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Meltdown
Meltdown
naomik


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Challenge: Illusions II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Location: Melbourne
Date: Aug 7, 2005
Aperture: F.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 8 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Persuasive
Date Uploaded: Aug 7, 2005

 This was so difficult to do. And I'm not happy with the results. However, here's what I did. Applied white and black makeup to model's face. Then applied glow in the dark paint to the white areas and onto a black plate. The idea was to have a face melting. Had to shine a bight light to make the glow in dark paint to show up. This effect did not last long. And then there wasn't enough light showing up.
I resized, cropped, lighting /exposure,hue, dodge/burn and sharpened.

Statistics
Place: 81 out of 127
Avg (all users): 5.1413
Avg (commenters): 5.8261
Avg (participants): 4.9524
Avg (non-participants): 5.2240
Views since voting: 1078
Views during voting: 570
Votes: 276
Comments: 24
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 08/15/2005 09:58:02 AM
Don't worry about the scores, you used your imagination! ...this was one of my top picks: it is a very creative, interesting image..I love it.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/14/2005 10:22:49 PM
This is just a little too absract for my taste...
TC
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 08/14/2005 02:49:59 PM
Good abstact, definately fits the challenge, shows a lot of creativity
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 08/13/2005 08:54:25 AM
interesting...
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 08/11/2005 07:02:55 PM
Eerie to say the least. The end result creates a visual teaser.
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 08/11/2005 06:11:01 AM
Wow I don't know how this was done but it's different. So I don't know what I'm looking at therefore it is difficult to judge. the jury is out??
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 08/11/2005 12:35:02 AM
COOL. Looks like a special effect at Universal Studios.
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 08/10/2005 01:57:46 PM
Great illusion, fantastic effect, I like it.
and look forward to the reveal.
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 08/10/2005 11:02:01 AM
To neat.
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 08/09/2005 10:00:59 PM
Yikes. What is that goop?
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 08/09/2005 09:50:59 PM
creepy but effective
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 08/09/2005 09:48:43 AM
This is very eerie and interesting..it fascinates me and I can't wait to see how you did it...back for second look..this is very appealing to me; looks like a tragic mask from a Greek play in a way.

Message edited by author 2005-08-15 09:56:29.
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 08/09/2005 01:43:35 AM
Interesting image.
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 08/08/2005 09:58:53 PM
Very cool and dark image. The reflection is a little tough to get, but I love the effect of the face.
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 08/08/2005 09:19:13 PM
This is haunting.
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 08/08/2005 08:42:31 PM
weird shot.. not sure how you did it or what it is. seems awfully grainy, but probably because they way you shot it. dunno really how to rate this shot.
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 08/08/2005 05:19:29 PM
First Impression: Eww Scary, almost too much hehe!
Was I fooled? Not too sure what's going on, but yes.
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 08/08/2005 01:59:14 PM
fascinating effect. Is it wax or a filter? kinda creepy i must say.
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 08/08/2005 12:07:41 PM
Is this straight out of a monitor!? Looks like
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 08/08/2005 10:21:42 AM
Looks like you compressed a little too much seeing Jpeg artifacts. Not sure what to make of this, it doesn't grab me and pull me.
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 08/08/2005 09:44:07 AM
To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure what to think. For meltdown, I would think a drip off the face would have completed the illusion and a puddle not so square more appropriate and believable. The lighting and color aren't bad, but the artifact is a little distracting.
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 08/08/2005 08:42:27 AM
Very creepy! Must have hurt!! :)
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 08/08/2005 08:26:37 AM
This is really disturbing! and i like it a lot. its a bit pixelly - but i'm not sure if this is due to the camera or the setup
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 08/08/2005 02:02:41 AM
This is a unique image, however I have no idea what the illusion is. I'll have to read your comments after this one is over.
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