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Challenge: Lighting II (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Olympus D-490Z
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Date: May 22, 2005
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: May 22, 2005

 ... that the refrigerator light goes out when the door is closed.

Inside my refrigerator, using Macro mode, Timer, Flash.

I wanted to give it a severe red cast to make it look like old-fashioned safe-lights/emergency lights, but I couldn't get the color right in time.

-Cropped/rotated
-Cloned/burned some glare on the bulb
-RGB Curve for contrast
-RGB Curve (to darken)
-Resize for DPC
-USM at 16%/64 dia/TH=0
-USM at 88%/0.8 dia/TH=5
-SaveAs JPEG at 9/10 quality setting

Statistics
Place: 233 out of 239
Avg (all users): 3.5822
Avg (commenters): 2.7143
Avg (participants): 3.4519
Avg (non-participants): 3.7064
Views since voting: 1134
Views during voting: 321
Votes: 213
Comments: 9
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AuthorThread
 06/04/2005 07:27:47 PM
Originally posted by bpickard:
So if the light goes off......what was illuminating this photo???!!!! I don't see evidence of a flash here. This is not a scientific experiment. I remain to be convinced. P.S. How did you fit inside?

I did use a flash, but disguised the fact with Curves and a little cloning. I used the timer, and remained outside while the shot was taken.
Originally posted by ecorrus:
Haha! This one took a minute to understand. I passed by the first time and came back when the title clicked in my mind. Clever shot.

Thanks, this perfectly describes the intended response. : )
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/26/2005 05:49:07 PM
interesting concept...the light bulb is the main sorce...just not holding my attention much
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/26/2005 11:25:10 AM
interesting post for theme, not interesting, color flat, lighting flat, b &w's ok, nice lines
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/26/2005 01:20:44 AM
Haha! This one took a minute to understand. I passed by the first time and came back when the title clicked in my mind. Clever shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/25/2005 08:55:05 PM
what?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/25/2005 02:24:15 PM
Good gag, answers the age old question
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/24/2005 10:34:44 AM
Um, lighting is way to flat and dull for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/24/2005 06:49:16 AM
So if the light goes off......what was illuminating this photo???!!!! I don't see evidence of a flash here. This is not a scientific experiment. I remain to be convinced. P.S. How did you fit inside?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/23/2005 06:52:10 PM
More effort in your next entry might yield better results- keep trying!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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