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Stupid Human Tricks: Peripheral Vision (Note: No eyes were injured during this trick!)
Stupid Human Tricks: Peripheral Vision (Note: No eyes were injured during this trick!)
choltmeier


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: 1-Second Exposure (Advanced Editing VII*)
Location: My basement, Mineapolis, MN, USA
Date: Mar 22, 2009
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 sec
Date Uploaded: Mar 22, 2009

 I was hoping for something more interesting and mind-bending than this but this was the best I got. I predict the voters won't care for it at all since it's a bit disturbing to look at, but hey, what the heck... let's see what happens. I predict it will score in the 4s.

This was shot with a snooted flash on each side of her face. She looked at one, we fired the flash, she looked over to the other and we fired that flash. Each flash lit one half of her face independently at different moments. 1 second was just enough time to get two separate flash bursts within the same exposure with time to move her eyes. She was able to keep her head in one place and just move her eyes so you don't notice any other movement. If you cover half of her face and look at each side independently it looks quite normal. Looking at both together is just plain creepy and disturbing.

She's normally an adorable girl with beautiful eyes. She got a kick of the trick.



Post Processing
CS4 - crop, slight dodge and burn, curves, add border, save for web

[Mar. 27th, 2009 07:23:15 AM]

3/27/09
During voting Tiberius wrote:
"While the set up and colours are great I find the image a bit disturbing and pointless. Otherwise it meets the challenge and is very well executed..."
I agree wholeheartedly. I'm realizing that, while it was a fun technical experiment, it really bothers me to look at it. It's just unsettling and unpleasant. For that reason I plan to remove it shortly after the challenge completes. I'll leave it up for a few days in case anyone is interested in the execution. Thanks for coming along with me on the experiment.

4/6/09
It looks like I can't delete an image that was in a challenge. Are there any secrets for deleting a challenge image? It's not a big deal but it's just hard to look at so I wouldn't mind deleting. Any help would be appreciated.

Statistics
Place: 65 out of 132
Avg (all users): 5.4699
Avg (commenters): 6.4615
Avg (participants): 5.1333
Avg (non-participants): 5.6341
Views since voting: 6223
Views during voting: 566
Votes: 183
Comments: 18
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/29/2009 11:31:33 PM
This one HURTS! Still.... well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 03/29/2009 07:07:52 PM
WOW Made me look real hard to see what happened here. Nice illusion.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
 03/27/2009 03:02:54 PM
Yikes, this one is just creepy! Can she really do that with her eyes?!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, S25 Ultra
Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH
03/27/2009 06:37:00 AM
While the set up and colours are great I find the image a bit disturbing and pointless. Otherwise it meets the challenge and is very well executed... 6 for these reasons
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 03/27/2009 01:36:45 AM
This is an excellent idea.
i guess, two flashes on two sides of the face...fired one after another during the exposure. obviously the kid needs to be looking towards the flash (that must have hurt :P) when it fires. i like this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 03/26/2009 06:50:01 PM
she looks like me ahha
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  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 03/25/2009 02:27:15 PM
interesting...i'm trying to figure it out. one eye closed and lit at a time? or just looking side to side??
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/25/2009 01:08:50 AM
Haha! Brilliant use of the challenge. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 03/25/2009 12:48:45 AM
Not sure how you did that, but cool effect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 03/24/2009 11:57:15 PM
Ha ha. Neat trick. Your model did well to stay still.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 03/24/2009 07:52:58 PM
AWSOME trick!!! And the picture is pretty cool also.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
 03/24/2009 01:42:41 PM
Lol very good idea well executed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/24/2009 08:39:13 AM
Great idea for the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
 03/23/2009 11:10:07 PM
Um, 7?!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 03/23/2009 09:58:40 PM
Haha, clever, well executed!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 03/23/2009 12:10:20 PM
Yikes. Scary.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Kodak EasyShare C653
 03/23/2009 11:38:11 AM
very awkward. i know i could never do that .
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
 03/23/2009 01:06:37 AM
That is creative...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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