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crazyassbassguy


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Challenge: Leading Lines II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: My Barracks Room
Date: Jun 20, 2005
Aperture: F/3.5
ISO: ISO-800
Shutter: 1/25 Sec.
Galleries: Abstract, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Jun 22, 2005

 Well first I set this up with a white sheet in the background and set my 5-String Ibanez Bass on it and snapped about 40 photos of it from various angles and lighting. Then I took this one, made all of the white in the photo brighter to the perfect white to remove the background completely. Then I took the copied layer I made and blended it with the whitened layer to bring out the blue of the body of the bass. Then I fixed the shadowing because it was a little off, and the top right shadow wasn't there because it was resting completely on the sheet which was on a bed. After that I just did normal touch ups, which include levels, color balance to bring out the blue of the bass, NeatImage, and Brightness/Contrast.

Statistics
Place: 59 out of 275
Avg (all users): 5.9409
Avg (commenters): 7.2308
Avg (participants): 5.7132
Avg (non-participants): 6.2130
Views since voting: 1121
Views during voting: 322
Votes: 237
Comments: 14
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 07/04/2005 12:52:50 AM
well your name explains why you chose this for your subject ;)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/03/2005 11:56:13 PM
Frame it and hang it. Excellent. I truly like this shot.
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 07/03/2005 05:56:05 PM
A cool presentation with great flair. Bumping up.
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 07/03/2005 10:12:51 AM
There were a lot of guitar entries in this challenge - this was my favorite. The shadowing underneath the guitar is a little distracting though.

Curious - did you also try this shot with the focal point out near the nut? I don't know if it would have been more or less effective. Again, just curious.
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 07/02/2005 05:39:20 PM
Awsome!
I love the contrasting dark and lights, the sharp main subject and the soft shadows. Would be a real upset if this didn't ribbon.
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 07/02/2005 10:16:29 AM
I think that the rather high-key approach works well here.
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 07/02/2005 05:34:35 AM
clinical, clean.. well executed.
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 07/02/2005 01:44:53 AM
Very nice shot. More DOF on this would enhance the image I think.
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 07/01/2005 06:11:05 PM
i can feel the bass.
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 06/29/2005 11:47:48 PM
Nice work
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 06/28/2005 07:54:57 PM
Leading lines or curves generally have two purposes. One is to lead the viewer into the scene. The other is to lead you toward the main subject. It is most effective if they come in from the lower left because that is the natural direction humans visually scan a picture from so are easiest to pick up.

Lines coming together direct attention to the main subject but you've cleverly accomplished this in the opposite direction.
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 06/28/2005 03:54:05 PM
good product/stock photography
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 06/28/2005 03:39:48 AM
nice unususal 5 string. Like the perspective. I find the detail difficult to see, try to improve the lighting particularly from the lower left
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 06/27/2005 10:30:51 AM
Great idea!! I like it.
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