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Silent-Shooter


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bits & Pieces II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: my house
Date: Jan 2, 2011
Aperture: f8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jan 2, 2011

 Wanted to use something that everyone would recornise -so I went with a flower broken into pieces. Used a flash aimed up and bounced to difuse the light.

Opened in Raw and slight exposure, curves and saturation adjustments, export to PS CS3 and with various layers:
selected BG and adjusted levels to get an even black BG,
masked certain items and converted to B&W,
croped,
high pass sharpening,
tripple unsharp sharpen,
resize,
add border,
unsharp sharpen,
SFW

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 107
Avg (all users): 6.1138
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.8000
Avg (non-participants): 6.3676
Views since voting: 1387
Views during voting: 205
Votes: 123
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 01/16/2011 10:06:37 AM
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

This image really does say a lot towards meeting the challenge. You're score and placement in the challenge is a result.

The composition is very creative. The selective desaturation was a good idea, not too much to make it obvious but enough that adds some contrast in the photo.

I do like the added saturation, it makes the pieces pop out along with the local contrast adjustments you made. It may be a little too sharp though.

Finally, the border does add a little something extra to the photo; I like it.
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 01/11/2011 08:42:12 PM
good shot
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 01/10/2011 03:13:15 AM
hey Silent Shooter.

Excellent placing and just missing on the top 10. Nice take and Im surprised by your selective Sats here...:)
Border was not needed or maybe a bit different would have helped. I think I need to come to you or you to me and see how you process your images..take me through the steps you have done above. Looking at the graph above it's an amazing score.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/09/2011 03:34:20 PM
Love it. It looks like a photo of something from an old text book.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/08/2011 09:31:37 AM
creative idea, nice detail here. bit much stauration, border was not necessary IMO
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/06/2011 12:26:12 PM
Quite a nice array of colors there. The contrast is a bit too harsh for me, and I think a general softening of the image would enhance the feel, but the composition is great, it's very creative and it's definitely a memorable image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/06/2011 11:04:12 AM
Very nice!
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 01/04/2011 05:34:06 PM
Hibiscus hater!! Original subject and take on the challenge. Good colors!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/04/2011 10:55:01 AM
Like this idea and think it is well carried out.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/04/2011 12:56:12 AM
creative
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 01/03/2011 11:30:18 PM
I like the idea, very clever
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 01/03/2011 12:27:24 PM
Creative idea. . . Selective desat really helped this photo.
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