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JuliBoc


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Challenge: For Sale (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Olympus C-765UZ
Location: Delray Beach, FL
Date: Dec 10, 2006
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/320
Date Uploaded: Dec 10, 2006

 Cropped
Changed to b&w using two Hue/Saturation adj. layers (one in color mode) for tone and contrast
Merged the b&w layers with a background copy layer and applied a mask for the spot color
Beneath the b&w layer:
Brightness/Contrast adj. layer
Hue/Saturation adj. layer to brighten paintings
Smart sharpened the artist; burned the edges; reduced size; slightly smart sharpened the whole image; saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 120
Avg (all users): 6.0078
Avg (commenters): 7.9474
Avg (participants): 5.3889
Avg (non-participants): 6.1733
Views since voting: 1182
Views during voting: 362
Votes: 256
Comments: 25
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 04/11/2007 10:37:19 PM
This is very good, the sellers expression and the selective desat are perfect!! Those paintings are pretty cool too!!
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 01/19/2007 11:15:53 PM
This is SO very nice. :) At last, a shot that uses selective desat to tell a story, not just because it looks cool.
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 01/04/2007 11:49:09 AM
Good selective desaturation really adds nice emphasis and subject color separation. It's colorful and interesting. Nicely done - I gave it a 9 during the voting, but somehow didn't leave a comment, so I hope you like this one.
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 12/29/2006 08:02:27 PM
congrats on your first 6!!! Especially nice in such a low scoring challenge. Now go get some more and fill up that top 5! :)
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 12/22/2006 06:21:40 PM
Julianne,

Again, congrats on your plus 6 score! I know that was one of your goals for 2007, and you made it with time to spare. Look at that average from the commenters - almost an 8! And a favorite to boot.

I think this is one of those few instances where selective desat really works, because it has a specific purpose. (Obviously the voters agreed.)I also think your composition is quite good, and the title enhances the photo and helps tell a story.

The only suggestion I have would be a shorter DOF - I think the photo would be even stronger if the columns and trees in background were not as sharp.

Great job and a great photo. Go Team Novice!
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 12/20/2006 08:18:15 AM
Nice shot. Congrats on the 6. You did a great job with the selective desat.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/19/2006 06:23:05 PM
love the color/b&w on this photo 8
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 12/19/2006 04:06:56 PM
Nice picture, contains a story.
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 12/19/2006 12:51:02 PM
Excellent. I like the way you desaturated all but the paintings.
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 12/19/2006 11:02:30 AM
Great use of coloring
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 12/19/2006 02:06:34 AM
I love the selective desat to make the paintings stand out. Very cool photo.
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 12/18/2006 07:37:04 PM
I like this one. There are so many great people painting and photographic the natural world in expressionistic ways - this guy is sweet.
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 12/18/2006 11:07:19 AM
Nice use of selective coloring
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 12/18/2006 07:23:52 AM
wo.....w nice effx
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 12/18/2006 04:56:25 AM
this made me smile ... and the more i look at it the better it becomes .... really like the paintings if i dont look to close!! ... they create a nice contrast to the b&w of the rest of the shot ... love his expression ... actually its just a great entry in this challenge ... =9
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 12/16/2006 07:21:52 AM
How did you pull the rest of the color out without advanced editing?
 12/15/2006 11:48:35 PM
I don't usualy like partial desaturation, but it does work here.
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 12/15/2006 02:52:03 PM
Nice use of selective desaturation!
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 12/15/2006 07:26:43 AM
love the use of B7W together with colour, add's a little something extra to the photo!
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 12/14/2006 11:36:47 AM
Interesting use of colors and bw. Nice.
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 12/14/2006 10:36:27 AM
I love this! Good luck!
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 12/13/2006 06:52:20 PM
I like the selective desat here.
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 12/13/2006 06:57:32 AM
Love it ! 10 !
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 12/13/2006 02:43:21 AM
good use of selective desat
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 12/13/2006 01:07:11 AM
WOW. I just commented on a shot for having a great example of selective desat and I wasn't expecting another wonderful example. Great job.
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