Fiery
by gyaban

Comment by adigitalromance:
I'm looking at this 10 years later and I can't believe I only scored it a 9 during the challenge. It's a 10 all the way. It's flawless and still striking in its concept and execution. Wishing you well!

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Comment by Cory:
Fantastic, as always!

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Comment by ytshuva:
amazing image. this really makes the viewer stop and think.
think about the song lyrics, think about the future and many other thoughts.
I think Pink fluid would love to buy this image and add it to their album.
congrats on remarkable score.

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Comment by kichu:

Originally posted by gyaban: Originally posted by pgirish007: Question I would have is, how long did this image take you from start to finish? I have been watching this one many times every day, this one is I agree you best creation and I am in love with this! Thanks again for the kind words! Regarding the time spent on this image, it is hard to tell precisely. It should be something like that: - Going through Pink Floyd lyrics, for inspiration and discussing about the first ideas with my wife: around 1h - Thinking about the composition and sketching the main concept, searching and ordering masks: around 3h (not continuously) - Searching for the various industrial facilities and which one offers decent access for photos: 1h (Google Maps / Google Street) - Facility photos: 2h (driving included) - Outfit preparation + lighting setup: 1h - Main characters shooting session: 1h - Additional shootings: 2h (masks, pipes, clouds, flying men) - Editing: Clouds/Smoke 1h, Industrial complex 3h, Main characters 8h, Flying men 3h, Various additional polishing 3h Approx. total = 29h

Wow this is very interesting to read! Thanks for sharing this.

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Comment by kasaba:

Originally posted by gyaban: Originally posted by kasaba: Fabulous, just fabulous. Yes, priorities in our lives and how to best achieve them are a difficult topic, finding the balance and especially the peace in your heart to believe you are doing the right thing is hard. Pls,pls tell me where you got these masks from? I thought you had "created them" in PS, but so much easier if one can buy them :-). Thanks a lot! The masks are made by a company called "Ubauta": you can easily find them on Amazon for example (just type this word in their search form).

Thank you

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Comment by Agricio:
Wonderful!

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Comment by gyaban:

Originally posted by pgirish007: Question I would have is, how long did this image take you from start to finish? I have been watching this one many times every day, this one is I agree you best creation and I am in love with this!

Thanks again for the kind words!

Regarding the time spent on this image, it is hard to tell precisely. It should be something like that:
- Going through Pink Floyd lyrics, for inspiration and discussing about the first ideas with my wife: around 1h
- Thinking about the composition and sketching the main concept, searching and ordering masks: around 3h (not continuously)
- Searching for the various industrial facilities and which one offers decent access for photos: 1h (Google Maps / Google Street)
- Facility photos: 2h (driving included)
- Outfit preparation + lighting setup: 1h
- Main characters shooting session: 1h
- Additional shootings: 2h (masks, pipes, clouds, flying men)
- Editing: Clouds/Smoke 1h, Industrial complex 3h, Main characters 8h, Flying men 3h, Various additional polishing 3h
Approx. total = 29h

Welcome to the Machine
by gyaban

Comment by pgirish007:
Question I would have is, how long did this image take you from start to finish? I have been watching this one many times every day, this one is I agree you best creation and I am in love with this!

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Comment by tate:
w
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Comment by MAK:
Get in there.