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Lady in the tree
Lady in the tree
snaffles


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Challenge: Secret Self Portrait (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Chateau Snaffles
Date: Oct 18, 2012
Aperture: f.20
ISO: 100
Shutter: 3 seconds
Date Uploaded: Oct 18, 2012

 Yeah it's me, trying to look unrecognizable. Don't know if I'll succeed but it was fun trying.

Shot in my front yard against one of my maples, #2. Stuck an interesting, asymmetrical maple leaf in the bark to act as a focal point. Then I stood in front of the tree and leaf, tried to wear an unknowable expression and hit the remote. Counted to just past one second then quickly dropped from range. It can be tough to hold still that long and get an image that is fairly crisp, yet not so opaque that you lose the bg.

pp: altered RAW, crop, brightness/contrast, vibrance/saturation, desaturate, resize, sharpen, save for web

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Post-challenge notes: LOL must be a good image, it got a validation request during voting! Yes, it looks like an image overlay and yes, it does include two images - me and the tree - but it's all one capture. Apart from the odd PhotoChop project, I'm strictly a single-capture person. I don't even use in-camera Image Overlay, because things never look right...the bg from one image always messes up the other.

The only trick here is to start the exposure with the subject in the frame, and have them vanish by the time the exposure ends. The hardest part was holding still for 1 second and change to ensure a fairly sharp image.

Camera on tripod, used mirror lockup and remote.

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 57
Avg (all users): 6.2368
Avg (commenters): 8.1538
Avg (participants): 5.7143
Avg (non-participants): 6.4684
Views since voting: 1116
Views during voting: 358
Votes: 114
Comments: 24
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 500mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 10/26/2012 05:11:25 PM
Excellent finish! I knew this would do well! Great job SUSAN!
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Nikon D200
Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
 10/26/2012 03:49:36 PM
Simply stunning.
It's a foundation piece.
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Fujifilm X-T1
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 10/26/2012 02:18:00 PM
with a smile you're mona lisa
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Fujifilm X-Pro2
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS
 10/26/2012 02:13:20 PM
Beautiful image, nature girl. Should have been in the top ten.
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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 10/26/2012 01:42:43 PM
very cool.
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/26/2012 03:10:17 AM
Well executed, Susan. Didn't recognize you - probably because your skin normally doesn't look like tree bark. ;-)
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
10/26/2012 01:21:08 AM
Perfect job. Thanks for the notes.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 10/26/2012 12:31:39 AM
Thank you for including notes. I had no idea that you did this with a long exposure. I thought that there was a window between you and the tree and that you were reflected in it. You did a great job.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 10/25/2012 11:44:51 PM
Well crafted if not perfect.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 10/25/2012 10:21:19 PM
This is cool. It's like a Natural Mona Lisa. Can't wait to see how you did this.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 10/25/2012 09:58:26 PM
snaffles? remarkable to do this with basic editing. well done.
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Canon EOS-5DS R
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 10/25/2012 09:39:13 PM
Liking it a lot, the leaf adds such another dimension. 10
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 10/25/2012 06:55:57 PM
I almost wish for more of a punch, more contrast but the subject and execution is great 9
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 10/24/2012 06:34:18 PM
Great lost and found portrait. Works well for the challenge.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 10/24/2012 05:10:16 AM
This is simply a great idea!
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Canon EOS 80D
Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 10/23/2012 12:08:01 PM
Scary subtle.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8
Panasonic Lumix 14-140mm F4.0-5.8
 10/22/2012 12:17:22 PM
Cool. don't know how you can do this in basic...good job.
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 10/21/2012 09:18:46 PM
excellent, don't know how you did it, but great job.
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Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 10/21/2012 12:45:15 PM
Is it double exposure? Great shot 10.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/21/2012 02:20:35 AM
A wonderful image!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 10/20/2012 01:46:56 PM
Enigmatic. Love this
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 10/20/2012 07:45:28 AM
This may be a little belter known as Susan but there again it may not. Nice image whoever.
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Olympus E-5
Olympus 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 Zuiko
 10/19/2012 09:32:32 PM
cool and mysterious, like this a lot, it's got a Mother Nature or wood nymph feel to it, the leaf adds a nice touch to this.
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 10/19/2012 12:37:54 AM
This is amazeing... I Have to know how you did this!!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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