Tattoo Session

There are a lot of tattoo parlors on 6th Street in Austin, Texas (I lost count)! This one has a large window to facilitate the curious (and the photographers)! This shot was taken on my trip to Austin last weekend.

Title: "Dude! That Will Still Be There When You Sober Up!"

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Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 50mm f/1.4 prime
Post-processing: Photoshop CS3 > High Pass Sharpening > Merge Visible to New Layer > Topaz Adjust Plugin "Simplify" > Merge Visible to New Layer @ 70% > Merge Visible to New Layer > Red Paw Media Bleach Bypass plugin with a mask to preserve contrast in some areas of the two main subjects > Merge Visible to New Layer > Minor cloning to eliminate some distracting background elements