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Catching up with the News


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October 23 2008:
Catching up with the News

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When in Rome, we were pretty well cut off from the media and had no idea what was happening in the world, let alone Pbase. That’s what I call a break ;)

Photoshop:
Cropped and Resized
Converted to Grayscale
Duotoned using Pantone Black 2C
Adjusted in Curves
Added Grain

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
1/15s f/2.8 at 100.0mm iso1600 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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photo and copyright: Ray Pettit

Ana Carloto O'Shea		26-Oct-2008 15:56
It's great to have a break sometimes, besides who wants to read the news these days, too depressing. Love your idea in this one, the touch of grain works great. Definitely looks like film.

Gail Davison		25-Oct-2008 07:05
Love this Ray. I usually by a copy of La Republica when I'm in Italy - the news always seems so much better when you can only read one word in ever 30 hahaha.

Roe..		25-Oct-2008 00:50
love the grain and tones..it's good to take a break..glad you're back :)

clark langley		24-Oct-2008 18:57
what a great shot.Plug in?

Guest		24-Oct-2008 18:34
Fascinating,intriguing,mysterious,grainy. It's all here. Beautiful too!

Stu		24-Oct-2008 11:41
Pbase hasn't been working and the news has been overloaded with credit crunch and US election stories!

cits_4_pets		24-Oct-2008 03:42
Nice shot and love the patterns and the added grain gives it a nice touch.

carol j. phipps		24-Oct-2008 03:18
Cool pattern!

Jola Dziubinska		24-Oct-2008 00:24
Interesting compo. Very fine shot.

Cindi Smith		23-Oct-2008 23:16
Excelllent entry!!!!!!! Don't read the news or watch it...too depressing!

Barbara Heide		23-Oct-2008 23:00
excellent work! v

Guest		23-Oct-2008 22:42
great photo! welcome back.

Maaike Huizer		23-Oct-2008 22:42
Excellent picture and great postprocessing. VV

Phillip Normanton		23-Oct-2008 22:09
So had the world collapsed before you left or was it a bit of a shock to come home to?! Brilliant grainy shot!

Sue Robertson		23-Oct-2008 21:31
Best news all day...

J. Scott Coile		23-Oct-2008 21:20
Welcome home.

Jeff Lobaugh		23-Oct-2008 21:12
Nicely captured!

Russ Rose		23-Oct-2008 21:08
nicely thought through. All of the news that is fit to read, right there.

royalld		23-Oct-2008 20:21
The news is always the same... they just change the words in the headlines. Nicely captured.

Dave Hein		23-Oct-2008 20:17
You might call it a break... the rest of us would call it "la dolce vita"! :)

Guest		23-Oct-2008 18:56
In biology class I was amazed at the sequential rows of sharks teeth. This one reminds me of the rasping lamprey jaws. Cool take!

Guest		23-Oct-2008 17:51
nicely done

Máire Uí Mhaicín		23-Oct-2008 17:46
Nice graininess here.

Michael Shpuntov		23-Oct-2008 17:38
Sometimes it's good to have such a break. The only problem... you have to return :-) Good entry.

Norbert Fortelny		23-Oct-2008 17:37
Nice treatment.

carolynne_w		23-Oct-2008 17:18
How lucky you were! This is an excellent contribution for this challenge.

Nicki Thurgar		23-Oct-2008 17:14
Probably a good thing to have a break from the news... Love the grain in this!

Guest		23-Oct-2008 17:10
great work!

Ann...		23-Oct-2008 17:01
Very well done - I love the B & W treatment.

Gerhard Ritsema		23-Oct-2008 16:54
Superb treatment, nice tone!