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For the Soul
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Marcie A. Fowler |
What a wonderfully done portrait Nikki. Excellent comp and pose. I really like the treatment of the image as well.
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Monnie Ryan |
Fabulous portrait, Nikki - and as a big bluegrass fan, I do love a banjo!
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- Melinda F. Schneider![]() Contact Melinda F. Schneider Melinda F. Schneider's Gallery |
I love this portrait; and I bet he will, too!
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Datha Y. Thompson |
WOW!! Wonderful portrait work and I LOVE the treatment/title is perfect Nikki :)
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Joy Rector |
beautiful shot
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Katarina Mansson |
Excellent and beautiful portrait!
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Michelle Alton |
Superb candid portraiture, Nikki. Love the lighting and muted color.
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Karen Celella |
Fabulous portrait, Nikki. I'm sure he loved this one!
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- Mitch Spence![]() Contact Mitch Spence Mitch Spence's Gallery |
Right in close, so we can listen to the banjo. The framing is dynamic and makes it all feel even more immediate.
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chrisbudny.com - Chris Budny![]() Contact Chris Budny Chris Budny's Gallery |
Very nicely done! I like the editing choices you made, for color & edging.
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Kathy Coombs |
That is awesome..how did you edit that? Really like it.
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- Ken Smith![]() Contact Ken Smith Ken Smith's Gallery |
I like your crop on this, Nikki. You got some great shots from this reenactment. Excellent all around!
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- Heather Loewenhardt![]() Contact Heather Loewenhardt Heather Loewenhardt's Gallery |
Fabulous angle and composition. The texture is amazing!
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Martin Cregg |
Nikki - I love what you have done to this picture. Mind me asking what filter you used? Martin
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- Nikki McDonald![]() Contact Nikki McDonald Nikki McDonald's Gallery |
Thank you, everyone, for liking both the image and the effects. I edited last fall and I don't take notes, so it's hard to remember. I did take the image on the angle like this so there's no cropping involved. The lighting was natural. I don't still have the RAW file but I do have two previous tiffs and the first one should be right after the conversion from RAW -- I do very little there. I am sure I ran it through a couple of filters in Topaz Adjust. My favorites (and what I probably used here) are Exposure correction and Photo Pop. I might have tuned back the Pop on his face -- I often do that as I don't like too strong a look there. The other possibility is Clarity instead of Pop but if I used that, I would for sure have removed most of the effect from the face. Or maybe I combined Pop and Clarity, using Pop on his face and Clarity on the rest. At any rate, I always just experiment to find the right balance for different parts of the image. To "erase" I always apply each effect on a separate layer so I can reduce the opacity of that layer and/or apply a layer mask and take the effect off partially or completely that way. It looks as if I also reduced the saturation a bit -- probably about 25 percent. And I applied a texture, again lightly and reducing it a lot on the face and arms but leaving it most in the corners and around the edges. Can't say what texture but it definitely warmed up the image. Hope this helps -- thanks for liking it well enough to ask specifically, Martin and Kathy.
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Steve M. Harrington |
I like the nostalgic feel you created here, Nikki! Steve
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- Lindley Johnson![]() Contact Lindley Johnson Lindley Johnson's Gallery |
This is terrific, Nikki! Love the diagonal and tones. The information on the processing is so helpful - thanks!
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- Stefania Barbier![]() Contact Stefania Barbier Stefania Barbier's Gallery ![]() |
great tilted capture Nikki... congratulations!!!
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- Pat Abbott![]() Contact Pat Abbott Pat Abbott's Gallery |
Love the texture, nice portrait! Congrats on your finalist!
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Julianne Bradford |
Wonderful work Nikki! Congrats on all your marvelous finalists!
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chrisbudny.com - Chris Budny![]() Contact Chris Budny Chris Budny's Gallery |
Terrific month of great Finalists; congratulations once more, Nikki!
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Martin Cregg |
I loved this the first time I saw it, Nikki. Still do :) Congratulations.
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Nadia Paul |
Congratulations on another well deserved finalist Nikki!
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- Lucy Abrao![]() Contact Lucy Abrao Lucy Abrao's Gallery |
Fabulous portrait, Nikki. I can almost hear that banjo. Congratulations on another finalist. Lucy
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- Carol Quina![]() Contact Carol Quina Carol Quina's Gallery |
Another terrific finalist! Congratulations!
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- Leslie McLain![]() Contact Leslie McLain Leslie McLain's Gallery |
Congrats on a terrific finalist, Nikki.
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- Marilyn K. Lincecum![]() Contact Marilyn K. Lincecum Marilyn K. Lincecum's Gallery |
Wonderful portrait...Congratulations on a well deserved finalist.
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Rolando Rosito |
Congratulations Nikki, love the yellows and greens on this finalist!
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- Patrick Rouzes Contact Patrick Rouzes Patrick Rouzes's Gallery |
Incredible, Nikki! CONGRATS & good luck on ALL your finalists, my friend!
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JO ANN CLEVELAND |
Wowwww....Absolutely beautiful! Congratulations on you awesome finalist Nikk8i! YOU ARE ON A ROLL GIRL! jo ann c.
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- Larry A. Cameron Contact Larry A. Cameron Larry A. Cameron's Gallery |
You take great protraits.
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- Mary Beth Aiello![]() Contact Mary Beth Aiello Mary Beth Aiello's Gallery |
This is a very cool portrait, Nikki. So well captured. Another huge congrats. You're on a roll. Keep it up.
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Bill Johnson |
Nikki, Beautiful finalist. Very well done. Good luck.
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Maria Coulson |
Nikki, excellent treatment, POV, light. Congratulations!
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- Lindley Johnson![]() Contact Lindley Johnson Lindley Johnson's Gallery |
I absolutely love this image, Nikki, congratulations on your well-deserved finalist.
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Terry A. Stoa |
Great image, Nikki. Congratulations on its selection as Finalist. Shooting it at a diagonal worked out great - I was thinking you'd cropped it that way until I read your outline above.
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- Heather Loewenhardt![]() Contact Heather Loewenhardt Heather Loewenhardt's Gallery |
Great angle Nikki. Congrats once again on your finalist award.
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Merna L. Nobile |
What a great way to start a new year! Your award winning photographs go from Editor’s Pick to Finalist and hopefully to Gold.
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