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Challenge: Superpowers (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
Location: NYC
Date: Nov 30, 2008
Aperture: F22
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Humorous, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Nov 30, 2008

 Ha, fun!

This is a self portrait, shot within the last few hours of the challenge due to a busy work schedule.

My assistant/fiancee fired the camera via a pocket wizard at the moment the tofu reached the top of its arc, to minimize motion blur.

3 light setup. The key is a 12" reflector at camera right with a diffusion sock over the front. Fill is a 5' octabank directly behind the camera. Rimlighting is coming from a small vertical stripbank with a fabric grid and a yellow gel.

I had to crank the aperture to 22 to keep focus on my hand/tofu without losing my face. The living room studio does not afford much camera-to-subject distance so it was a tight fit.

Oh, and I spread out a cheapo plastic tablecloth on the living room floor to receive the speeding tofu when I occasionally failed to catch it on the way down. It is foresight like that which ensures my assistant will remain my fiancee.

In post, I tweaked the levels, cropped, tweaked noise reduction, clarity, saturation, contrast. I cloned out some tofu specks stuck to my hands, some razor nicks. Burned some extra contrast into the tofu and took down its sat. Then I smoothed out some shadow edges on my face and lightened the bags under my eyes. Added a touch of noise, downsized the image and uploaded it just in time.

Whew.

Statistics
Place: 15 out of 65
Avg (all users): 5.8333
Avg (commenters): 6.4167
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Votes: 156
Comments: 19
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 12/09/2008 07:50:22 PM
Yeh! This makes me smile. Great!
Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/08/2008 03:56:14 AM
I shall thwart your powers with a slab of Beeftonite! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 12/08/2008 12:51:50 AM
Thanks for the laugh! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D70
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D
 12/07/2008 05:39:18 PM
Extra point for humor!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/07/2008 04:28:47 AM
Funny!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K-5
Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF
 12/07/2008 03:46:12 AM
hehehehe...love it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sigma DP1x
12/06/2008 04:54:00 PM
Points for a good laugh...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/06/2008 02:28:11 PM
Man! That tofu sure has helped you to control your waistline! Nice background and lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 12/06/2008 10:34:55 AM
Nice photo. The lighting coming from the left seems a little bright. I also wish you would have used an object to levitate that people might recognize. I can't tell if its a white brick, bar of soap, or a large hunk of feta cheese.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 12/04/2008 02:22:51 PM
This is simply awesome. The toss something in the air and shoot it idea is a simple one, but your subject's pose and expression (not to mention the choice of tofu) put this shot way over top.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 12/04/2008 11:25:53 AM
Excellent facial expression! I love this pic.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 12/01/2008 10:29:34 PM
Yuck.. Tofu. *grin* Well done! (not voting yet)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF
 12/01/2008 05:29:38 PM
lol
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/01/2008 05:04:46 PM
LOL! At last ....a use for Tofu! Nice image, I like the intensity of the model.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 12/01/2008 12:14:07 PM
love the expression but I think I would have cropped above the red pants
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 12/01/2008 11:04:43 AM
great expression.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R7
Tamron 16-300mm Di II VC PZD MACRO w/Canon Nikon mount
 12/01/2008 10:51:43 AM
Well done on your focus, sharp and clean throughout.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 12/01/2008 01:56:48 AM
Like the expression and the lighting :) wassup with the red jeans :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 12/01/2008 01:28:38 AM
this is better than veganaise. love it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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