There should be a Ctrl-Z for this too! by Canon DSLR Challenge

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30-OCT-2009	jnconradie

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM
1/125s f/9.0 at 200.0mm iso100 full exif

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jnconradie		08-Nov-2009 04:29
Thanks for the nice comments. :-) Regards Nico

Canon DSLR Challenge		06-Nov-2009 16:56
Great concept and nice execution, i.e. capture of a process I'm all to familiar with, haha! Didn't see the gray b/g, but this looks good to me, Nico. Cheers, -mikey

Canon DSLR Challenge		04-Nov-2009 18:20
A clever take on the subject, Nico. I could never do the Rubix Cube thing. My mind just doesn't work that way (or that well). -dtallakson

jnconradie		03-Nov-2009 19:28
Your editing is spectacular!! Thanks very much - and for the explanation. Kind regards Nico

Canon DSLR Challenge		03-Nov-2009 16:12
Hi Nico, I wouldn't worry. My PS skills are meager compared to most. I hope you don't mind me trying... Here is a quick edit of your photo. Create a new layer, a copy of the original. Adjust contrast, erase away(set to lower opacity) any parts that look too bright are shadows too dark. Flatten image. Create another copy layer. Then tweak the white background even more... Selective Color, select Whites , drag Black slider to the left. Again, slightly erase away parts you dont like. Flatten image again. Then clone out some little dings in the cubes, etc. I also did smooth out the shadows a bit. Just to try to even out the foreground texture. Might have been too much but it's just for a quick example. http://www.pbase.com/image/119018068 Please delete from Pending whenever you wish. -Techo

Michael Kilpatrick		02-Nov-2009 23:17
After reading the comments I'm not sure if this is the original or a later version, but I don't see a problem with it as it is. Clever idea and caption. Regards, Michael

Canon DSLR Challenge		02-Nov-2009 23:03
Clever take on the topic, Nico. It's nice to have someone like Techo around to help out, isn't it? --Mary Anne

jnconradie		02-Nov-2009 05:46
Thanks for super advice, Techo. Man, I am in serious need of more PS training. I only know the very very basics, I think. Thanks again. Regards Nico

Canon DSLR Challenge		02-Nov-2009 02:50
A very fun concept. They grey can be easily fixed in Photoshop, especially because it is uniform throughout the background/foreground. The shot is slightly underexposed which is why I reckon it's more grey than you would've liked? A simple contrast/brightness tweak should do the trick. And then via Selective Color, you can tweak the nuetral and whites. Unless you want to reshoot on a completely different colored background. This image is very a good starting point if you want to tweak a few things. -Techo

Canon DSLR Challenge		02-Nov-2009 00:48
I do like it... from well organized to jumbled. :) jano

jnconradie		31-Oct-2009 12:37
The more I see of this, the less I like it. I don't like grey backgrounds. No... this will have to be redone, I am afraid...

Canon DSLR Challenge		31-Oct-2009 03:26
Too funny with the Ctrl-Z. At least they used stickers instead of painting it. -Doug