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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Something New III (Advanced Editing IV*)
Collection: 2006
Camera: Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Lens: Konica Minolta AF 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6(D) DT
Location: Virginia
Date: Apr 14, 2006
Aperture: F32
ISO: 100
Shutter: .80
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: Apr 14, 2006

 Sunset mode, F32, .80 shutter, ISO 100, Exp comp +1.7, 28/42mm focal length

RAW
- Adjust levels
- Convert to TIF

Post-Processed with Paint Shop Pro X

Rotate left .825
Duplicate BG
Crop

Select white bg - (white bg) layer
Invert selection - (items) layer
Modify selection - contract 4 pixels - (items contract)layer
Select ribbon area - (ribbon) layer

White bg layer
- Gaussian blur +20
- levels
- dodge blend
- 91% opacity

Ribbon layer
- Photo fix : Set B/W points (Blk +100)

Item layer
- Brightness & Contrast : HMS (0,40,40)

Resize
USM (.75,150,10) +luminance on Ribbon, item, and item contract layers
Merge all
Border
Save as JPG

Statistics
Place: 81 out of 247
Avg (all users): 5.6038
Avg (commenters): 6.5909
Avg (participants): 5.5600
Avg (non-participants): 5.6216
Views since voting: 860
Views during voting: 402
Votes: 260
Comments: 27
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 04/30/2006 09:13:18 PM
Don't understand why this did not score higher ... I just love it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/26/2006 03:38:54 AM
Well, you didn't have to use that worn-out brown crayon, but you should at least have gotten WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY closer to using one of the others! (I gave it a 9)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/25/2006 09:23:01 PM
Very funny!
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 04/25/2006 08:26:57 PM
Great job on this creative capture.
bumb up.
edit: that would be bump up. lol

Message edited by author 2006-04-26 00:46:37.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/25/2006 01:49:02 PM
Now, this is what I call a funny photograph, good idea and nicely done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/25/2006 08:51:52 AM
Okay...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/25/2006 08:29:35 AM
Haha!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/24/2006 01:41:41 PM
lol, good creative idea. I like it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/24/2006 01:14:22 PM
Very creative idea and well presented!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2006 03:25:50 PM
I love it. For both the statement and the image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2006 11:44:28 AM
This should be my trademark~ ha ha ha ha
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2006 06:44:06 AM
Well done and different. I like the idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2006 06:17:08 AM
Very clever.....Top ten for sure.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2006 05:22:44 AM
good idea and well put together 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2006 11:58:09 PM
Very Funny!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2006 09:31:28 PM
I love witty pictures. Nice shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2006 08:05:38 PM
Well done, 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2006 05:04:11 PM
7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2006 10:00:12 AM
lol
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2006 09:25:43 AM
it's clever, but...doesn't really have a wow factor, to me anyway, sorry
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2006 03:59:21 AM
Nice idea nicely done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2006 12:05:08 AM
I find the three dimensional crayons within a two dimensional image disturbing to my logical mind.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/19/2006 10:02:52 PM
creative
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/19/2006 09:31:29 PM
Hehehehhe. This is funny. Great sense of humor!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/19/2006 04:12:50 PM
Lol, this must be cheating somehow; I need to get it out of the running because it's too good! ;)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/19/2006 09:59:45 AM
nice originality
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 04/19/2006 12:48:33 AM
Cute, very cute! LMAO!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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