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Windup Surprise
Windup Surprise
Joey Lawrence


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Challenge: Mechanical (Advanced Editing III*)
Camera: Olympus D-600L
Location: Mon basemente/ Ontario Canada
Date: Dec 27, 2004
Aperture: /
ISO: /
Shutter: /
Galleries: Action, Studio
Date Uploaded: Dec 27, 2004

 I wanted to do something fun instead of dark and scary.
Maybe people won't see this mechanical, maybe they will. The inside of a jack-in-the-box is quite mechanical and actually pretty cool.

This thing has been in our basement since I can remember because my dad has had it since he was very little.

I used a motion blur filter on the picture then used the history brush to bring back some parts of the original picture because I am allowed in advanced editting. :)

Other steps on the computer included:
-Hue's increased in almost all colors
-Burning/Dogding
-Cloned out some cracks and paint chips on the clown to make it look new
-Unsharp mask
-Neat Image
-Small-Crop-That-Makes-No-Difference-But-I-Do-It-Anyway-Because-I-Can
-Resized and bordered with canvas size

The title kinda sucks.

Oh well. :-)

Statistics
Place: 84 out of 243
Avg (all users): 5.3569
Avg (commenters): 7.9286
Avg (participants): 5.1261
Avg (non-participants): 5.5190
Views since voting: 1203
Views during voting: 338
Votes: 269
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/04/2005 11:09:44 PM
This fits the challenge well and is taken at an interesting angle. The slightly blurred focus adds motion to the shot, which is appropriate. I think the border is hideous, but goes perfectly with the subject. All and all it is a well taken photo that kinda creeps me out :) Bumping up.
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 01/04/2005 10:52:35 PM
Very well composed and shot. Having the motion blur makes this extra special. Good luck (bumping up)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/04/2005 10:27:06 PM
I really, really don't like clowns, they scare me. But I have to say I love this shot, everything in it works for me even down to the border
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 01/04/2005 08:49:02 AM
lol, very nice! I like the lighting, the background works well with it...
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 01/03/2005 02:12:45 PM
Very nice. And i think the border works very well. 10
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 01/03/2005 10:07:28 AM
nice!
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 01/02/2005 02:59:12 PM
Nice! Great sense of motion and good DOF.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/01/2005 12:29:40 PM
Looks like you've captured him just popping out. Nice border and color. Your angle is interesting. Great job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/31/2004 11:57:22 AM
good focus, motion, colors and lightning. top 10
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 12/30/2004 11:21:26 PM
I want to like this a lot more than I do. I probably would if the crank were an integrated, effective part of the composition. After all, the crank is what would most shout "mechanical", no? I like the border on this one, rare for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/30/2004 11:42:59 AM
you lose votes for the scary clown! (Just kidding) Well done
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 12/30/2004 08:01:37 AM
This is great, I hope it does well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/29/2004 11:06:35 PM
Love the angle and the colors. These things have always freaked me out. 10 nonetheless!
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 12/29/2004 09:36:41 PM
Love it! 10!
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