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The Handsome One
The Handsome One
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wildlife IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: Oct 19, 2008
Aperture: f4.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Oct 19, 2008

In DPP:
Crop, noise reduction, white balance adjustment, converted to three TIF files with different brightness adjustments.

In CS2:
Shadows-Highlight Layer
Dark TIF (to darken blown-out leafs in the background)
Very bright TIF (with eye details)
Curves layer on the eye
Curves, hue-saturation (with eye masked out), levels layers
Dodge-burn layer
Flatten, lab sharpen, Gaussian blur layer
Resize, USM, border and save for web

Reminds me of “Alvin and the Chipmunks”...

[Oct. 20th, 2008 03:38:01 PM]

Oct 20
Funny thing is (given all the discussions in the score thread) - got a pic of this little guy at the zoo: while looking around for animals to do something interesting to shoot for the challenge.
So far Alvin is not doing that bad...

[Oct. 26th, 2008 10:42:00 PM]

Oct 26 – about an hour to go
Wondering if I’ll get 200 votes and hoping for top 20 finish… anyway after 199 votes score is 6.3065 and 17 comments from great photographers!!! Thank you all!!!

Post-challenge
Well – Alvin didn’t make the top 20 :-D – but still decent result.

Statistics
Place: 40 out of 159
Avg (all users): 6.3706
Avg (commenters): 8.1333
Avg (participants): 6.2055
Avg (non-participants): 6.4677
Views since voting: 1230
Views during voting: 379
Votes: 197
Comments: 18
Favorites: 2 (view)


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AuthorThread
10/27/2008 03:50:19 PM
Alvin is indeed quite adorable, and he fetched you a very nice score! I really appreciate you sharing the story and your editing details, though I'll admit I'm not entirely sure (OK, completely not sure) I could re-create what you did. I have no idea what lab sharpen is, nor how you blended the different tifs together. You should make a tutorial!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/26/2008 05:26:47 PM
perfect - this should ribbon......10
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10/26/2008 09:00:25 AM
Very good, love the colors.
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10/23/2008 09:27:42 PM
Tough to photograph this type of rodent in the wild. The brown usually blends into the surroundings. Not here though. Great lighting, DOF and exression.
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10/23/2008 12:26:14 PM
Wow, how did you sneak up on that guy to get such a candid shot?? Great detail, nice reflection in the eye.
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10/23/2008 01:52:47 AM
Just beautiful! The word "serendipity" sprung to mind as soon as this image loaded. I looked up the meaning: serendipity - an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. 10
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10/22/2008 12:12:25 PM
Cute little fellow and a lovely capture.
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10/21/2008 08:55:36 PM
What IS this very cute creature with the silver eyes? I love this shot
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10/21/2008 08:30:48 PM
oh he's so cuuute! top ten! only thing that bugs me is the washed out chunk behind him

i like how glassy his eye looks, like a silver marble
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10/21/2008 03:18:29 PM
Sorry is that a cyborg mouse ? It seems to have a metallic silver eye . . lol

Crazy . .
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10/21/2008 02:55:44 PM
It looks like his eye is made from steel or something. Great shot!
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10/21/2008 10:25:51 AM
What a great little GQ pose :-) This guy has a future as a model. I might clone some more detail into the bright leaves in the background.
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10/20/2008 06:08:19 PM
Awesome shot of this little critter! The eye is excellent, it almost glows with a silvery glint. Excellent clarity. 10
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10/20/2008 04:08:52 PM
Lovely detail and I really like that hint of silverish in the eye.
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10/20/2008 02:10:09 PM
So sharp! Nicely composed.
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10/20/2008 12:42:10 PM
I'd have upped the contrast just a teeny bit but this still gets an 8 from me, nice composition and sharp on the subject.
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10/20/2008 10:50:22 AM
love the look in his eye, very watchful but still wants his pic taken! 7
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10/20/2008 06:57:50 AM
wow love the eye in this.8
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