Dark Days
Uploaded: April 12, 2005
Another in a series I took for a friend's band. Manipulation done in photoshop; threshold to make it monochromatic, graphic pen filter done to background.
Feedback is welcome.
Piotr M. Organa April 12, 2005
Wow, excellent photo! Professional and confident job, James. Did they like it? #235591James P. Hildebrandt April 12, 2005
Thanks, yes, they did like them. It's funny that you mention professional and confident, in this case that almost could not be further from the truth. I was shooting in a parkade and had to set my ISO to 1600 to get a properly exposed shot. When I got home, I found that all the shots were underexposed (the LCD was deceiving), and when I adjusted the levels, it was way too grainy. This is when I had to get creative. I'm kinda glad they didn't turn out at first, though, because it pushed me to try some new things. I was really happy with how everything turned out in the end. #1248776Michael McCook May 19, 2005
Great Job, James! Sometimes we learn by our mistakes and sometimes we learn new stuff by our mistakes!!! #1369935Michael McCook May 22, 2005
Congratulations, James! Good luck in the Finals! #1380218Kerby Pfrangle May 24, 2005
James congratulations on your second place winner.VERY NICE....Kerby #1392440
James P. Hildebrandt May 25, 2005
Thanks Kerby and Michael, I was hoping I'd win but I had made it in as a finalist twice before and I didn't want to get my hopes up. I'm super stoked about this. I just got home after going out after work and figured I'd check my emails, it's like 3:30am and I'm half asleep so when I saw that I got 2nd place it took a little while to sink in.Thanks for the support,
James #1393570
Michael McCook May 25, 2005
Congratulations on this very well deserved win, James!! I'm sure there are many more to come. #1394612Sherri Conley May 25, 2005
Congrats on your win, James! Well done! #1396866Piotr M. Organa May 31, 2005
Congratulations, James!!! Wow. #1416819Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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