118/365 Two Ukuleles, No Waiting (Happy Birthday to Xavier and his lovely wife partner, and belated congratulations to Maudie and Julie!)

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Also for 365: The 2013 Edition's Week 18 theme: "Recreate a favorite image"
and 52 weeks: the 2013 Edition Week 18 theme: "Copycat"

I'm trying to pay tribute to the awesome and inimitable Studio d'Xavier. The key word here is "inimitable."
My image is based on the Xavier image below in comments. When you try to copy a master of lighting like Xavier, you learn a few things. Here are my main lessons learned for today:

- my grandfather's desk lamp, although due much respect for its 100+ years, is not an appropriate light source for photography

- blacking out my dining room windows with garbage bags does not make us look neighbourly

- thinking of adjusting the camera's white balance is something to do first, and not after finishing post production.

PS: Yes, those are both my ukuleles, and I do play them, although I'm no Jake Shimabukuro.

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Taken on: April 28, 2013

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Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T4i, f/4.0, 1/15 sec, 27mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS REBEL T4i
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.067 sec (1/15)
Focal Length:	27mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Unknown (-1)
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
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