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The Eye of a Black Hole
The Eye of a Black Hole
butch81385


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S5200Z
Location: my eye socket
Date: Oct 13, 2006
Aperture: F/4.9
ISO: ISO-200
Shutter: 1/45
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Oct 13, 2006

Viewed: 518
Comments: 13
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 Macro shot of my eye with some levels, curves, unsharp mask, cropping, painting, more levels, bluring, smudging, burning, dodging, border, and some frustration because it didnt turn out as well as I wanted it too...

Please add a numeric score so I can get a feel on how this would do in a regular challenge.

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 10/15/2006 06:42:55 PM
coool! makes you take a second look - nice!
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 10/14/2006 08:38:53 AM
Very interesting idea. It has a very astrophotography vibe to it. I'd probably give it between a 6 and 8 depending on challenge topic.
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 10/13/2006 11:27:37 PM
This is cool! It looks downright spooky.

As for score, it would depend a bit on the challenge assignment, but I think a 6.
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 10/13/2006 07:38:40 PM
I've seen so many eye shots that this is just more of the same. I'd score it a 4
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 10/13/2006 07:33:39 PM
very cool job with the processing. nicely done.
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 10/13/2006 06:41:11 PM
Love the processing, and this has the "WOW" factor as well.....
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 10/13/2006 05:06:57 PM
first I cropped in around the whole eyeball and blacked out everythinge besides the colored part (didnt worry about getting too close). Then I applied curves to make the eye darker, then I applied levels (very extreme S curve. the left side was all the way at the bottom until the first line). then I burned around the edges with a airbrush to get rid of any white. then I cloned out a highlight near the pupil on the top, then i smudged and blurred near the top due to a reflection of the rest of my room, then i dodged some dark spots and burned some more highlights, then I applied unsharp mask and made some minor adjustment to the levels curves to make sure no white was showing. then I added some more black around it because the resolution wasnt high enough to submit a full size picture. then I added the border, saved, resized slightly, and submitted :)
 10/13/2006 04:59:06 PM
I like it.. how did you do that??? I'd give it a 7 in a challenge.
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 10/13/2006 04:30:15 PM
THAT IS TOTALLY COOL!!! Like a nebula or what your title says. KILLER! Isn't levels and curves the best???
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 10/13/2006 03:15:26 PM
This is almost spooky without the "sparkle" to humanize it.
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 10/13/2006 12:57:16 PM
I think it's cool! It's certainly unique, usually we see macro eye shots with white all around, not black.
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 10/13/2006 12:53:11 PM
seems a little dark to me and maybe a little soft, but i really do like it...
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 10/13/2006 12:51:12 PM
I don't know I kinda like it. maybe more color or none at all. hard to say how to make it better without knowing what you don't like about it.
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