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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 45: The Electric Connection >> Challenge 45: Eligible Gallery > Plugged In (*)
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6-Dec-2003 Will Sanchez

Plugged In (*)

My favorite thing about the challenges is learning new techniques. This is my first attempt at adding color back to a B&W image. [In PS6, image cropped, rotated and desaturated. Small amount of film grain added. Color added back to the LEDs using the history brush.]


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Will Sanchez 15-Dec-2003 05:41
I've updated the photo to remove the grain and I cloned out the bit of the label on the left. I've tried to darken up the LEDs a bit since they are a bit over exposed.

Thanks for the helpful comments. -WS
iso320010-Dec-2003 20:55
Hi Will - (*) The grain doesn't work too well for me on this one. The noise is at odds with the clean plastic surface of the socket. IMHO of course.
Guest 08-Dec-2003 20:12
Congratulations. A very nice shot. I like what you did with the bit of color. I might have cropped just a bit more or cloned out that hint of something on the left. But overall very nice.

Dorys
Guest 07-Dec-2003 14:41
I shot this with the power cord going down. However, I found that my original had a slight tilt so I tried to rotate it so that it was straight.
Guest 07-Dec-2003 14:05
Did you shoot this with the power cord going up instead of down?