I love using "funny-shaped" curves to change images around -- two or three of my entries have used it, but never as successfully as you did.

Here are a couple of galleries at pBase showing the use of this technique and Curves in general:
Abstracts
Dirty Windshield
Fear Challenge
Tone Curve Demo

RayEthier

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

03/02/2005 02:50:28 AM · #6

I really liked this photo of yours Bear, and scored it much higher than the average. I could really relate to this image... Keep up the good work.

Ray

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

03/02/2005 01:11:32 PM · #7

Yeah General, I seen and loved that dirty windshield shot :-)

Robt.

Message edited by author 2005-03-02 13:12:39.

Spork99

OM System OM-1

03/02/2005 01:31:52 PM · #8

Have you been eating weird berries again?

kiwinick

Sony DSLR-A550

Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha

03/02/2005 01:32:47 PM · #9

I actually voted this high, It is a quintisential image of the era and I thought this one would ribbon.

Prof_Fate

03/02/2005 01:39:17 PM · #10

Originally posted by kiwinick:

I actually voted this high, It is a quintisential image of the era and I thought this one would ribbon.

ROFL

Oops, perhaps you didn't mean to infer you were high when you voted on this one.

Sweet Jesus (pun intended)