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Sandra Anderson
{K:5837} 10/23/2006
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H-e-e-e-e-e-y, congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And what a fab photo!!!! Well done!
:)
S
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/23/2006
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Thanks so much Sandra, I only just saw this when I got you message, am a bit gobsmacked actually!! cheers, Bek
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Shirley D. Cross
{K:140680} 10/23/2006
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Congratulations, dear Bek...very beautiful!:)
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/23/2006
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Thankyou Shirley, very surprised.....
smiles, Bek
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ugur cetin
{K:5892} 10/23/2006
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nice work..
congrats..
ugur..
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Shirley D. Cross
{K:140680} 10/23/2006
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You're welcome, dear Bek!:)
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Sandra Anderson
{K:5837} 10/23/2006
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You deserve it....and it should represent an acknowledgment for your amazing work in your portfolio. Well done again!
S
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Benedetto Riba
{K:15792} 10/23/2006
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So beautiful and creative work Rebecca.
like a drawing.
Regards
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40299} 10/23/2006
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I feel I know these people ~~GRIN~~... Love the crop and PS work... The expressions have not been lost and there is a very warm and open sense of *Family*... Well done... Congratulations Bek, on both the award and your very creative flair that has taken you to this point... :)
Onie...
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Gianes Ma
{K:24606} 10/23/2006
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An excellent work,
congratulations for this award!
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/23/2006
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Thankyou so much Ugur, R
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/23/2006
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It does look a lot like a charcoal sketch, thankyou so much Bendetto for your very kind comment,
cheers, Bek
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/23/2006
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Onie, thankyou for your great comment, I blame my creative flair on my parents!!LOL They are both excellent photographers and artists in different fields as well.
cheers, Bek xxx
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/23/2006
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Thankyou Gianes, much appreciated,
cheers, Bek
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The Pilgrim
{K:32138} 10/23/2006
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OMG Rebecca its stunning!!!!
There just is not anything for me
to add really......Just OUTSTANDING WORK!
You have a great touch for this type of
work!
Huge Congrats Rebecca and the award is so well
desirved.......CONGARTS!!
Paul
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/23/2006
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Wow Paul, thanks soooo much for the fantastic comment. As you can tell by the number of these I have posted I have developed quite a taste for them, I hope not to go overboard on them tho' and bore everyone with 'another one of THOSE' shots!! LOL Am happy you like them as much as I do,
smiles, Bek
p.s. am still waiting for my windmill!!! :)
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Robin Wickenkamp
{K:16383} 10/23/2006
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Hey giraffe girl...
A BIP for your great work...suddenly I don't feel bad! I guess being Frank isn't so bad after all...hehehe
Love the composition and of course the effect! I hope you plan to print and hang this, it IS an excellent family portrait. A good one to pass on to those wonderful parents who blessed you with such artistic talent.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Hugs back to you Bek...Robin
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/23/2006
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Oh Robin....LOLOLOL... I had planned on printing and framing this to go on the wall of shame, asked DH (Darling Husband) what he thought of the shot...he said, and I quote...'yeah, good'.. so I said 'OK, what's that mean?' he replied by saying it reminded him of the intro credits to an 80's American sitcom...one with Michael J. Fox in it!!! OH NO!!!! A Family Ties Portrait!! Thus it has been ruined for me...but I had the last laugh when I got the Award Notification. HA! FamilyTies...I think NOT!! (well OK, it does look like that, I admit) LOLOLOL
thanks for your extra special comment and the great advice on the original, owe you one!!
hugs, Bek :)))
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sascha jonack
{K:17660} 10/23/2006
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Another great artwork. Love what you have done to this image.
Perfectly done.
Greetings Sascha
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Mary Brown
{K:67818} 10/23/2006
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This is grand. Beautifully done. Congratulations on BIP.
MAry
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Romy Fabian Garmaz
{K:16997} 10/23/2006
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Excellent job. great result.
congrats for BIP award
Romy
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/24/2006
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Thankyou so much Sascha for more of your great comments, I very much apprecciate you stopping by,
cheers, Bek
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/24/2006
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Am very pleased that you like this Mary, thanks for your very kind comment and congrats,
cheers, Bek
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/24/2006
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Thankyou Romy for your kind comment and congrats, much appreciated,
cheers, Bek
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:62845} 10/24/2006
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Well done rebecca on your award ..lovely image ..nessa
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:177201} 10/24/2006
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..wooooooow..really really artistic!
brava!
roby
congrats..
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/25/2006
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Thankyou so much Nessa, am waiting to see you get one for your 'smiles' post, a deserving image if ever I saw one!!!
cheers, Bek
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Ann Van Breemen
{K:11828} 10/25/2006
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Wow, Bec. You've got this tecnique down to a fine art now. Excellent image. Congrats on your BIP. Cheers, Ann.
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/25/2006
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Thankyou Roby, everyone likens this to a charcoal sketch...
smile, Bek
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Ron Wilson
{K:18161} 10/25/2006
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Super work Rebecca. The composition rocks and the style/charcoal effect is very well done. Congrats on the award. Regards Ron.
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/25/2006
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Thanks so much Ron for your great comment!! This was a lot of fun to do and as the subjects are close to my heart...LOL, the award makes the image sweeter for me!
cheers, Bek
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39331} 10/26/2006
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What a lovely family and a fresh and unique way of portraying. Congrats on the well deserved award!
--Best to you and the brood, Jan
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/26/2006
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Thankyou so much Jan for the congrats and comment. Part of this BIP goes to you for encouraging me to this style when I started my short story, so thanks for following along and for your support, you're a st*r!!
cheers, Bek
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chris d
{K:2906} 10/27/2006
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I missed all this award stuff of yours...well done and deserved!!
I finally managed to dig out an "old one" and give this a bash.Something else came of it...have a look - your thoughts would be appreciated.
Chris
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Dave Arnold
{K:55580} 10/31/2006
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Wow. I have no idea how you did this... I'm in awe! This is fabulous, Rebecca. And well deserving of the award, so let me congratulate you.
Not only is the post-processing great, but the posing of all of you is just... perfect.
Best wishes
Dave
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/31/2006
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Hia again Dave, thanks for the fantastic comment, am very pleased that you like this. If you look at image #2,'A SECOND LOOK'...you will see a comment by me to Ann explaining the technique used to get this effect.
It is really easy if you have some editing software, sometimes a little fiddly in parts, but I think it is worth the effort...now go to bed!!!!
cheers, B
p.s. if you want anymore info on this style give me a shout, B
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Dave Arnold
{K:55580} 10/31/2006
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Ahh, okay, this is the same thing I did with the window photo that you commented on, adjust in levels. So, instead of going to sleep, I found something suitable to play with. Here's my "quick results"... I know it would need a lot more work...but...
The only thing I don't understand about this photo (four) is the hair on everybody looks nearly untouched in the changes... Especially your glasses..
Thnaks,
Dave
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rebecca claassen
{K:16410} 10/31/2006
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Hey there again Dave,
when I adjust the levels I don't take them too far up, a lot of the work is done with the dodge tool to get rid of the rest of the grey patches, also some cloning in the hard to get to places.
I also burn the darker features, hair, eyes, mouths etc to give them some definition, after the rest of the work is done.
Hope that helped some,
happy days, Bek
p.s. here is the original image to give you an idea of how much the posted image was worked, taken with a tripod and timer.
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