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Challenge: Stupid, Stupid! (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Sony DSC-S90
Location: My room, My home.
Date: Aug 15, 2006
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Aug 15, 2006

 This is a very last minute attempt so sue me not.

I dub this the pic that people will see and go "how stupid was this person to enter it". No one can DNMC

Serious stuff :: I am talking about the game where you constantly slam a knife in the spaces between your fingers. As I don't own a camera or a model or even proper lighting I really couldn't do the motion version so I precariously placed the damned knife between my fingers.

I thought my voters wouldn't kill me for not trying the craping motion trails thing ever though I know they will kill me for the wonky editing. (Chants to self.. They will hate the grain, they will hate the grain.)

The picture quality sucked since I was taking pic with one hand and balancing a knife on the other so please forgive me. At least I didn't invert the pic. That was such a sight!

My camera totally wanted to join the other challenge but I wouldn't let him.

I nearly killed my gran through. She was upset that I was using her best knife (and covered it up with ketchup to boot. Not that you can really see it. I was aiming for the blood effect). Really nobody cares about my safety..

Not a great shot.. I predict mid 4 because of the GRAIN and processed look but oh well...I wish this had been advanced. I could have made the knife prominent and gotten rid of the imperfection at the edge of the background..and done up my nails..0_o Sucky priorities.

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Canon EOS-650/T4i Rebel
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
08/23/2006 04:33:31 AM
I totally forgot to mention that this pic was taken on a chart paper so the knife is really being held up by the surface and not my fingers.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 08/19/2006 03:36:31 PM
OMG this picture scared me at first glance
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/18/2006 05:43:22 PM
The grainy effect is good but this feels like a snapshot
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Pentax K-R
Promaster 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 XR IF
 08/18/2006 07:48:18 AM
Back to comment. For an image that was set up, the execution of the concept is not as well executed as I would have liked to see. First, the background makes it look like this was taken on a metal countertop. This in turn leads me to think that the fingers are holding the cleaver up. Second, the image has a lot of noise. This contributes to a flat overall appearance. Third, the bright object in the upper right corner is a distraction.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70s
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 08/18/2006 01:00:48 AM
Good capture.
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 08/17/2006 01:43:29 PM
Good idea but I found the hole at the end of the cleaver distracting.
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