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Challenge: Hidden Gem: Break Time (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: My back patio
Date: Apr 12, 2010
Aperture: f4
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1/8
Date Uploaded: May 10, 2010

 I had this idea to hide a model in the shadows, some demonic markings painted on him in glowstick juice -- he would look human where the light found him and evil elsewhere. So I got ahold of my friend JT and he jumped right on board with the shoot.

Then I botched it up. Seriously. I know I can't hand-hold 1/8s exposures, but for whatever reason I tried. Lost every shot. I was so bummed about it, it took me almost a month before I even sorted through the folder of images. Hidden Gem indeed, I found a few I liked.

This one is pretty far from the original idea. For one, the markings are tribal, not demonic. For two, this is UV paint, not glowstick juice.

[Tech] The blue glow is the UV light, a big 4-foot tube on the ground in front of him. Kick light is from a home-made strip light powered by two SB-600s.

[Post] All the normal hue, levels, etc., you might expect. The only thing special is that I pulled all the noise out of the image in just the hi-light parts and left the shadowed parts really grainy.

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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 05/15/2010 07:47:43 AM
I can't decide what I think of this one. I do find the blue a bit distracting though. Very well done though, despite my indecisiveness! ;)
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/15/2010 01:00:35 AM
have you ever seen CSI?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X-T5
Fujifilm XF 35mm f/1.4
 05/14/2010 03:05:48 AM
Love this, wish the markings on the face were more "polished". 7
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Canon EOS-1Ds
Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DL Aspherical IF Hyperzoom for Canon
 05/12/2010 01:43:29 PM
Way too much empty space for my tastes. Good effort though!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 05/12/2010 04:12:30 AM
mystic and cooooool,,,,,,
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