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Midnight Cedar
3rd PlaceMidnight Cedar
Joey Lawrence


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wooden (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Olympus D-600L
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: Jul 21, 2005
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ISO: /
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Galleries: Water, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Jul 21, 2005

Okay... It's an illusion! My brother is actually on land paddling half a canoe. It's the same one as this:

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Only the nose is in the water, as well as me with the camera. These are the times I wish my camera was better at shotting in low light settings. HOWEVER, this MAY be the last time I ever use the stinkin Olympus for a challenge... Yay!

After challenge:

It looks like my old Olympus went out with a bang! :-)
Anywho, for those who asked the fog is created through a fog machine. The hot spray from the machine is led through a home made foam box with ice in it, two holes in each end. This chills the fog and makes it thicker and more natural looking. I used the same box and ice for my 'dreams' entry, I just had to pull it out of the freezer. :-)

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 251
Avg (all users): 6.7931
Avg (commenters): 8.2083
Avg (participants): 6.6466
Avg (non-participants): 6.9885
Views since voting: 13918
Views during voting: 423
Votes: 203
Comments: 83
Favorites: 27 (view)


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08/07/2005 12:12:41 PM
Make him stop! Damn this kid is good. Heaven help us with the new camera coming.
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08/07/2005 02:44:33 AM
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

Another masterpiece! I love the creativity here, and the cleverness to pull it off. There really is not much to say but EXCELLENT - the contast, texture, DOF, focus, all so perfect!

- Linda
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08/03/2005 10:53:16 PM
The king of the fog machine! I really like this shot. I'm not sure I would say there's a strong connection to the challenge topic, but it works. Very moody, very spooky. The lighting and the pose are perfect. I think it would have been even better to have some water with reflections at the bottom of the pic.
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08/03/2005 02:42:57 PM
Congrats! I now see by your description what an effort this image was to create!
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08/03/2005 08:06:00 AM
Hey...amazing pic..congrats!!!
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08/03/2005 02:13:11 AM
Good Gracious... Can I kiss the Stinky Olympus?? Love the photo
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08/02/2005 09:46:03 PM
Joey, you are so cool!!!!

You have a bright future ahead of you....maybe the next Steven Spielberg?

Congrats!
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08/02/2005 09:00:47 AM
Congratulations, Joey! You did so well with your Olympus, can't wait to see what you're going to do with a new camera!!
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08/02/2005 01:55:38 AM
excellent work, you should try lighting some motion pictures...
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08/01/2005 06:07:49 PM
Congrats man!
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08/01/2005 05:03:10 PM
Congratulations on your Ribbon! Great planning and composition to compliment the materialization of your creativity
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08/01/2005 04:05:02 PM
Congrats Joey
I had a feeling this was your work.
Good work
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08/01/2005 03:38:06 PM
Eerie and unusual composition and perspective..love the fog a lot...you owe quite a few ribbons to that fog machine! Congratulations on a great photograph.
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08/01/2005 03:07:54 PM
You ribbon collector ;-)
Congratulations!! quite a bang for your old cam...
Wonderful shot, thanks for all the info about it!!
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08/01/2005 11:22:39 AM
SUPBERB CAPTURE
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08/01/2005 09:39:27 AM
Told you so.... I knew you had a ribbon with this one.!!!!
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08/01/2005 09:01:15 AM
Congratulations. Well done Joey. I did think a lot about the lighting in this one. Thanks for the info.
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08/01/2005 08:28:05 AM
Great Joey! Well deserved! :)
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08/01/2005 08:26:03 AM
Congratulations for your ribbon!
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08/01/2005 08:20:29 AM
Awesome Joey. Great work like always!
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08/01/2005 07:54:50 AM
dang joey! i mean...just, dang. you are killin' it. :D
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08/01/2005 07:26:52 AM
Amazing!!!!!! I loved this shot, but even more now that I know how you did it! Congratulations on this well-deserved ribbon!!!

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08/01/2005 06:57:19 AM
Awesome photo Joey! Fog fantastica! :-)
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08/01/2005 04:08:25 AM
Nicely done, congratulations with the 3rd place..
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08/01/2005 03:37:11 AM
Please quote the following comment for your profile page:
"Joey who??" -kpriest

;-P

Congratulations Joey - undeniable talent!
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08/01/2005 02:29:49 AM
WTG Joey! Congrats on another ribbon!
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08/01/2005 02:07:10 AM
Joey you rock!
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08/01/2005 01:27:21 AM
Congrats on another ribbon, shot needs more dead animal heads.
:-P
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08/01/2005 01:26:20 AM
Very cool. Congratulations Joey!
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08/01/2005 12:58:56 AM
hot shot!
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08/01/2005 12:43:30 AM
way to go!
olympus PWNS
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08/01/2005 12:41:31 AM
Congratulations Joey! Muah!
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08/01/2005 12:36:14 AM
I suspected this was you Joey!
Congrats on the ribbon :D
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08/01/2005 12:30:15 AM
Wow! Scary shot, yet eye catching. Congrats!
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08/01/2005 12:28:23 AM
Congrats on your ribbon. I really thought this was going to ribbon and I'm glad to see it did.

