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Challenge: Dead End (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Olympus C-2100UZ
Location: home studio
Date: Nov 5, 2005
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 121
Shutter: 1/80 sec
Date Uploaded: Nov 5, 2005

Thought of this idea today, don't have a clue why, but it was something I had to try to bring to life in an image. I set up a black board in my home studio behind me, sat on a chair with my father's antique double barrel shotgun in my mouth, facing a mirror to try different angles; then I set up tripod on a timer, used a flash and tried different positions of head: some looking up, some down, some with eyes closed...the image of one eye looking at camera appealed to me when I was reviewing the pictures...it had to be in b&w, there was no other choice for me; it had to look harsh...cropped, levels, brightness/contrast,shadow/highlight, unsharp mask, cloned out a couple of spots on my face, but left ALL the wrinkles!

Statistics
Place: 155 out of 173
Avg (all users): 4.7816
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 4.5208
Avg (non-participants): 5.0091
Views since voting: 816
Views during voting: 421
Votes: 206
Comments: 15
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11/14/2005 01:00:43 PM
Scalvert, tell your daughter I tried to eat the cars but they all fell off the road and onto the floor; so you can't see them.

Message edited by author 2005-11-14 13:01:55.
11/14/2005 10:07:58 AM
Sorry, ubique and all my friends, I don't know where this idea came from and I hope it goes away forever...this has to be one of my worst ideas, it doesn't even look like me in the picture, so I must have been momentarily insane...remember me as I look in the "Magic Carpet" image of my husband: U622. That is the real Marion on that carpet...now back to my bucolic photographs.

Message edited by author 2005-11-14 10:14:07.
11/14/2005 09:33:05 AM
I'll echo what ubique said (and also gave it a 5). The concept is strong (and certainly meets the challenge), but it's going to make the viewer uncomfortable and more likely to look for a reason to score it low... harsh lighting, grittiness, etc.

P.S. I told my daughter that it's not a popsicle or a zipper and she said, "Oooooh, it's a road!" (a toy section of track). "She's eating the road, so that's the dead end for the cars." LOL
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11/14/2005 04:04:44 AM
Aaaaaargh! I didn't recognise you at all! As a matter of fact, I thought it looked a bit like Roman Polanski, & I KNOW you won't thank me for that. This is quite a departure for you, Marion; we're used to seeing your lovely rich multi-toned B&W's & you go and ambush us with this jagged felony assault on the senses. I was ambivalent about it (scored it only 5 I'm afraid); I don't mind the uncompromising nature of the image, but I do prefer something that challenges me to think rather than wince. On the other hand, I suppose 'dead end' is a pretty much in-your-face concept, in this particular interpretation. Adventurous, but I will still look forward to the next of those lovingly-crafted quiet celebrations of rural life,
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/13/2005 12:36:33 PM
No denying this dead end. The grittiness adds to the overall feel of the shot. Well done.
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11/12/2005 05:51:37 PM
Spooky, but interesting. Kind of in a "can't stop looking at the train wreck" sort of way. He looks like the Davey from the Monkeys.
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11/12/2005 12:45:29 PM
Meets the challenge, but very unappealing to me personally. The harsh lighting and grain may be appropriate to the theme, but a clean B&W with good tonality would likely make me concentrate more on the idea than the technical aspects. As an aside, it looks like the model is eating a funky popsicle (my daughter thinks it's a zipper).
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11/12/2005 06:13:19 AM
fits the challenge perfectly, well done!
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11/10/2005 06:21:18 PM
Sure you stopped people for a longer look on this one. Very good challenge entry and entirely believeable fascial expression. Hate to say it but one of the better entries... :)
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11/09/2005 01:14:54 AM
I hate the topic but it is indeed a dead end. I don't think the subject should have been looking at the camera. It looks too posed this way.
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11/08/2005 10:59:49 PM
I pray they never have this challenge again!
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11/08/2005 01:17:24 PM
It took me a long time to figure out that it was a shotgun in his mouth. Disturbing. Maybe he needs to be looking down or eyes closed. Unique idea.
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11/08/2005 02:04:10 AM
Seems to be over-sharpened. And I don't think that the front on view adds anything.
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11/07/2005 07:04:54 AM
How bizarre...
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11/07/2005 12:10:54 AM
woah, f'n intense... i like it
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