DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Head in the Clouds
Head in the Clouds
freakin_hilarious


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Sky (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Date: Dec 14, 2006
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/250 sec
Galleries: Sky, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Dec 14, 2006

 Two image composite. The sky, and me.

Both images shot in RAW: Various RAW adjustments to both, tone mapped the sky in Photomatix.

PS:
Cropped and lined up the 2 images
Added contrast on sky, even more contrast overall
Bumped the blacks on the whole thing
Desat and hue shift on me (no color changes to the sky)
Masked off the unwanted areas of me
Lots of dodging, burning, and blurring all over the place
Resize
Sharpened me
Border
Save for Web

Sky:
Aperture-f/5.6
ISO-50
Shutter Speed-1/250 sec

Me:
Aperture-f/5.6
ISO-50
Shutter Speed-1 sec

Statistics
Place: 89 out of 123
Avg (all users): 5.3741
Avg (commenters): 6.8824
Avg (participants): 5.2429
Avg (non-participants): 5.4200
Views since voting: 764
Views during voting: 700
Votes: 270
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/21/2006 06:51:47 PM
My first thought when I saw this was that the shadow around the central oval of sky was going the wrong way - it should be on the inner portion of the border so that it looks more like there is a hole in the head. But then I realized that it was perfect this way as his head truly is "in" the clouds. I think this is a great image with a lot of symbolism.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/19/2006 04:17:13 PM
I like the simple effective tones in the picture. It all works well. Given a shirt and tie, the effect would be different. Modern clothing just doesn't have the elegance it used to have in the early parts of the last century. 9.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/18/2006 12:50:18 AM
Very cool
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2006 10:44:42 PM
Very surreal. I am sure this took a good deal of effort to produce but I am not sure the result was worth the effort! 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2006 07:29:44 PM
Wasn't there a famous painting that did something similar? I'm not too hip on your take on it. Sorry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2006 03:30:06 PM
Perfect title for this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2006 03:07:48 PM
Not a fan of this editing. It seems like it was done just because instead of using the new rules to enhance a photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2006 05:29:00 AM
I predict success for this Magritte-esque bit of surrealism. The photoshopping and even the phtography are (deceptively?) simple, there's no clutter and the whole thing is - er - comprehensible, all of which goes down well at dpc. Deserves it, too - eight from me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2006 12:43:02 AM
Nice idea, the kind of things I was expecting to see.. Anyway, as a comment, I dont know wich was the efect you where trying to do.. if it is a hole in the face, you should have add some dept.. Like it is it seems an oval of clouds in front of the face... (maybe that`s what you were trying to do).. Good luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2006 07:15:22 PM
Now that's taking body piercing a little far. ;) Cool idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2006 06:04:36 PM
very creative...love the duotone and your title is fantastic
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2006 05:25:59 PM
edges on the "inside" of the face are a bit jagged, but I love the surrealistic approach to this. excellent
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2006 11:09:51 AM
Very creative image and nice use of multiple images. You've never looked so good!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2006 02:46:03 AM
...or is it "cloudy thinking"? ;-)

Good creative idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2006 02:45:09 AM
Nobrainer? Haha!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2006 02:19:15 AM
Aaack! It's toilet-seat-face-guy! ;-) j/k - I see what you are trying to do here - it's sooo transparent! heeheeee.
Interesting, but it doesn't do anything for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2006 12:43:39 AM
Clever, but not my cup of tea.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2006 12:16:04 AM
Wow, the view burned a hole right through your face!!! This is cool. Now I'm trying to figure out who you are. ;~D Neat PP man! I guess if I could maybe nitpick one thing - have the sky "match" so the blank space where the face should be is lined up with the clouds behind the head, if that makes sense.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/13/2025 04:20:34 AM EDT.