Message edited by author 2005-08-01 00:31:02.
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08/01/2005 12:23:19 AM
Just Crazy Skillz!!
Great Work.. Be Proud!
You are truly an "Artist"

Message edited by author 2005-08-01 00:24:53.
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08/01/2005 12:21:51 AM
Joey, congratulations on faking us all out so beautifully!!!!
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08/01/2005 12:21:38 AM
Joey, awesome, Congrats on your ribbon. You know you rock!!
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08/01/2005 12:18:05 AM
Great shot Joey. Way to go. Congrats on another well deserved ribbon. You rock, dude!
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08/01/2005 12:14:15 AM
very eery joey, fantastic job! well done
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08/01/2005 12:11:02 AM
Another lesson from the master. Great Job!
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08/01/2005 12:09:23 AM
WAY TO GO!! What an imaginative guy you are to come up with that fog machine at home. This deserves a ribbon just for that!!!
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08/01/2005 12:09:10 AM
Joey, you've done it again. Good "finale" with your D600L I assume? ;)
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08/01/2005 12:08:00 AM
Congrats to you and the littly oly on another ribbon, Joey!
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08/01/2005 12:07:45 AM
Far OUT! Joey! New camera ROCKS! Or is it the new camera? Whichever... LOL

R.

Message edited by author 2005-08-01 00:10:20.
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08/01/2005 12:07:41 AM
congrats man...beat me by like .01!!! to beat me to 3rd hehe
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08/01/2005 12:07:27 AM
CONGRATS!
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08/01/2005 12:06:18 AM
This was my favorite in this challenge. Trip into the mystic. Wonderful backlit effect and an outstanding effort with a point and shoot. Amazing.

Congratulations on your YELLOW!
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08/01/2005 12:05:14 AM
congrats on another one! did you use your fog machine again?
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08/01/2005 12:04:06 AM
a last hurrah for the little Oly. :) it's served you well and i can only imagine how many more ribbons you're gonna get. beautiful shot, hon....congrats! *hug*
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08/01/2005 12:02:02 AM
Many congratulations!! They're just not gonna stop coming, are they?
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/31/2005 10:51:47 PM
Joey is that you? A little more light on the guys face may have set it off more. But you probably already knew that didn't you? LOL

I like the concept and the smoke of course.
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07/31/2005 10:03:14 PM
Beautifully moody. I like the softness and the colour tones. I would have prefered the man to face away from the camera to make a more enigmatic composition perhaps. Lovely work.

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07/31/2005 03:42:35 AM
cool
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07/30/2005 05:17:38 PM
Creepy!!!
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07/30/2005 05:14:48 PM
looks like it was done on a stage (that's not a bad thing) as you've caught the fog just right for color/mood balance. One of my favorites this challenge
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07/30/2005 04:23:01 PM
wow ....wonderful
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07/30/2005 08:51:25 AM
cool, the fog esp. good luck.
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07/29/2005 09:03:34 PM
Great shot
i expect to see this near the top.
good luck
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07/29/2005 05:13:23 PM
Whoa. This is VERY good.
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07/29/2005 09:04:08 AM
wooooooooooooooow, amazing, amazing colours, and perfict lighting, good luck
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07/28/2005 10:55:15 PM
Love the mysterious"ness" of the picture. Interesting lighting and effects. Hope you are scoring well in this challenge because this is a fantastic picture, IMO
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07/27/2005 05:25:24 PM
Aww! Great mood in this shot! Wonderful! :)
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07/27/2005 12:16:58 PM
just stood out
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07/27/2005 12:13:15 AM
What a beauty!!!
How did you get the smoke to look like that?
One comment regarding the challenge - something in the boat looks like rusted metal more then wood. But I guess it's wood if it's in this challenge, isn't it?
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07/26/2005 10:59:13 PM
Ooh...cool.
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07/26/2005 11:39:55 AM
I love everything about this shot, the eeriness of it, the colours, the sky, everything. I think I know who this photographer is, and I really think it was taken in Iceland? :) Good Luck!! 10
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07/26/2005 05:03:16 AM
Top Shot,like the shadow/Highlights....9
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07/25/2005 10:10:24 PM
am impressed...

I am going to give this a 10...but i am also going to point out a serious mistake....

"This should have ben shot with a button down shirt...the T-shirt destroys the perspective sadly....but otherwise a 10 on all other points.

Nice job....you have a ribbon here....i have no doubt
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07/25/2005 04:35:03 PM
A bit creepy, which is a good thing. The fog and shadows are it's strengths.
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07/25/2005 02:43:16 PM
very good atmospheric shot - perhaps for me TOO unreal!. Admire technique but I don't like it , almost like a film stage set up. Still 8
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07/25/2005 02:35:28 PM
Nice effect.
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07/25/2005 02:07:18 PM
too manipulated
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07/25/2005 01:30:20 PM
very moody reminds me of the film The Deliverence
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07/25/2005 01:08:19 PM
Wow! Great job! Love the fog!
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07/25/2005 10:16:21 AM
Very cool. I love the foggy/misty quality. The lighting on the brim of his hat is a nice touch. Very interesting and imaginative. Good contrast between the warm and cool tones. The sky is excellent. Thanks for getting me out of the wooden planks.
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07/25/2005 08:26:12 AM
Very nice!
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07/25/2005 08:14:37 AM
Unbelievably good! I love this image, and have nothing to say but that!
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07/25/2005 07:55:57 AM
Wow! What a standout in the challenge. I predict ribbon for this one!! AWESOME 10
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07/25/2005 07:44:55 AM
I love this Picture Just amazing
very nicely done
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07/25/2005 01:19:05 AM
Magical voyage right into the mystic. Possibly the most impressive image in this challenge. 8 on first pass.
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07/25/2005 12:23:36 AM
nice picture joey
a top finisher for sure
9
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07/25/2005 12:10:33 AM
Damn! Well, I can just about guarantee this one's going to do well! It just leaps out and grabs me!
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