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Challenge: Rainbow II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D60
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
Location: home
Date: Nov 15, 2009
Aperture: 2.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Snapshot
Date Uploaded: Nov 15, 2009

Open
Crop
select background
new layer via copy
select background in new layer
blur - average
change to 'screen' mode @ 60(ish)%
flatten
sharpen via Neat image
select lower pencils (not leads)
sharpen pencils via Neat image
select all
apply border via 'stroke'
USM
save for web

Statistics
Place: 78 out of 86
Avg (all users): 4.6886
Avg (commenters): 4.5000
Avg (participants): 4.3409
Avg (non-participants): 4.8130
Views since voting: 546
Views during voting: 298
Votes: 167
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/19/2009 04:15:51 PM
It's good to try our hand at things, even if they've been done before, but the colored pencils have become such a cliché. I think this image also suffers from too harsh lighting (flash?).
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11/17/2009 12:30:07 PM
A bit overbright, yes, and sort of "mushy", though I'm sure that isn't a true technical term. It looks as though the focus isn't quite where you wanted it then it was oversharpened, perhaps? Not sure. I think had you shot with a long exposure and a very small aperture (f/11 or so, maybe?) and from a bit away to keep more of your subjects in focus, it would alleviate the "mushy". I think the concept is very good, colors are good. Probably could have sharpened the point on the orange pencil a bit better for the nit-pickers. Also, diffuse the light a bit more to prevent the glare and strong shadow. One way I try to do that is to put a white posterboard or paper to the side and shine the light on that rather than the subject, then deflect the light onto the subject. Another option is to get everything set up (camera focused and all), then "light" the scene with a flashlight/torch by waving it over and around the subject, thereby lighting everything pretty evenly. Does take a bit of trial and error to get the exposure right.
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11/17/2009 03:19:43 AM
maybe too much presence of the flash light, good shot, but a little underexposed light could be better...
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11/16/2009 08:56:13 PM
Harsh light caused by bad use of the flash.
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11/16/2009 03:57:54 PM
The flash reflection is a bit distracting...perhaps the image is over sharpened? Nice use of colors.
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11/16/2009 11:58:52 AM
I think you had it all here but the lighting let you down. Meets the challenge.
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11/16/2009 10:24:36 AM
You've lost a bit to jpg artefacts here, it's noticeable in the compression.
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