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The Seventh Son
The Seventh Son
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Challenge: Negative Image (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Kodak DX7590
Location: My living room in Lansing, MI.
Date: Apr 25, 2006
Aperture: f8.0
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Portraiture, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Apr 25, 2006

 Ok, I am really perplexed with this challenge. Seems simple, take an image, invert, etc, etc. I worked on some shots, and actually really liked them, but I couldn't help but think, man, this is just way too 'digital art' for dpc...but then, is that what this challenge is kind of??? I don't know, maybe I'm way off base.

Anyways, this is the image I have chosen. Bring on the punishment, it will only be yet another in a string of stinkers I have been submitting lately :-) I guess my thinking has just been kind of warped as of late.

So yeah, this is a self portrait. I've been messing around with similar shots and heavy handed processing and along came this challenge. My daughter saw what I was working on and said "Whoa, what kind of freaky wolf is that?" I was going for a 'beast' thing, and thought yeah, it is kind of 'were-wolfish'. The title is from Russian, Gracian, and Peruvian legend, where the seventh son is cursed and becomes a were-wolf. I thought it was kind of cool.

A close-up, sharp angle from above. Used my shop lights bounced off the ceiling, and one clamp light from farther away. In ps- cropped, quad tone, invert, selective color adj, levels adj, and curves adj.

Well, maybe someone will like this, then I'll be happy. Thanks for checking out my pic :-)

Statistics
Place: 61 out of 438
Avg (all users): 5.8128
Avg (commenters): 7.3529
Avg (participants): 5.5433
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Views since voting: 1604
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Votes: 219
Comments: 23
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 01/15/2007 02:38:28 AM
That's totally amazing. VERY well done. Love it!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 05/02/2006 11:57:08 PM
Top 10 hopefully. This is really good for a facial negative! Cool. 10.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 05/02/2006 05:04:04 PM
Wow!, terrifying !
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Nikon Coolpix 990
 05/02/2006 03:33:58 PM
This is just waaay too freaky!
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Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6
 05/02/2006 03:00:03 AM
Looks unnaturally devilish.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
 05/01/2006 06:27:54 PM
Scary
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Canon EOS-30D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/30/2006 11:15:03 PM
Wow, it looks like he's glowing. Great job.
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Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital
 04/30/2006 10:54:04 PM
Oooh! Very sinister and evil, I especially like the smoke around the mouth, gives it a nice extra touch. 9 from me.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/30/2006 10:13:37 PM
Scary.
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Fujifilm X-M1
Fujifilm XC 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS
 04/30/2006 08:29:47 PM
Very Disturbing- I love it-- 9
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/30/2006 07:20:02 PM
One of best "face shots" in Negative
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
 04/30/2006 01:34:33 PM
Wicked! (in a positive way) :) Great shot.
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Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/30/2006 12:12:13 PM
The power of christ compells you! SOOOOOO freaky looking! excellent. 9
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Olympus E-300 EVOLT
 04/29/2006 11:48:05 PM
Great Nice effect!
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/29/2006 09:35:42 PM
creepy. i like it.
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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/29/2006 12:35:23 PM
has impact for certain
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Pentax K7
Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4.0 ED AL AF
 04/29/2006 12:25:57 PM
That's one freaky image!
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/29/2006 12:35:11 AM
very evil looking.
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 04/28/2006 03:47:05 PM
Wow, very creepy!! Great job, perfect colour for this.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 04/28/2006 01:01:49 PM
I absolutely love this one!!!!
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Nikon D100
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
 04/27/2006 08:27:49 PM
This photo scared the hell out of me. I can see this on the movie posters for this summers tolken Horror Flick. GREAT NOW I CANT SLEEP TONIGH!! Obviously this really works as a negative. I dont know what technique you used but keep perfecting it. 8
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Fujifilm FinePix S5200Z
 04/26/2006 02:49:28 PM
that is really creapy.
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 04/26/2006 10:26:04 AM
This is scary...great job.
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