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Challenge: Icons of the Macabre (Extended Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-6D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
Date: Nov 2, 2017
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 1250
Shutter: 1/13
Date Uploaded: Oct 26, 2017

 If any one guesses that this is my self-portrait, I'll be very disappointed in my looks.

And, yeah... it's creepy. I don't do Halloween... or creepy stuff, but the challenge called for it... so I tried to give it.

:)

Hubby won't look at it. Dang it; I need his opinion to see if it's good enough to enter.

I had a fun 2.5 hours of painting and getting up and down, checking the camera (using a wired remote and sitting on a piano stool with a piece of black poster board behind me)... trying to get it good enough at being bad enough and editing.

I'm kinda bummed that it didn't take longer than 2.5 hours for me to paint me, then shoot me, then make me look creepy.

I'd thought it would have taken longer. *sigh*

At least I didn't have to shop for any props... I'm odd enough to have already had the paint, the wig, and the neck thingy (bought the last two at a yard sale many years ago for $2).

If anyone is interested, I have a "straight from the camera" Before and then After image I will show you... just remind me. I always really enjoy seeing other people's before and after shots. Forgive me, the "after" is one edit behind my last edit. Sorry! [The last edit adjusted the bad edit on my neck, darkened some eye black, and sharpened the eyes. You didn't miss much.]




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ClownLydia8994-8951LrSFW.jpg
ClownLydia8994-8951LrSFW2.jpg
ClownLydia8994-8951LVrSFW
ClownLydia8994-8951LVr-2SFW
ClownLydia8994-8951LVr-2SFW2
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BeforeAndAfterClownLydia8994-8951LVr-2SFW.jpg

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Fujifilm X-Pro2
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS
 11/15/2017 10:49:35 AM
You are amazing, Lydia. Nice job. Thanks for posting the Before/After. Always fun.

Message edited by author 2017-11-15 11:21:05.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 11/15/2017 09:19:33 AM
You're amazing, Lydia ;-))
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, S25 Ultra
Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH
11/14/2017 09:17:55 PM
i dislike clowns :( ... 8
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Canon EOS-50D
 11/14/2017 05:59:30 PM
Freaky
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 11/13/2017 05:49:44 AM
Well, this should keep me awake at night for the rest of my life ;-) Fabulous blue ribbon image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-80D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 11/12/2017 09:25:09 AM
perfectly sharp where it needs to be. when does the purge start?
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