another attempt!

critique and post processing welcome and encouraged

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He's wearing a silk wushu uniform.

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She changed before i got to her

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But this is what she was wearing before

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. Don't even think of messing with her.

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Canon 20D
5D Mark II
50mm/1.4
70-200mm/2.8
580EX

Here is my shot at the picture of the gentleman in the black outfit. I added a bit more contrast, played with the exposure a bit and added some Sepia filter on the back end of the process to give it a bit of mood. This was all done on the B&W photo from above.

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Canon 5D MKII Gripped
EF 50mm 1.4, EF 70-200L f/4 IS USM,
EF 24-70mmF/2.8L USM, 580EX Speedlite
Canon 20D w/Battery Grip
EF-S 17-85mm,EF 55-200mm,EF 75-300mm

Here's the last demonstration picture with levels tweaked and a little usm:

and the middle photo with levels, usm and a slight color tweak:

--Joe
Canon 20D, T2i, 100-400L IS, EF-S 18-55mm IS, EF-S 55-250mm IS, EF 50 f/1.8 II
Nikon D500, D7200, 18-55mm VR II, 55-200mm VR II, AF-P Nikkor 18-300 DX G ED VR, NIkkor AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
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Fee

Canon | SIGMA | TAMRON | Kenko | Amvona

--Joe
Canon 20D, T2i, 100-400L IS, EF-S 18-55mm IS, EF-S 55-250mm IS, EF 50 f/1.8 II
Nikon D500, D7200, 18-55mm VR II, 55-200mm VR II, AF-P Nikkor 18-300 DX G ED VR, NIkkor AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
-- https://www.flickr.com​/photos/155078134@N02/