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- Instagram-like Portrait of a Man- (with Border, Date and Title)

Challenge #133 in the I'm Only Human, Of Flesh and Blood I'm Made... series. Hosted by ConanFuji, ConanFujiX.

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Pick a portrait photo of ONE male adult human being taken in 2012 (Some reasonable degree of the face must be visible). Then apply a digital filter to it. The final photo must be confined to a square shape, similar to Kodak Instamatic and Polaroid images. Photo can be taken with any camera, i.e DSLR, SLR, Mirrorless, Compact, Smartphone, etc...

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Announced:

Monday, 22nd October, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Monday, 29th October, 2012 – Sunday, 4th November, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Monday, 5th November, 2012 – Sunday, 11th November, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No composites please.
Cropping and photo repair is ok, but do not cut out or remove out the background.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Only entrants who have won at least one photo challenge in Dpreview.com can enter
I might consider allowing entries from beginner participants with less than 30 entries, if their entry is on par with the rest of the field.
The total entry limit is now set at 35, it might be increase if the challenge is well received.
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The Master!

by l_objectif

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Camera:	Leica D-LUX 5
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Submitted:	Monday, 29th October, 2012 18:31 (GMT)
Taken:	Wednesday, 4th July, 2012
Focal length:	8.5 mm
Shutter speed:	1/125 sec
Aperture:	F4
ISO:	80
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Galleries:	View this photo in l_objectif's gallery

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huyzer

May I ask where this was taken? Congrats on the win.

Nov 14, 2012permalink

l_objectif

Thank you very much! It was taken on 4th of July in National Mall, Washington DC.

Nov 14, 2012permalink

maboule123

Grass hopper, Grass hopper...

Nov 13, 2012*permalink

l_objectif

Much appreciated, Stefano! ;)

Nov 12, 2012permalink

Stefano M

Nice work you did! Well deserved win.

Nov 12, 2012permalink

l_objectif

Thank you very much, Wildbegonia. I always use different filters to different shots to create the mood I am looking for. I don't have any particular one! ;)

Nov 12, 2012permalink

Wildbegonia

Congratulations to the win. A nice photo and well post-process crafted, I like the color filter used, which is it?

Nov 12, 2012permalink


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