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05/29/2009 10:48:03 AM · #1
I'm torn between two entries:

and

At first, it seemed like a real black-and-white decision, but the more I think about it, the more I'm caught somewhere in the middle.

Thoughts?
05/29/2009 11:16:30 AM · #2
The choice seems intuitive to me.
05/29/2009 12:48:16 PM · #3
They all look the same to me on my non-calibrated monitor. :P
05/29/2009 12:55:33 PM · #4
I pick the amber one.
05/29/2009 01:09:14 PM · #5
Originally posted by Nobody:

I'm torn between two entries:

and

At first, it seemed like a real black-and-white decision, but the more I think about it, the more I'm caught somewhere in the middle.

Thoughts?


You will get disqualified for pointing out to a challenge submission.
05/29/2009 01:38:08 PM · #6
Originally posted by Zigomar:

You will get disqualified for pointing out to a challenge submission.


Not if we all chip in to save nobody's arse by submitting one of the options ourselves. Think of it! An entire Free Study in pure black or pure white :-) Charliebaker would swoon!

R.
05/29/2009 02:24:48 PM · #7
I'd go with this one. If you stare at it for more than 5 seconds, you really get a sense of the utter darkness. (click on the thumbnail and see what I mean)

Originally posted by Nobody:



05/29/2009 02:37:44 PM · #8
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

I'd go with this one. If you stare at it for more than 5 seconds, you really get a sense of the utter darkness. (click on the thumbnail and see what I mean)

Originally posted by Nobody:



Art - I think your edit is superior to nobody's - the utter blackness is so rich and dark - but I think it is against the rules to have someone use another person's edit. You may want to send him a PM with the workflow you used so he can do the work himself. I realize it is would be difficult with the significant post processing you did, but he might be able to get close to the master work you have done with his original.
05/29/2009 02:38:38 PM · #9
Originally posted by bassbone:

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

I'd go with this one. If you stare at it for more than 5 seconds, you really get a sense of the utter darkness. (click on the thumbnail and see what I mean)

Originally posted by Nobody:



Art - I think your edit is superior to nobody's - the utter blackness is so rich and dark - but I think it is against the rules to have someone use another person's edit. You may want to send him a PM with the workflow you used so he can do the work himself. I realize it is would be difficult with the significant post processing you did, but he might be able to get close to the master work you have done with his original.


Please, Nobody can edit better than Art.
05/29/2009 02:39:58 PM · #10
Originally posted by bassbone:

Art - I think your edit is superior to nobody's - the utter blackness is so rich and dark - but I think it is against the rules to have someone use another person's edit. You may want to send him a PM with the workflow you used so he can do the work himself. I realize it is would be difficult with the significant post processing you did, but he might be able to get close to the master work you have done with his original.


What post-processing? It was all done in PRE-shooting. A little hydrochloric acid here, a little there... Go ahead, folks you can all try it yourself - I have no secrets. :D
05/29/2009 02:44:56 PM · #11
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

I'd go with this one. If you stare at it for more than 5 seconds, you really get a sense of the utter darkness. (click on the thumbnail and see what I mean)

Originally posted by Nobody:



But wasn't this already entered in the Fade To Black side challenge? No double dipping.
05/29/2009 03:04:05 PM · #12
Originally posted by Nobody:





I prefer this one. It takes true genius to embody all existance in one pure moment of clarity and light.

Message edited by author 2009-05-29 15:04:18.
05/29/2009 03:13:49 PM · #13
Too many blown highlights in the second one... Go with your first choice.
05/29/2009 03:38:08 PM · #14
Originally posted by Nobody:



Way over sharpened. Heck of a halo. As for the other one, it has enough artifacts to satisfy any archaeologist!
05/29/2009 03:41:49 PM · #15
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Originally posted by bassbone:

Art - I think your edit is superior to nobody's - the utter blackness is so rich and dark - but I think it is against the rules to have someone use another person's edit. You may want to send him a PM with the workflow you used so he can do the work himself. I realize it is would be difficult with the significant post processing you did, but he might be able to get close to the master work you have done with his original.


What post-processing? It was all done in PRE-shooting. A little hydrochloric acid here, a little there... Go ahead, folks you can all try it yourself - I have no secrets. :D


Thanks for the tip Art. Do you apply the HCl directly to the sensor or to the shutter or both?
05/29/2009 05:18:38 PM · #16
I think I've finally seen the light. Thanks everyone.
05/29/2009 05:19:33 PM · #17
Originally posted by bassbone:

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Originally posted by bassbone:

Art - I think your edit is superior to nobody's - the utter blackness is so rich and dark - but I think it is against the rules to have someone use another person's edit. You may want to send him a PM with the workflow you used so he can do the work himself. I realize it is would be difficult with the significant post processing you did, but he might be able to get close to the master work you have done with his original.


What post-processing? It was all done in PRE-shooting. A little hydrochloric acid here, a little there... Go ahead, folks you can all try it yourself - I have no secrets. :D


Thanks for the tip Art. Do you apply the HCl directly to the sensor or to the shutter or both?

Neither. You apply it to the subject.
05/29/2009 05:39:18 PM · #18
Originally posted by chromeydome:


Originally posted by Nobody:



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It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black.
05/29/2009 09:06:28 PM · #19
There is no black or white - only shades of gray. The darkest example could not be more gray. The lightest example could not be less gray. The gray example could be more or less gray depending on your monitor calibration.

Message edited by author 2009-05-29 21:09:17.
05/29/2009 09:08:05 PM · #20
That thing on the right in the first one is very DISTRACTING!
05/29/2009 10:07:41 PM · #21
Originally posted by Simms:

Originally posted by chromeydome:


Originally posted by Nobody:





It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black. [/quote]

"Cold hearted orb that rules the night
Removes the colours from our sight.
Red is grey and yellow white
But we decide which is right. And which is an illusion"
05/29/2009 10:16:33 PM · #22
Originally posted by pineapple:

Originally posted by Nobody:



Way over sharpened. Heck of a halo. As for the other one, it has enough artifacts to satisfy any archaeologist!


I like this one the best--but I can't tell if it's a polar bear in a snowstorm, or is it a marshmallow in a snowstorm? (sorry, you only saved it as a 640 x 640. Since it's a free study, you can save it as 720 x 720, and I'd be able to see it a little better... the eyes are the first thing to go...)
05/30/2009 09:22:11 AM · #23
Black or White?
05/30/2009 09:39:38 AM · #24
Nobody does it better
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