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The Truth is Out There
The Truth is Out There
JohnTF


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Challenge: Conspiracy (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Macro Super for Nikon
Location: Kitchen
Date: Sep 16, 2005
Aperture: 25
ISO: 200
Shutter: 4s
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Sep 17, 2005

The X-Files. Anyone remember that show? It used to be my favorite conspiracy.

I took this in broad daylight in my kitchen with light coming from outside on the right. I set Mulder and Scully in the front on a chair and the alien in front of a black blanket in the distance.

I cropped, sharpened twice, dodged most of the light areas, b/w and then pasted the color layer over it and set it to overlay. I also cloned out a tiny imperfection on the alien's forehead.

Statistics
Place: 32 out of 114
Avg (all users): 5.5680
Avg (commenters): 7.2381
Avg (participants): 5.2667
Avg (non-participants): 5.6971
Views since voting: 930
Views during voting: 506
Votes: 250
Comments: 22
Favorites: 0


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09/23/2005 01:55:42 PM
Well looks like they finally came in handy. Nice shot.
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09/23/2005 02:56:21 AM
hahahah LOVE THIS
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09/23/2005 12:06:04 AM
Great concept. Very nice lighting. Not sure if I'm crazy about the narrow crop in this case, but not a major thing.
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09/21/2005 11:22:25 PM
This is a favorite pic. This made me laugh
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09/21/2005 03:21:27 PM
This looks like a truly interesting picture. I am on my computer at work, so it looks dark, but I think it is just this monitor. The mysterious lighting really helps to add to the drama of the shot.
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09/20/2005 07:21:39 AM
Great use of negative space and lighting. Those are toys? The plasticine look actually seems to add to the mysteriousness.
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09/20/2005 06:10:36 AM
Wow... This reminds me of the first e-book...Dead Kelly...
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09/20/2005 02:47:58 AM
Wow bonus points for having the toys, erĂ¢€Â¦ Action figures. Hehehehehe! Great control of lighting though :) I like it
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09/19/2005 07:14:28 PM
love it!
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09/19/2005 06:34:32 PM
Made me laugh!
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09/18/2005 11:56:47 PM
Heh, the first time through I thought they were real people and that they looked like Scully and Mulder. Now I see they are figurines. Nicely set up. I like the phantasm (which looks like a demon face to me). I'm bumping this to an 8.
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09/18/2005 10:37:43 PM
x-files? that show was over rated!!!!!!! (i dont believe in aliens).....very nice concept.7
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09/18/2005 06:33:42 PM
Nice use of lighting here.... it works well to hide the fact that these are plastic figures. Personally I would have liked the alien in the back to be a little less blurry though.
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09/18/2005 03:06:26 PM
didn't realize those weren't real people at first. 8
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09/18/2005 01:16:29 PM
I really like the shadows
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09/18/2005 11:06:49 AM
This shot is really well done, it took me a sec to realize that those werent actually people!
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09/18/2005 10:44:13 AM
mulder looks like hes holding a light meter ;)
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09/18/2005 02:22:08 AM
lol
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09/18/2005 12:43:53 AM
Oh cool@@@@@ Love the alien effect. The lighting is good. This needs to be a bigger image!
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09/18/2005 12:25:50 AM
This is just too much fun! I like it, nice touch with the alien face as well. Ha ha ha.
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09/18/2005 12:02:22 AM
Hahahaha....very clever. I like the lighting you have used. Well done.
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09/18/2005 12:02:15 AM
nice entry- the first i saw - good luck!
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