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The Abduction of John
The Abduction of John
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Challenge: Conspiracy (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Kodak DX7590
Location: My Living room in Lansing, Mi.
Date: Sep 17, 2005
Aperture: f3.2
ISO: 80
Shutter: .4
Galleries: Abstract, Travel
Date Uploaded: Sep 17, 2005

 This was fun. A good excuse to do just this bizarre, weird, way out there photo. I'm sure people will hate it, and it will get slammed in voting, but, I kind of like it in a strange, strange way. It's just...bizarre.
Set up a black sheet for a background, then put my big halogen shop lights on top of the entertainment center, very bright (and very hot!). Used the timer, and tried out lots of different settings to get what I was after. Overexposed the light to the point of being blown out, then in ps- did a screen layer and multiply layer with the opacity dropped, then some heavy levels adjustment layers.
thanks for checking out my pic, and feel free to let me know how much you hate it! :-P

Statistics
Place: 93 out of 114
Avg (all users): 4.8214
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 4.6000
Avg (non-participants): 4.9153
Views since voting: 931
Views during voting: 529
Votes: 252
Comments: 5
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Canon PowerShot SD990 IS
 09/18/2005 10:39:21 PM
not very sharp but the concept is nice.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 09/18/2005 09:39:49 PM
The wrinkles on the background on the left hand side of photo make it less..."realistic" for me, but I like the concept and idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 09/18/2005 09:22:23 AM
Great idea! I'm not sure about the wrinkly black bit on the left, but I like everything else.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/18/2005 06:12:29 AM
I like the composition and idea, but the colors are a little flat. You might try changing the curves or boosting the contrast a little bit to make the shot a little bit more vivid.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/18/2005 05:53:31 AM
Well done...fantastic use of the bright light. Very emotional image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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