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Pumpkin Cannibalis
Pumpkin Cannibalis
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Challenge: The Great Pumpkin Carving Challenge (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Garage
Date: Oct 30, 2005
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1.6s
Galleries: Humorous, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Oct 30, 2005

 The Pumpkin design (the cannibal idea and the basic carving) is not my idea. I am extremely non-creative in design (and I hate that) so I checked the web for some ideas. Because many pumpkin sites are overloaded at this moment I cannot find the original designer right now.
But I did all the carving myself (with a print as example). First time I ever did this. Pumpkin carving and Halloween are not a Dutch tradition.

All in all I spent about three hours with carving, lighting and photographing. It was fun, I don't care how it does in the challenge. :)

I used three pumpkins. The big nose is a seperate one as well. The nose of the small one broke off, but it sticks on with a bit of water. As soon as you touch it, it will fall off. :(
The top looks nice, but in fact it is kept in place with nails. I expected these things to be hollow, so I used a bigger and bigger knife to get the top of. Now there is too much room between the top and the pumpkin.

Light is from one 25 watt spot from the right on a bucket, plus four waxine lights on the bottom of the table on the right.
The pumpkin itself was on a black bucket.
The background is originally black, because I used a black EPDM membrane over a chair, sitting on a ladder, two meters away from the pumpkin.
I chose the 70-200 VR (VR off) because it was still on the camera after shooting sports this afternoon. The long lens also helps to throw the background out of focus and the f/2.8 helps to focus in the dim light. Altough this is shot at f/5.6 the DOF is still very shallow.

I wish I had a diffuser for the lamp, but it fell on the ground and broke my only bulb before I got the chance. :(

Oh, and I know it should be something like Cucurbita Cannibalis, but I expect few to know full latin stuff (and I had to look it up as well).

Editing
- Adobe RGB
- D-Lighting HQ 38,15,60
- WB to incandescent

PS
- Convert to sRGB
- Cloned out the bucket
- Burned the background
- cropped to square
- Burned the shadows inside and the highlight
- Dodged the eyes and a bit of teeth
- Contrast +11
- Contrast USM
- Resample to 640x640
- USM 196%, .3
- sftw

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Date: 30.10.2005 at 20:48:01
EV ±0,00 EV
Program: A - Aperture-priority auto
Metering mode: Multisegment
Zoom: 180 mm KB (120,0 mm Real)
Image Quality: RAW

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 88
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Avg (commenters): 7.2917
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Views during voting: 445
Votes: 233
Comments: 28
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
 12/05/2005 06:06:45 PM
lol...i missed this one. love it! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 11/08/2005 10:39:04 AM
Nice finish! Really creative and fun.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/07/2005 08:44:16 PM
Clever
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/07/2005 07:45:27 PM
This is really creative, I love it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/07/2005 01:02:51 PM
GREAT quality in you carving work
8
good luck

Kev
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 11/06/2005 11:10:37 PM
Even though it's not quite original (neither is mine), it doesn't grow old! Nicely carved and shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D4s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/06/2005 09:00:23 PM
Cute, nice shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 11/04/2005 07:12:42 PM
Awesome job...10..!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/03/2005 08:50:44 PM
One of the more origival carvings.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 11/03/2005 06:58:16 PM
Cute idea. Love the expressions you carved. Very nice picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 11/03/2005 04:16:06 PM
The highlight is distracting. overall seems too bright. needs more shadowing in the eyes
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 11/02/2005 08:54:41 PM
I love it!! nice job!! talk about mini-me, well... mini-it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
 11/02/2005 03:08:13 PM
I am stealing this idea next year... very cute. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/02/2005 02:57:44 AM
Great Idea. One of my winners. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 11/02/2005 02:26:47 AM
funny! ... and reall orig. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/02/2005 01:13:22 AM
Very creative.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/01/2005 10:48:07 PM
Cute!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/01/2005 06:28:16 PM
The photo is.... well........ ok (the glare is a problem), but the pumpkin is terrific! 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
11/01/2005 06:23:36 PM
Original! bumping up.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-P100
 11/01/2005 04:13:13 PM
i really enjoy the center alignment as well as the plain background, which accentuates the portrait of the pumpkin...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 11/01/2005 03:41:24 PM
Gourds?
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 11/01/2005 10:33:05 AM
ha...my idea started off as such but became a prison instead...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 11/01/2005 09:02:58 AM
CUTE! Great imaginative approach. The clarity is excellent.9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/01/2005 03:07:58 AM
LOL!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K10D
Sigma 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical HF for Pentax
 11/01/2005 02:26:40 AM
More like a symbiotic relationship, like those little fish that live in the mouths of bigger fish.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/01/2005 01:45:07 AM
This is sooo wrong, and still I laugh out loud. Great carving and good, clean photo. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus PEN E-P3
Konica Minolta MF 85mm f/1.7
 11/01/2005 12:45:22 AM
nice idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/01/2005 12:28:56 AM
Very cool and creative.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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