This photograph is a tribute to world famous painter, Michelangleo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, and a painting of his, "Creation of Adam", part of the mural done on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
Setup:
I got my mom to help me with this one, using her hand as the one on the left. Other than that, i just clipped up a black sweater, and put a bedside light just on our hands, not on the sweater.
To see the original Painting, visit this website, //gallery.euroweb.hu/html/m/michelan/3sistina/1genesis/6adam/, and many thumbnails are available for viewing in full screen.
For editing,
1) Flip horizontally
2) Crop a little out from the new left side
3) Increase Contrast
4) Brighten
5) Decrease Saturation
6) Change hue to get proper skin tone
7) Brighten and Increase Contrast again
8) Add border, white and then thin black line
9) Save for Web
Photo Information:
File Name
IMG_6050.JPG
Camera Model Name
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Shooting Date/Time
3/29/2005 9:18:12 PM
Shooting Mode
Manual
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/5
Av( Aperture Value )
3.5
Metering Mode
Center-weighted averaging
ISO Speed
400
Lens
18.0 - 55.0 mm
Focal Length
22.0 mm
Image Size
3072x2048
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
Off
White Balance
Custom
AF Mode
AI Focus AF
Parameters
Contrast +1
Sharpness +1
Color saturation +1
Color tone Normal
Color Space
sRGB
File Size
2303KB
File Number
160-6050
Drive Mode
Self-Timer Operation
Thanks a lot for everyone who voted.
I fully appreciate it.
Simon
www.simonphotography.net
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Maybe not enough "beginning" without the title [EDIT: me being slow: nice replica of Michelangelo's ceiling pattern! Good idea, shame about the v slight blur.] Maybe a bit of an angle would have made this more interesting - god (if that is the intention) from the top left and Adam from the bottom right (adding a signifier).
Ya know, I also had the idea of trying to recreate Michaelangelo's "Creation of Adam" from the Sistine Chapel, but never got around to it. Very nice job on the recreation.
Great idea! Could have been a little closer to the actual positioning of the hands in the painting, though it is your own artistic interpretation so I won't rate down for that. I like how the light is on the right (God's position in the painting). The hands are a little out of focus, though. - 8
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