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Challenge: Dichotomy (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Location: Harwich Port, MA, USA
Date: Jul 4, 2007
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Portraiture, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Jul 7, 2007

 Tone mapped from single RAW image.

In CS2, "apply image" in soft light mode, vignetting, cropped slightly, dodging on child's figure to pop the shirt and clarify the face. Resized, sharpened, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 159
Avg (all users): 6.5546
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.1905
Avg (non-participants): 6.7532
Views since voting: 3157
Views during voting: 241
Votes: 119
Comments: 25
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 07/25/2007 07:33:27 AM
Beautiful work. That ladder adds a lot of tension. Love all the angles and texture.
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 07/18/2007 12:57:17 AM
Congrats on top 10 Robert. Really nice textures and you brought them out perfectly.
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 07/17/2007 01:49:48 AM
first of all, congrats on the top 10 placement - well deserved!
that dirty, but soft look really worked for this photo. i'm glad you left the colours intact - i like colour photos.
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 07/16/2007 11:36:52 PM
Excellent Shot Bear - I didn't vote on this challenge but viewed the thumbs and this was one of the only ones I clicked on and I'm glad I did! Congrats on your great finish.,
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 07/16/2007 07:44:50 PM
Excellent finish, Robert! Love the shot. :)
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 07/16/2007 05:02:09 PM
This is a great shot. I need to practice my editing skills more as this work proves its worth.
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 07/16/2007 02:47:41 PM
Nice! The wood tones are amazing. Composition is incredible. Nice work.
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 07/16/2007 12:23:23 PM
Great image Bear! Congrats on a top 10 finish!!
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 07/16/2007 08:50:23 AM
I love this picture. Maybe if you hadn't made the decay look so beautiful, it would have been more of a dichotomy. :) Congrats on top ten and an excellent picture.
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 07/16/2007 08:49:50 AM
Still the best of the group. Deserved a ribbon for sure.
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 07/16/2007 08:46:50 AM
Congrats on your top ten Rob.
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 07/16/2007 12:34:32 AM
Oh, Bear! This was one that I picked for a ribbon. It is so well done, depicting a perfect dichotomy. I'm glad it made the front page, but I still think it should have made the HOME page :)

Awesome work!

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 07/16/2007 12:14:27 AM
:D Congrats on top ten!!
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 07/16/2007 12:03:26 AM
congrats on top 10 team mate! :)
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 07/16/2007 12:02:49 AM
Congratulations, Robert. Great job.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/12/2007 05:57:12 PM
Thats great dodge/burn you got going on. I've been trying to attain this. This has the look of an HDR conversion in it and I think it works well here.
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 07/12/2007 04:39:42 PM
VERY cool processing, i would LOVE LVOE LOVE to know how this was done, amazing textures and beautiful colors. what a great effect!
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 07/10/2007 05:58:25 PM
Cool portrait.
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 07/10/2007 08:24:27 AM
Nice angles and movement.
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 07/09/2007 05:54:36 PM
Nicely done, great color and tone.
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 07/09/2007 12:05:24 PM
I'm not voting this challenge, but I'm marking this one a fav. Well done!
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 07/09/2007 11:39:45 AM
Love the post editing. Might not suit everybody's taste, but I like how it is almost like a charcoal drawing painted with pastels or color paint. Fantastic composition. One of the best so far in my opinion.
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 07/09/2007 11:03:03 AM
I love this photo. I like the concept alot too. I chose a concept something like this too. I hope yours is scoring better than mine tho :) I really love your processing too. So far, this is my top pick, and my first (& probably only) 10.
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 07/09/2007 03:26:53 AM
great PP - i love the effects here
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 07/09/2007 12:18:48 AM
great editing adds to this, well done
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