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Youth Sports promote Family Unity and Community Spirit
Youth Sports promote Family Unity and Community Spirit
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Photojournalism II (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: 2006
Camera: Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Minolta
Location: Virginia
Date: Apr 24, 2006
Aperture: F8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Family, Sports
Date Uploaded: Apr 24, 2006

 RAW
- adjust levels
- convert to TIF

Post-Processed with Paint Shop Pro X

Brightness & Contrast : B/C (0,3)
Crop
Brightness & Contrast : HMS (5,5,-5)
Resize
USM (.75,125,10) +luminance
Select 3 front people - promote to layer
Switch to BG layer
- Noise Reduction : Salt & Pepper (1,3)
- Hue & Saturation : HSL (yellow -30, green -10)
Bring people layer to front
Merge all
Save as JPG

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 05/07/2006 09:03:35 PM
this looks like fun, but probably wouldn't be published, unless it was an extremely slow newsweek for the local community weekly newspaper.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/07/2006 07:15:43 PM
Great shot for the challenge
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 4
 05/03/2006 07:26:11 AM
happy photo ... the smiles on the faces of first to kids are awesome,great ...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/01/2006 04:12:23 PM
Lovely local human interest capture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 05/01/2006 12:02:20 PM
excellent photojournalistic shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A550
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 05/01/2006 03:03:07 AM
good storywith lots of human interest the Horowhenua Chronicle might run this with others of its type on page 2 6
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