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Ubuhle

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This is our household pet. He doesn't bark, shed or attack burglars. He is steady, faithful (to his nap time) and will probably outlive everyone in the home.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l255/Ubuhle/081124_082-13copy.jpg

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Nov 24, 2008 at 10:27 PM

Steve Spencer 2-time assignment winner

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Hi,

This is a terrific B & W conversion. I really like the sharpness and high contrast. A very interest subject as well. Good luck this week.

Best wishes,

Steve S.

Nov 25, 2008 at 12:07 AM

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We have a tortoise but he is not very photogenic right now as he has started to hibernate.

Nice shot and I like the conversion.

Dave

Nov 25, 2008 at 07:41 AM

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Good of him to pose for you.
I like the shape of his shell. Nice shot and DOF.
I'd be interested in seeing the color version, too.

Nov 25, 2008 at 08:27 AM

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Great shot and awesome subject! I'd like to see a bit more detail/texture in the lower half of his face ... he has such a great look to him, but I cannot see his mouth. Maybe dodge his eye every so slightly too (the around the eye part? not sure what that is called).

Great b/w conversion.

Nov 25, 2008 at 09:12 AM

Ubuhle

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Carolyn1250 wrote:
Great shot and awesome subject! I'd like to see a bit more detail/texture in the lower half of his face ... he has such a great look to him, but I cannot see his mouth. Maybe dodge his eye every so slightly too (the around the eye part? not sure what that is called).

Great b/w conversion.

I appreciate everyone’s comments. Carolyn, on my version at home there is a lot of detail around his face. However, when I look at this image on FM, it does seem darker.

One problem I ran into is that he turned away from the light (which is camera right). He then promptly walked off the stage! Models are soooo touchy to work with.

I will repost.

Cheers, BLR

Nov 25, 2008 at 09:18 AM

Yakim Peled 1-time assignment winner

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I'm with Carolyn. I hardly see any details in the face and that is a real shame because it's a very good pic.

Happy shooting,
Yakim.

Nov 25, 2008 at 09:36 AM

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An excellent "action" shot of your tortoise. Yes, I could see having more light on the face, but I think in this instance that's secondary to the fine texture and detail throughout his body.

Nov 25, 2008 at 01:53 PM

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I like the shot but the face is to dark I think it all could use a little brightness.

Norm

Nov 25, 2008 at 02:00 PM

Ubuhle

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Again, thanks to everyone that replied. This was my first attempt at this type of photography. I processed this with a Blue Channel in Photoshop I liked the detail this brought out in the shell, but the face is too dark.
Look for an updated version this evening. The poor reptile may be dragged out of his home again for another shoot.

For anyone who is interested this was taken with the Canon 5D, 24-105mm, mounted on a tripod. A 580MKII flash firing into a white shoot umbrella was camera right. I needed to add a second light or a reflector on the camera left position for more fill. I used an 11x14 sheet of paper as the background (supported by a piece of cardboard and two bags of sugar).

Cheers, BLR

Nov 25, 2008 at 05:01 PM

Ubuhle

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Let me know if this is better. I brought out more detail in the face. A macro lens or extension tubes are on the wish list.

Cheers, Boyd

Nov 25, 2008 at 06:23 PM

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I did not see the original but this could use a little fill light. Fred has a shadow recover action for your photoshop if wanted to give it a shot. Nice even background and great subject.

Nov 25, 2008 at 06:47 PM

Ubuhle

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JHut wrote:
I did not see the original but this could use a little fill light. Fred has a shadow recover action for your photoshop if wanted to give it a shot. Nice even background and great subject.

Thanks. The little guy turned his back on me and I forgot the reflector.
Cheers, BLR

Nov 25, 2008 at 06:54 PM

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I really like the picture, but I can't help but notice that there are hard erase lines around the turtle... I'll give you a tip! try using the dodge tool set on highlights to help erase unwanted edges around the subject.... it will help get rid of the hard edges. Great picture!

Nov 29, 2008 at 03:19 PM

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nlkatsma wrote:
I really like the picture, but I can't help but notice that there are hard erase lines around the turtle... I'll give you a tip! try using the dodge tool set on highlights to help erase unwanted edges around the subject.... it will help get rid of the hard edges. Great picture!

Nlkatsma,

That is a great tip. I will have to remember that for future use!

Nov 29, 2008 at 05:22 PM


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