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He's A Mean One......... Mr. Grinch!
He's A Mean One......... Mr. Grinch!
dswann


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Color in Black and White (Basic Editing)
Collection: 2008 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: My home
Date: Sep 17, 2008
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 5.0 sec
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Sep 20, 2008

 Green Grinch (Dr. Suess) in red santa suit. Color in B&W challenge. Set up in dark room with black card background and painted with light during long exposure.

Shot in raw.
Adjusted overall lighting in Adobe Camera Raw 4.2
Imported to PSE6.0
Levels adjustment layer
Flatten
Converted to B&W (Red +29, Green +91, Ble +26, Contrast 0)
Cropped to 8x10
Saved as jpeg
Reduced to 600x480 pixels, 72 dpi
USM 85%, R0.8, T3

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Place: 79 out of 240
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Views during voting: 279
Votes: 160
Comments: 2
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-1100D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 09/25/2008 07:22:12 PM
Haha what an aweseome toy! Really says red and green to me, great lighting too. 9.
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Nikon D40
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
 09/24/2008 05:33:05 PM
lol nice
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