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Blue Eyes Crying
Blue Eyes Crying
Neuferland


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Selective Desaturation (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix 3800
Location: Chemung County Nursing Facility
Date: Jun 15, 2004
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/201
Galleries: Family, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Jun 15, 2004

 My son James during a time out.

Cropped
Magic Lassoed the eyes
Adjusted the colors (Blue and cyan to really bring out his natural colors)
Inversed
Desaturated
Magic Lassoed the pupils and paint filled with black
Set the black and white points
Dodged the shadows under his eyes and on his arm and hand
Duplicated the layer
Used Dissolve lighting
Added Gaussian Blur
Ran Dodge over one time set at 7%
Ran Through Neat Image
Cloned a speck on his hand

Device maker: FUJIFILM
Device model: FinePix 3800
ISO level: 100
Compression: 3 bits/pixel
Sharpness: Normal
Exposure time: 1/201s
White balance: Default

Many, many thanks to Konador for your advise and making me want perfection! God help you if I ever to England! :)


Statistics
Place: 121 out of 227
Avg (all users): 5.1515
Avg (commenters): 5.4286
Avg (participants): 5.0336
Avg (non-participants): 5.3291
Views since voting: 1412
Votes: 198
Comments: 9
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/27/2004 10:24:06 PM
Emotional photo, but the eyes don't stand out very well. The shade of blue seem sto blend in with the grays.
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 06/27/2004 03:17:06 PM
Nice and I like it.
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 06/27/2004 01:26:20 AM
very cute! i might add one more colored element to work w/ the eyes, but this is a great photo either way. Great job!
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 06/24/2004 10:48:41 AM
Good capture of the emotion. I think the depth of focus was to shallow.
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 06/23/2004 11:59:54 PM
The area to the left of his eyes, is distracting. Everything else around him is light colored, then the black shapes to the left really stand out. Moreso than his eyes I'm afraid. Looks like the lighting is a bit harsh on his shirt to the right of the photo, and a bit dark on his forhead. focus and clarity are good, and I like the detail. ~Heather~
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/23/2004 10:56:15 PM
A very compellling child - and nice portrait. The whitest, brightest areas on both sides at the top compete for attention - which is unfortunate. It's a very good example of selective desat.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/22/2004 05:33:52 AM
Awe what a little cutiepie!!! Love those 'blue' eyes. You certainly captured this one well.
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 06/21/2004 02:22:56 PM
Nice picture but I would have liked to see more brightness in the eyes.
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 06/21/2004 02:22:29 AM
Cute kid.
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