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Challenge: 4:00-5:00 a.m. (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Bed
Date: Dec 12, 2005
Aperture: f/2.5
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Humorous, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Dec 13, 2005

 Taken at 4:15am. The look of pain was real. I hate getting up early.

I set my camera up next to my bed the night before, and used a remote switch. Took about a dozen shots. Picked this one because the pouty lips make me laugh.

Lighting was from a single, annoying, incandescent desk lamp, pointed directly at my face.

Cropped, resized, desaturated, adjusted curves and levels, and applied sharpen and unsharp mask.

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Thanks for the comments everyone! For the record, the over-sharpening was a deliberate attempt to add an "irritation" vibe to the picture, and was inspired by bear_music's "Irritation -- No-Shoot Zone" photo.

Statistics
Place: 38 out of 115
Avg (all users): 5.7438
Avg (commenters): 7.2632
Avg (participants): 5.5455
Avg (non-participants): 5.7792
Views since voting: 1231
Views during voting: 499
Votes: 363
Comments: 23
Favorites: 0

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 01/01/2006 09:09:49 PM
Hah, I just boticed this! Thanks for the nod. It's a truly irritating shot :-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/20/2005 11:51:16 PM
this is perfect! excellent exposure.
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 12/20/2005 11:21:08 PM
This is great. I love it.
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 12/20/2005 07:30:08 PM
I can relate to that one
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 12/20/2005 09:08:52 AM
very nice :)
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 12/19/2005 08:58:01 PM
I LOVE THE DETAIL ON THIS ONE!! AMAZING!
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 12/19/2005 05:06:56 PM
I think this looks too oversharpened in processing.
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 12/17/2005 09:12:12 PM
Nice shot ..
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 12/17/2005 07:56:26 PM
Grain in back and white photography is one of those things that brings joy to our days here on Earth. Thank you for this shot. 9
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 12/17/2005 05:33:55 PM
this shot looks like it can be taken any time a day..... LOL... nice detail on the face
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 12/17/2005 04:31:17 PM
Like the grainy, newspaperish look this has. Well done! 8
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 12/17/2005 01:13:58 PM
This does a nice job conveying the emotion implied by the title. Well composed and leveled. It might be a bit oversharpened, at least to my taste, but the sharpening is effective at capturing the texture of the face. If advanced editing were available, I might have cloned out a few hot pixels, but they don't distract very much at all. Nicely done!
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 12/17/2005 10:49:04 AM
Very nice range of tones, nice exposure and PS work
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 12/16/2005 10:32:22 AM
Agreed!
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 12/16/2005 01:49:55 AM
Oho, that's funny! His face tells the story! Congrats!
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 12/15/2005 11:15:26 PM
No kidding!!!
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 12/15/2005 02:37:13 PM
Simple and clever. This is too real I don't think it's even a setup. Good lighting and I love the expression. Well done.
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 12/15/2005 12:21:39 PM
I like the expression on his face!
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 12/15/2005 09:50:17 AM
arghhh...need sleep
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 12/14/2005 06:28:19 PM
LOL, nice take on the challenge. I like the use of black & white - it's effective.
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 12/14/2005 10:01:10 AM
I like your punctuation in your title. LOL Nice clear black and white. Good job.
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 12/14/2005 07:49:56 AM
Haha, great expression, I know exactly what is going on in his head.
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 12/14/2005 01:11:15 AM
The face says it all.......
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