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The Lunatic is in my Head
The Lunatic is in my Head
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Challenge: Pink Floyd (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Orlando, Fl
Date: Dec 19, 2006
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 15
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Dec 19, 2006

 This was a long exposure on the grass... original idea was the lunatic is in the grass but I ended up using 2 peolple instead of one and this title fit better.

Neatimage, crop, levels, curves, USM

Thanks to Lillie and Leo for posing for me.

Thanks for the comments. Yes she was shaky. It was cold out and the exposure was really long. I didn't want to torture them any longer than necessary.

There are shots where you can see him more clearly as I used a flashlight to light each pose but I lost clarity on her even more. So you can't win. It was realllly dark out.

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 151
Avg (all users): 6.5507
Avg (commenters): 7.1250
Avg (participants): 6.4068
Avg (non-participants): 6.6012
Views since voting: 2097
Views during voting: 466
Votes: 227
Comments: 23
Favorites: 0

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 03/27/2007 06:08:22 PM
I love this so much! I just stumbled across it, and have been studying it and studying it. It is mesmerizing.

I don't know. . .I read a few complainers about her face not being sharp enough. . . but for the title, and the concept you were trying to convey. . .I think a face that's ever-so-slightly out of sorts fits as if it were intentional and PERFECT! For me. . .just as well as if it were crystal clear.

This is just totally awesome. I don't know why it didn't get all 9's and 10's!

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 12/30/2006 08:24:55 PM
Cool job. Congrats on the great placement!!
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 12/30/2006 08:21:34 PM
Delightful photo. Love the way you carried out the concept - this is always satisfying.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/26/2006 10:23:57 PM
Pretty nicely done, I know it is hard though but the slight motion of the girl kindof knocks it down a peg or two, I personally would have kept at it till I got a shot that had her completely still and with the "three guys" pretty much how they are. I know how difficult that is but I still would have gone for that. Dig the PP and lighting though so I gave it a 6.
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 12/25/2006 10:25:49 PM
This is a nice fit for the challenge. Creative and overall well done. Minor complaint is the slight movement of the girls head (upper torso). If she could have been as sharply focused all over as her feet and legs this would be quite stunning. As is, still a nice job. Good luck in the challenge.
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 12/23/2006 01:57:38 PM
lol cool idea, too bad her face is blurred. 5
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 12/23/2006 01:11:10 PM
Brilliant concept and execution. I love it.
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 12/23/2006 11:01:02 AM
Great idea.
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 12/23/2006 05:09:38 AM
8
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 12/23/2006 01:23:28 AM
thats AWEsome WOW
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 12/22/2006 09:54:36 AM
I wanted to shoot the lunatic is in my head, or the grass, and it was the first idea I had, but unlike you, I couldn't come up with an idea. You did a fantastic job.
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 12/22/2006 02:00:08 AM
I like the idea of this photo, very nice!
also the girl is pretty.
:-D
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 12/22/2006 01:32:49 AM
excellent ..
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 12/21/2006 08:13:04 PM
haha..great shot 7
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 12/21/2006 03:40:26 PM
I like this shot a lot. Suggestions - focus her face is a bit soft, possibly from holding still for so long during the exposure. I would have liked to see the three "lunatics" be a little more solid - i.e. more exposure time for each. Overall good, though.
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 12/21/2006 12:24:11 PM
great idea .. wish her face was as sharp as her feet and skirt though ...
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 12/21/2006 08:13:40 AM
great work!!
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 12/20/2006 11:44:01 PM
This is the type of think I expected to see when I heard use Pink Floyd lyrics. There are a couple of literal interpretations of the lyrics that are clever, but I expected more of a symbolic view of it. This type of picture portrays it well. Kudos.
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 12/20/2006 07:01:20 PM
This is sooooo cool. How the heck did you do that? I'm guessing long exposure then move round the girl in the middle without her moving. Sorry I'm second guessing but I'm a total newbie to photography.

Suits the name to a tee too.

Good stuff i cant stop looking at it 10 for sure.
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 12/20/2006 05:35:57 PM
well done
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 12/20/2006 07:08:55 AM
very well done...considering this is basic editing, it's superb...only neg is that she looks like she has a smile on her face...needs to be more manic...as a photo it's great 9
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 12/20/2006 04:35:30 AM
This is a really neat idea.
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 12/20/2006 04:24:21 AM
I like this photo very much for the crativity
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