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This is a shot of one of the many street performers in Las Ramblas, Barcelona, and I initially thought that the shots I'd taken of this woman probably wouldn't work out. If you take a look at the straight shot you'll see why (processed with the default settings in ACR):

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So, given that the straight shot wasn't up to much, I decided to try a pseudo-HDR version (tone mapping a single RAW file using Photomatix Pro). As I hope you'll agree, this version is a big improvement.

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7.20pm on 23/7/08
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HDR + travel [Barcelona, Spain] + people [portraiture] + no print
comment by Raffi at 09:13 PM (GMT) on 31 July, 2008

One of the witches from Oz? LOL!!! She is beautiful. I love this shot! Great capture!

comment by Claus at 09:42 PM (GMT) on 31 July, 2008

Nice makeup, and I like the cool color tone!

comment by Kittutza at 11:37 PM (GMT) on 31 July, 2008

So blue ! I like it !

comment by micha at 12:40 AM (GMT) on 1 August, 2008

It is a great catch and a well done makeup. Just love the pale pink touch in the middle of this beautiful bluish girl! well done

comment by Gabor at 07:10 AM (GMT) on 1 August, 2008

Similar topic from my blog a few weeeks ago:

title: hot cat with hot dog

http://gaborwavrikphoto.blog.hu/media/image/Vic-4-f-kicsi.jpg

Regards

Gábor

comment by Josef Renklint at 08:58 AM (GMT) on 1 August, 2008

Now that's creepy..

comment by David Chabashvili at 06:41 PM (GMT) on 1 August, 2008

Excellent! Great moment!

comment by djn1 at 08:28 PM (GMT) on 1 August, 2008

Thanks all.

Gabor: yes, they are pretty similar :-)

comment by O.meghiref at 10:36 AM (GMT) on 2 August, 2008

nice expression good color traitment :)
lot of thigs tolearn right here ...

comment by bluechameleon at 02:58 PM (GMT) on 4 August, 2008

Such great animation and minimal colour. The blue hair and eye makeup reminds me a character from Les Miserables. Her expression is somewhere between insanity and distress, or perhaps that is one in the same.
This truly is an amazing image. Bravo!

comment by Carlos Lorenzo at 12:46 AM (GMT) on 1 September, 2008

The tonal treatment and blue choice helped to emphasize her face. I suppose she is impersonating the corpse bride by Tim Burton. I have been checking your Barcelona series. I like it. It is very interesting to have our city been snapped by a different eye.