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Challenge: Oxymoron (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
Location: Old Manassa Cemetery; Manassa, CO
Date: Oct 16, 2006
Aperture: F22
ISO: 100
Shutter: Bulb
Galleries: Vintage, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Oct 16, 2006
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This is my husband modeling for me again. I only had a couple of ideas for Oxymoron - decided to go with this one as the spooky, gothic theme would fit in with Halloween being in a couple of weeks. I like how this turned out - pretty much how I envisioned it but not quite.
At first I tried to capture my husband three times in one exposure but somehow that just didn't work very well, by the time I did the third part of the exposure the human image in the first part almost disappeared.
To do this, I set the camera on ISO 100 with an aperture of F22, so as not to let too much light in, and the shutter to Bulb. Also, I put a #4 Neutral Density Filter on the lens, to keep some light out. Then I had him pose by one tombstone and locked the focus on that, then I put a piece of black foam board over the lens and clicked the shutter all the way and held it for bulb. I lifted the card off the lens and counted to 3 and then put the card back over the lens, Jack posed by the second tombstone and I took the card off the lens and counted to 3 and put the card back and then released the shutter. The camera was on a tripod.
It was a bit windy so you can really see the blur in the grass from in blowing in the wind. I like the way it turned out quite spooky looking! This is the first time I've tried anything like this - it was fun.
I messed around with a lot of shots, they got better as it got a bit darker out and the best ones were right after the sun sank beneath the horizon.
I'm not sure how this will do score wise - hopefully, other people will like it, too.
Editing: Crop; adjustment layers for curves and contrast; flatten image; reduce Hue/Sat by -75, reduce the cyan channel a bit more; shadow/highlight tool - darken highlights +3, increase midtone saturation +9; noise removal with Helicon Noise Filter; adjust levels a bit; resize; smart sharpen; save for web. |
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11/06/2006 09:25:01 PM |
nicely done. i would have preferred with just 1 'ghost'.
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11/06/2006 09:24:08 PM |
| This is great- I love the special effects. |
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10/29/2006 09:05:00 PM |
| With this image I must place in my favs because this kind of work is super creative. Congratulations on your 6th place. |
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10/25/2006 04:30:28 PM |
| Congrats on the 7th place. Excellent shot! |
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10/25/2006 08:43:15 AM |
Congrats on your top 7 image...from the guy below you in 8th place! grrrrr
well done |
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10/24/2006 09:18:51 PM |
| Great photo! Great idea! hahah I never would have thought of that in a million years, but its such an obvious choice for an oxymoron! :D Good use of long exposure. If the gravestones were in focus this picture would have been simply awesome. |
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10/24/2006 01:00:37 PM |
| Well executed! (Sorry for the pun) |
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10/24/2006 02:28:43 AM |
| I really like the colour, tone, composition and general feel of this image. Great image. Good luck |
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10/23/2006 02:51:53 PM |
SHOULD HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT PERSON BY THE OTHER TOMBSTONE, OTHER THAN THAT LOOKS GOOD TO ME!
PHOTO WATCHER |
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10/23/2006 08:14:01 AM |
| Hi Jack, you are living :) Hi Sammie too. Great and different shot for you. Van |
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10/23/2006 12:47:17 AM |
| Wow, this is some great work! Excellent! |
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10/22/2006 11:08:30 PM |
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10/22/2006 09:35:43 PM |
| I'm very impressed. Very eerie photo... I guess it's a double exposure? It turned out very well! |
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10/22/2006 09:35:36 PM |
| Nice idea, composition, pretty well executed. The watch is a little distracting, and I'm debating whether two different people would be better, but I like concept and think that you probably had fun doing it. |
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10/19/2006 06:01:54 PM |
| amazing i love the lighting |
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10/19/2006 10:21:19 AM |
| Hey. Almost didn't see the "second" guy on the right. :D Fun image. Wish it wasn't so blurry, but it's still cool. Good luck. |
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10/19/2006 03:17:30 AM |
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Processing - 2
Composition - 2
Overall Impression - 2
"WOW" factor - 1
Score: 9 |
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10/18/2006 10:59:54 PM |
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10/18/2006 09:18:45 PM |
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10/18/2006 10:01:32 AM |
| nice -- how did you do this without multiple exposures?? |
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10/18/2006 08:44:55 AM |
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10/18/2006 12:38:08 AM |
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