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Boot & Stirrup
Boot & Stirrup
Ristyz


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Challenge: Free Study IX (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
Location: Albuquerque, NM State Fair Grounds
Date: Nov 4, 2005
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 28, 2005

 soft light coming in from arena doors from several openings

crop, desaturate, duplicate layer, darkened bottom layer and erased top layer through to parts of bottom layer, flattened, dodged some of the boot laces and buckle burned a bit near laces, cloned out 2-3 hot pixels

Statistics
Place: 134 out of 519
Avg (all users): 5.9319
Avg (commenters): 7.5714
Avg (participants): 5.9369
Avg (non-participants): 5.9178
Views since voting: 1446
Views during voting: 392
Votes: 279
Comments: 10
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 08/16/2006 02:36:55 PM
Sorry! Thought I favorited it back then!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-30D
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon
 12/05/2005 02:55:09 PM
Nice B&W. The shapes and use of highlights and shadows really give it depth and interest.
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Minolta DiMAGE EX 1500 Zoom
 12/05/2005 09:27:23 AM
Cowboy boots with laces??...hmmmm I think the boot itself could have been a bit sharper?
Overall idea is creative and good camera positioning. Also like the lighting direction. Good luck !
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 12/03/2005 08:49:59 AM
Excellent study with great tonal range. Very well done. 9 Bumping to 10. Have no idea why I like this except that its good. Very good.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 12/02/2005 11:47:04 PM
An image with great tonal projection. Impressive. Bumping up.
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 12/02/2005 11:46:50 AM
Good luck with this study.
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Nikon Df
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 12/01/2005 05:48:22 PM
Nice exposure, there is small distraction below the stirrup but other than that very nice
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Fujifilm FinePix S6000/6500 FD
 12/01/2005 09:11:17 AM
very crisp and clear in the center... nice :)
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Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
12/01/2005 02:11:05 AM
Can't think of a thing that could improve this shot, amazing light and perfect toning. 9
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/01/2005 12:35:43 AM
very nice, thank you
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