I wanted to do something fun instead of dark and scary.
Maybe people won't see this mechanical, maybe they will. The inside of a jack-in-the-box is quite mechanical and actually pretty cool.
This thing has been in our basement since I can remember because my dad has had it since he was very little.
I used a motion blur filter on the picture then used the history brush to bring back some parts of the original picture because I am allowed in advanced editting. :)
Other steps on the computer included:
-Hue's increased in almost all colors
-Burning/Dogding
-Cloned out some cracks and paint chips on the clown to make it look new
-Unsharp mask
-Neat Image
-Small-Crop-That-Makes-No-Difference-But-I-Do-It-Anyway-Because-I-Can
-Resized and bordered with canvas size
The title kinda sucks.
Oh well. :-)
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This fits the challenge well and is taken at an interesting angle. The slightly blurred focus adds motion to the shot, which is appropriate. I think the border is hideous, but goes perfectly with the subject. All and all it is a well taken photo that kinda creeps me out :) Bumping up.
I want to like this a lot more than I do. I probably would if the crank were an integrated, effective part of the composition. After all, the crank is what would most shout "mechanical", no? I like the border on this one, rare for me.
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