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Challenge: Life IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D
Location: wales
Date: Dec 7, 2010
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Portraiture, Children
Date Uploaded: Dec 6, 2010

 Taken with my Panasonic GF1 and new Lensbaby Tilt Transformer (thanks krnodil) with Nikon 85mm 1.8

After a DQ last entry (which was totally right-me just not thinking when submitting really- after sending off the file and thinking about it it was obvious where the DQ was) i'm being extra careful and i'm pretty sure this is ok for Basic even though the processing looks heavy.

Import RAW to Lightroom - Crop - Open in Photoshop
Nik Color Efex Pro- Settings to work only on background so as not to create new layer. No selections or vignettes used.
Tonal Contrast - Global adjustment.
Glow - Global adjustment.
Cross Balance- Tungsten to Daylight - Global adjustment.
Cross Processing-To1 - Global adjustment.
Curves - Colour sensitivity and saturation - Global adjustment.
Add grain - Global adjustment.
Unsharp Mask
Save to Lightroom
Curves and slight colour luminance and saturation adjust
Export as jpeg



Statistics
Place: 32 out of 65
Avg (all users): 5.5345
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 5.2333
Avg (non-participants): 5.5972
Views since voting: 950
Views during voting: 308
Votes: 174
Comments: 9
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/15/2010 03:29:49 AM
Originally posted by crayon:
something about the forehead region of this photo seems distracting,


My daughter has got a particularly large forehead. Like the Mekon. I guess the composition with the centrally placed eyes could also have something to do with it though.

Message edited by author 2010-12-15 03:31:54.
 12/15/2010 01:46:19 AM
I hate when a DQ is due to stupidity. All of mine have been :-)

I am also particularly proud to have identified your technique. With a very unusual and oddly alluring result.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/14/2010 10:15:33 PM
something about the forehead region of this photo seems distracting, eventhough the focus is on the eyes. lovely grains.
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 12/11/2010 10:40:13 PM
Neat processing. I love the grain. Those eyes are incredible.
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 12/09/2010 06:32:03 PM
The processing accentuates the subject's eyes beautifully. Some may critisize the graininess but I believe it adds to a well achieved piece of art work. Well done!
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 12/08/2010 04:48:55 PM
Love the soft focus on the face.
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 12/08/2010 01:39:14 PM
Nub of an ear on the left side of the image looks kind of like a wart... might have been better to not see it as all (per the portraiture rule of thumb) or to have been able to cleanly tell what it is. Image appears (on my laptop screen) to be slightly pixelated? Nice pose and concept.
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 12/08/2010 01:55:41 AM
Spooky pp'ing. Baby by lensbaby?
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 12/08/2010 12:23:03 AM
I love the process of this, reminds me of the 60's, and the grainy effect looks great. 8
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