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Challenge #85: Rouge et Noir - Black and Red
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Challenge ended Jan 14, 2008
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37th Place       Wardrobe Love
© quatpat
35 points
Fujifilm FinePix S6500fd
1.30 sec, f3, ISO 100
Jan 10, 2008
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Increased colour saturation, resizing, slight unsharp mask, all in Photoshop.
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The picture says it all...
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quatpat
Jan 14, 2008
12:50 GMT
Thanks to all of you for your comments, I appreciate them very much! Yes I know the colours are somewhat off, and here is why:
a) i am colourblind (red-green daltonian)
b) there were about 3 different electrical light sources (spot, neon, and bulb) which made it kind of tough for the white-balance
c) the jacket is really kind of orange rather then red
d) I had pushed saturation a bit in the entire picture, which made things worse and the "black" become purple without me noticing it
For the next color-theme I'll show it to someone to check the colors before I submit the photo...!
Good luck everybody!!! qp
Buckshot
Jan 14, 2008
12:28 GMT
I like your unique idea for the challenge it made for a good abstract. I think the light or exposure left this with an orange tint that washed over the black.
melmira
Jan 13, 2008
18:50 GMT
More orange than red, just a touch of Hue could improve
Andris
Jan 13, 2008
15:33 GMT
...not to me...
aprilesole
Jan 13, 2008
02:08 GMT
This is a cute idea and stays on theme but I think if you could have included a hand coming out of the jacket sleeve to hold a foot coming from the pants it might have given more "spark" to this love affair. :-) Good Luck@!
Barr1e
Jan 12, 2008
17:38 GMT
Fits the theme.

Regards. Barr1e
Deckard
Jan 12, 2008
17:32 GMT
Good idea but I think you should have cropped closer to get a greater visual impact.
mike533
Jan 12, 2008
16:18 GMT
Very simple and totally effective, in my TT.
Maike13
Jan 12, 2008
01:48 GMT
Great title and amusing idea which actually makes quite an attractive shot. In mt TT.
ChefZiggy
Jan 11, 2008
13:37 GMT
A neat idea. I think your white balance is a little off though. On my screens your red looks orange and your black a deep purple-ish color. You composition has an interesting dynamic to it.

A couple of things to think about. Tucking the zipper handle on the black coat back under the flaps would prevent it from pointing the viewer's eye out of the frame. To a lesser degree, the little patch of dimly lit orange near the bottom of the black coat also draws the eye to the edge.
davidlong
Jan 11, 2008
11:33 GMT
Nice arrangement. IMF
Serjăo
Jan 11, 2008
00:32 GMT
Indeed, the pic says it all, fitting nicely the theme. A clean, simple and effective compo. In my TT.
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