I received some awesome (and shocking) news!

[kashari]

#5380; how did you get the anti-vignetting?

#5422 and “The Dance”, did you use a special filter to get those rays eminating away from the subject? (I ask as I’m working on the Darlot Project, bringing 1879 glass to my 2005 EOS.)

First, I use Capture NX2 to do my developing and also have the Color Efex Pro plug-in suite for it. This is THE BEST marriage in software, EVAR! It’s so much better than working with masks and is a totally non-destructive process. You can even keep different ‘versions’ within one NEF file, where it just keeps the instructions for the various versions, not separate images. I also use a Bamboo tablet to ‘paint’ on the effects, which I think is much nicer than using a mouse.

(I don’t know how to post images in-line, so sorry for the links)

On 5380, I used Silver Efex Pro in Photoshop for the vignetting. There was a lot of dust in the shot to help with the ‘wispiness’.

original:
http://flickr.com/gp/10731438@N07/R5x3s6

finished:
http://flickr.com/gp/10731438@N07/6091K3

The Dance and As One were processed in CNX2, then taken into Photoshop for various blur layers at different opacities/angles, a CEP filter or two then one of the Antique presets with adjustments on As One.

TD orig:
http://flickr.com/gp/10731438@N07/6701A0

finished:
http://flickr.com/gp/10731438@N07/7MV992

AO orig:

http://flickr.com/gp/10731438@N07/K3b1xN

finished:
http://flickr.com/gp/10731438@N07/g4sG1P

[kashari]

I figured since this was an International competition that I’d have NO chance, so I didn’t even title them when I submitted.

I’m not at all surprised you did so well. You are really incredibly talented, don’t let anyone else tell you different! Congrats on this, I’m so happy for you!

Of course, like a lot of you, Farktography was the ‘anonymous vehicle’ to get me started moving from snapshots to photographs and getting the balls to let others look at what I was trying to learn.

I’ve done tech support forever and had never even tried any sort of art, partly because of my sister being such a talented glass artist and oil painter, while I couldn’t draw a stick person. I’ve now inspired her to try some photography also and my first thought about that was ‘oh great…’. 😆

Thanks again you guys for the good thoughts and for being such great and supportive people! Us scared old dorks need all the help we can get! 😉

[chupathingie]

Gratz!

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