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Summer School with Quill and Parchment
Summer School with Quill and Parchment
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Paper (Advanced Editing V*)
Collection: 2007 Challenges
Camera: Canon PowerShot S200
Location: New London CT
Date: Jul 15, 2007
Aperture: F2.8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Black and White, Children
Date Uploaded: Jul 17, 2007

 The perfect storm....trying to save a picture of your child, trying to use noise ninja for the first time, trying to get as many shots on goal on my old 2mpixel camera to get a high-ish score...

Okay image, WAY TOO MUCH NOISE REDUCTION!

Jpeg opened in Elements 3.0
Cropped image
Adjusted levels, brightness/contrast
Desaturated using hue/saturation channel mixer
Noise Ninja to smooth and increase sharpness and contrast
Save for web
Opened in Elements
USM at small radius
Extensive dodge/burn to remove sharpening marks and to increase contrast on paper.
Noise Ninja to smooth skin and paper
Save for web.

Statistics
Place: 62 out of 129
Avg (all users): 5.5112
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 4.9636
Avg (non-participants): 5.6905
Views since voting: 831
Views during voting: 305
Votes: 223
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

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 08/05/2007 07:27:04 AM
A little harsh on the neat image effect..but the tones and lighting are great.
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 07/26/2007 08:36:42 AM
Hi Peter, talk about an underrated shot! I gave you a 7 teetering on an 8. I think the tones are absolutely gorgeous here. I love how the light shines through the feather.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/23/2007 11:43:31 AM
I like the contrast between the boy's throughly modern watch and his old-fashioned quill.
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 07/23/2007 01:07:51 AM
This is a great picture, but I do see one problem. The child holding the quill is the subject of this shot. The paper is just an afterthought, at least for me.
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 07/22/2007 10:39:30 PM
Nice tones in this B & W.
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 07/21/2007 10:27:16 PM
Great job bringing a touch of humanity to the theme...great shot.
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 07/20/2007 09:48:10 AM
seems like a bit too much neat image was used ... skin and feather have lost the details ... nice b/w conversion and good composition
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 07/20/2007 02:50:18 AM
Looks like very heavy has eaten up the detail.
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 07/19/2007 04:30:01 AM
Very lovely composition.
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 07/19/2007 03:00:21 AM
love the look of intense concentration
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 07/18/2007 09:52:19 PM
Of course the American flag in the background...
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 07/18/2007 03:48:05 PM
Something looks odd around the hands.... blurred, blown-out?
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 07/18/2007 02:42:03 PM
Almost. WAAAAaaaaay to neat imaged. to much noise removal going on here. the kid's watch is also distracting.
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 07/18/2007 09:30:06 AM
cute
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