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21-AUG-2005 Carrhighlander

Door *

Canon PowerShot Pro 1
1/50s f/4.0 at 13.1mm iso50 hide exif
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Date/Time21-Aug-2005 12:52:38
MakeCanon
ModelCanon PowerShot Pro1
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length13.1 mm
Exposure Time1/50 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent50
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge28-Aug-2005 00:55
Thank you aam. this challenge has given me a new outlook on my Pics. B/W can bring new life to a picture.
James "carrhighlander"
aam1234 25-Aug-2005 17:19
Loved this photo when you first posted it, except the leveling. Now the level is fixed, it looks awesome.
ctfchallenge22-Aug-2005 18:47
Thank you both for your comments and the tutorial. I'm still getting to grips with PP work and I'm always worried about going too far.
ctfchallenge22-Aug-2005 03:33
My favorite of the three you posted. I agree with Iso that it needs some more contrast. To do that, you can try these steps
Unsharp Mask: Amount: 16, Radius: 55.4
Selective Color...: Select the Blacks and slide the Black slider to the right to darken the blacks, that works better in some instances instead of just adding more contrast, this way shouldn't blow the whites.

And last but not least, save in sRGB. If not, the photo may look more muted than intended when viewing the photo with various browsers.
Link to a tutorial which contains steps on how to convert to a sRGB color profile.
http://www.dpchallenge.com/tutorial.php?TUTORIAL_ID=26

-Techo :)
iso320021-Aug-2005 22:26
This shot should ooze character, but it's overall lack of contrast and detail misses the spot. This is the type of image that would lend itself well to mono as a study of shapes and textures but your conversion to mono hasn't brought out these features. It also needs rotating somewhat. Sorry if that all sounds a bit obtuse.