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Thinking of You
Thinking of You
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Challenge: Greeting Cards (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: University of Louisville
Date: Sep 21, 2005
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Black and White, Traditional Art
Date Uploaded: Sep 23, 2005

 This is actually a copy of "The Thinker" on the University of Louisville's campus. It came to mind with this challenge so I went and shot a few photos.

I have mixed feelings about this photograph. I think it fits the challenge really well and I hope I can get some smiles from it, but taken out of context of the challenge and I think it's sort of an uninspired photo. I would like to go back another time and maybe get some shots of students around the statue in hopes of an interesting juxtaposition. I have doubts about the border as well, but I felt it needed a little something like that (it kinda gives it more of a greeting card look).

I used curves to adjust contrast, levels for a little brightness, and channel mixer to convert to black and white. I also used some unsharp mask (maybe too much?) and NeatImage.

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Place: 69 out of 211
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 10/05/2005 10:38:32 PM
Greetings from the critque club.

I think you did well in choosing this subject for your greeting card entry. It immediately says what it means - no guessing or trying to figure out what point you are trying to make.

I like the choice of turning this into a black and white image. It fits with your subject matter. For me, some of the shadowed areas are a bit too dark and I would have liked to have seen it a bit more crisper all around and maybe even just a hint more contrast too.

I like the composition and the unobstrusive background sky. For me, this keeps the focus on your subject.

Overall, well done. I look forward to seeing more of your work. Thank you.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/30/2005 07:04:17 PM
I like it, immediately gets the point across!
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 09/27/2005 10:04:02 PM
Nice idea ΓΆ€“ very greeting card like.
Good job!
:o]
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 09/27/2005 03:58:07 PM
Yes, I can see this working as a sellable card. Well done.
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 09/26/2005 06:29:12 PM
humor is good. Did it take a long time to clean up your model afterwards? Just kidding. it seems a lot of detail seems to be lost to the shadows.
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 09/26/2005 11:47:05 AM
lol!
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 09/26/2005 03:13:10 AM
Great shot and easy to imagine on a greeting card.
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 09/26/2005 01:32:35 AM
I like how this one looks. The B&W makes this one work. Good job.
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