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Hypnotized and Mesmerized
Hypnotized and Mesmerized
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Illusions II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 24mm f/2.8
Location: My Bedroom
Date: Aug 7, 2005
Aperture: f 8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 3 sec
Galleries: Advertisement, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Aug 7, 2005

 Taken with some mirrors, a few blacklights, a Hypnotiq bottle, some water with highlighter. Many layers of color adjustment. some sharpening, some radial blurring, and some layer opacity changing.

Statistics
Place: 46 out of 127
Avg (all users): 5.6598
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.3176
Avg (non-participants): 5.8010
Views since voting: 1619
Views during voting: 513
Votes: 291
Comments: 21
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 08/14/2005 09:37:02 PM
Love the overall tonality of this shot! The cropping though tight works well here. The thing I find distracting though is that the focus is to shallow. The neck of the bottle is not sharp and I keep finding my eye landing there and asking why...
TC
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
 08/12/2005 08:30:52 PM
good shot that fits the title...very dreamy looking..7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Kodak Easyshare C180
Canon EF 50mm f1.2 L
 08/11/2005 05:57:48 PM
Quite a hypnotic image, don't know how it was achieved but I like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 08/10/2005 09:12:57 PM
Very creative.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X100VI
 08/10/2005 05:17:51 PM
Great cold feeling, a drink you'd expect in a scandinavian ice bar.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 08/10/2005 02:23:19 PM
good color and movement.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon Digital IXUS v3
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/10/2005 12:47:52 PM
i like this very much, simple effect, lovely ouycome
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 08/09/2005 09:54:56 PM
a quality image with color appeal and good composition, cool image!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/09/2005 02:01:45 PM
this ghostly effect really makes me think of a nightclub that uses blue lights.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/09/2005 01:21:55 PM
I love hypnotiq, its a good shot, love the color and the blurry ness to it, good stuff im going to give you a good score too,
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 08/09/2005 08:47:18 AM
i like it, its really nice, good luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K10D
Sigma 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical HF for Pentax
 08/09/2005 07:54:31 AM
It's done with mirrors, I tell ye.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 08/09/2005 01:58:10 AM
Multiple long exposure? I love the lighting and soft focus :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 08/09/2005 12:06:44 AM
Beautiful frosty color. Good composition and lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/08/2005 09:37:55 PM
Great shot - love the colors (hate the taste of that drink though!). Nice job - visually very interesting and appealing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 08/08/2005 09:06:58 PM
looks like hpnotiq's ad agency has found their photographer.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED
 08/08/2005 07:09:06 PM
I think I need a drink. I love the blue glow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/08/2005 06:56:01 PM
Cool sci-fi futuristic stuff. -8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 08/08/2005 05:23:56 PM
First Impression: Very dreamlike. I like the cool tones and the movement a lot. The lable on the bottle fits the image well. I really like the feel of this one. 10
Was I fooled? Yes. Looks like many bottles.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 08/08/2005 03:32:23 PM
Great color, cool effect
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for Canon
 08/08/2005 01:30:51 PM
...very cool "ghosty" blue...I like this alot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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