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Darth MacIntosh
Darth MacIntosh
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Apple (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S50
Location: Mah house (hizzie)
Date: May 17, 2005
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Humorous, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: May 17, 2005

 Ok, two things first:
1. This is actually a Red Delicious apple, not a macintosh, but Darth MacIntosh sounded funnier (and made more sense, than Darth Delicious...actually, I like Darth Delicious a lot, but it's just not as recognizable as an apple name).
2. No, this isn't a commentary on Apple Computers being evil or dark or the father of what eventually destroyed them.

Ok, down to business...this was my last idea, and the one I felt was the most fun. I looked up some pictures of old Darth MacVader, then I carved the apple accordingly. It's on a piece of curved poster board, lit with a few tungsten lights. I had to spray the apple with lots of lemon juice to keep it from turning brown, and no, I didn't eat the apple afterwards...too freaky.

Post processing involved BradP's action for USM, levels and curves to get a nice white background and bright apple, hue/saturation adjustments to get the apple flesh right, a slight crop, resize, another USM, and a save-for-web.

That's it. Let's see how this one goes.

Statistics
Place: 106 out of 386
Avg (all users): 5.5215
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.4268
Avg (non-participants): 5.6173
Views since voting: 1181
Views during voting: 519
Votes: 326
Comments: 32
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/24/2005 08:29:06 PM
Lol! That is good! Very creative :)
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 05/24/2005 07:42:27 PM
Heh.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/24/2005 06:39:36 PM
interesting shot. but a low key lighting would be the best. use a black background and light up the face with the lighting u use to light the background. and you would have a good shot
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 05/24/2005 05:19:26 PM
I think you should sell this on Ebay! Why not, people are selling their carved toast! Good carving!
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 05/24/2005 11:50:41 AM
Great! Not so sure about the title:)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/23/2005 10:44:23 PM
Someone's exicted about the movie opening.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/23/2005 06:03:31 PM
You know, you're such a creative person ..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/23/2005 12:28:59 PM
Very skillful carving! Well lit, nice clean background!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/23/2005 10:02:01 AM
Dude (or dudette), you got way too much time on your hands :o)

Anyway, nice work with the carving in the apple and lighting the shot, only minimal glare on it. Only this isn´t a very exciting photograph, you should have made a tiny toothpick lightsaber and painted it red or something :o)

Anyway, made me smile and good lighitng, gave you 7 for it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/22/2005 12:03:37 PM
This is so funny! Very original idea and nice carving...lighting is good, too...7
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 05/22/2005 12:19:24 AM
Very creative. Nice carving. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/20/2005 11:56:45 PM
cute... just like someone else i know :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/20/2005 10:22:02 PM
did you use the dark side of the apple?
may the flash be with you!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/20/2005 12:21:29 PM
really had to smaile at this one - very artistic!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/20/2005 11:23:24 AM
Finally figured it out. I think, Vader? 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/20/2005 07:16:23 AM
Apple carving. Very good.
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 05/20/2005 02:28:42 AM
Not bad, not bad at all. I'm not a huge SW fan, but I give you a bump for creativity. The photo technicals are very good as well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/19/2005 07:00:18 PM
Good carver! Creative idea. Like it.
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 05/19/2005 12:21:45 PM
absolutely fabulous! Love this for the concept and your carving!
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 05/19/2005 12:08:46 PM
Wow ! I'm impressed .... Very good.
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 05/19/2005 11:44:48 AM
very creative,,,
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 05/19/2005 10:54:12 AM
Very cute idea :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/19/2005 06:56:48 AM
nice piece of art, it was a tasty one?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/18/2005 09:05:53 PM
Timely and well executed. Influenced by the dark side though so I'm going to have to mark you down or the balance of the universe will be upset.
Just kidding:)) 8
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 05/18/2005 09:05:27 PM
Great carving. Thiis is very funny.
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 05/18/2005 01:12:41 PM
Very cute, clever idea and very well done, too!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/18/2005 11:58:16 AM
timing is impecable.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/18/2005 10:43:56 AM
Very crafty!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/18/2005 07:17:52 AM
Revenge of the sith
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/18/2005 04:59:03 AM
Great idea - great light - great carving... 9
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 05/18/2005 03:34:06 AM
Very current-affairs-ish. LOL. I would never have thought to do something like this! You have definitely made this apple your own.

(Excellent carving skills by the way)
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 05/18/2005 03:31:30 AM
ha ha good one 10
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