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Thanks everyone! 5th!! I can't believe it! :) Like a dream come true!
The setup:
Purchased a small, Styrofoam skull at the craft store. It was only $1.99!
In the kitchen I put a light table on it's side. Taped a sheet used for scrap-booking. This created a spooky background. Put the skull on top of a weird candle holder I had in my junk room. Lit cone incense to provide the streams of smoke that sort of wrapped around the skull. I lightly fanned the smoke to move it a bit, I had the overhead light, light from the light table, light from a window at the left and a 40w lamp that I moved around while I was snapping photos.
First time using a tripod with a 2 second timer to get the sharpest possible photo.
Still so new at this and don't quite understand all the technical details.
Statistics
Place: 5 out of 127 Avg (all users): 7.2477 Avg (commenters): 8.6000 Avg (participants): 7.3091 Avg (non-participants): 7.2264 Views since voting: 5807 Views during voting: 565 Votes: 214 Comments: 51 Favorites: 25 (view)
I swear I commented on this during the challenge. I am glad I came back to it to add it to my favorites though. this is an awesome shot and you deserve much congrats for it, you should have gotten the blue ribbon. Keep it up!
Thought for sure I would see my favorite awsome shot in one of those ribbon spots. Well at least you made the top 5 with a very decent score. Happy shooting.
Wow, what a high scoring challenge, sucks getting a 7.248 and no ribbon but if you keep this up you will get one eventually and probably soon, keep it up...
this is just amazing and wonderful. the textures and smoke and spooky feeling and lighting you get are so incredible. the whole thing is really unbelieveable. outstanding job! definitely a favorite! should have been numero uno for this challenge, but whatever. peace.
A truly spooky and supernatural capture. You did an excellent job with bringing all the elements together to create an ominous and creepy mood. The ghostly smoke rising from the grimacing skull, the barren silhouettes of the trees in the background and the rising full moon all come together to present an image that is spine-chilling especially should one encounter this scene in a wooded area. I also have to say that this would be a perfect picture capturing the spirit (pardon the pun) of Halloween. Great job 9.
Started out at 6, upping it to 7. Creepy, and the spirit soaring out of the skull really drives home the magical feel. I look forward to reading how you did it. The moon also adds a nice touch. 7.
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