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Siesta
by jnconradie
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13-MAY-2006 jnconradie

1st Place
Siesta
by jnconradie

Centurion, South Africa

My appreciation to my two "Mexican" models

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS
1/160s f/8.0 at 28.0mm iso400 with Flash full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 14-May-2006 16:58
Agreed, excellent. I'll add that the toning is nicely done. -Michael
Canon DSLR Challenge14-May-2006 16:44
This is so cool. Excellent shot.

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Guest 14-May-2006 11:23
From the thumbs, I just thought they were hats. Very cool.
Canon DSLR Challenge14-May-2006 01:45
Glad you apologized b/c I would have been really furious if you had had the ability to change it and didn't! LOL! ;) BTW, maybe it's just JPG compression causing it. ~ Lonnit
jnconradie13-May-2006 22:21
Thanks for the feedback. I find those "muddy" spots rather mysterious myself and regret that I did not pick it up prior to posting. Possibly some overdone noise reduction? Unfortunately, I am away on business now, without access to the files and software, so I am afraid its going to have to stay "muddy" for the time being. My apologies. ~jnconradie
Canon DSLR Challenge13-May-2006 18:46
BTW, it's mostly the rear hat; the front does it only slightly in the 7:00 position, and barely noticably in the 1:30 position (don't bother with the 1:30 though because it really is only noticible there because I'm looking hard for it b/c it's more obvious in the 2nd hat.) ~ Lonnit
Canon DSLR Challenge13-May-2006 18:23
I agree, I'd add some contrast while keeping the already white fringes in check. Matt.
Canon DSLR Challenge13-May-2006 17:26
Very nice. There's something about the dark areas of the hats that makes them seem a bit muddy. Perhaps it's because of the intense whiteness of the poncho fringes, which, by contrast, makes the hats seem duller and less detailed? ~ Lonnit
Canon DSLR Challenge13-May-2006 16:35
Excellent. Matt.