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The Thing
The Thing
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Challenge: Textures IV (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Florida
Date: Apr 3, 2006
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/6
Galleries: Portraiture, Persuasive
Date Uploaded: Apr 3, 2006

 *crop
*unsharp mask
*greyscale
*gamma corrections
*highlight/midtone/shadow adjustments
*dodge & burn
*colorize
*full photo sat
*borders
*resize

WELL, I took shots of kale, and of flowered kale. Thought about wood, and a bunch of other stuff, even close ups of hair. I even thought of going soft like clouds. Loved them all, but I did this one a lot differently for the toy challenge and by the looks of those scores, I should have stayed with it. I did just of the eyes and left it really orange with the blue eyes. It was quite creepy looking and really would have made an impact I think then my soft'ish vintage doll/girl/dog photo did, which seemed to have little to no appeal.

Anyway, in having used this guy before, I did remember the deep crevaces in the body of this 29" toy of my sons. I took a shot of the head only, and enhanced the crevaces even more. Not sure others will like it, but I do!

Rose

Statistics
Place: 100 out of 311
Avg (all users): 5.7463
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 5.5730
Avg (non-participants): 6.0889
Views since voting: 1032
Views during voting: 298
Votes: 134
Comments: 3
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 04/07/2006 11:56:58 AM
i see there is growing superhero trend hehe. good luck
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 04/07/2006 09:29:53 AM
I don't know why but I like this. It's the eye!!! Great lighting and use of negative space. I like his placement in the shot and the 3/4 profile. Is this a toy??? Mask???
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Panasonic DMW-LTZ10 1.5x Teleconverter
 04/07/2006 06:47:53 AM
I feel that the Thing is the major point of interest and not the texture. The Thing is such a strong image on its own. To really hit the mark on "texture" I guess you have to get up close and personal but of course you might lose something else. Its a fine balance, hope the scoring proves me wrong
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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