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Lactose Intolerant
Lactose Intolerant
Rob O


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Personification II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Chandler, AZ
Date: Feb 4, 2007
Aperture: f/10.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.3s
Galleries: Still Life, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Feb 4, 2007

 Meant to look like a milk carton buckled over, as if with a stomach ache, and having just puked up some milk.

Shot in our garage fridge with no other lighting. "Milk" is actually lotion, as I wanted it to have thicker consistency (like vomit, versus actual milk).

RAW conversion in ACR 4.0:
WB Temp 2800*K and Tint +6
EV +0.45
Shadows 9
Brightness +60
Contrast +50
Saturation +10
Medium Contrast Curve

Final Processing in CS3:
Remove dust/artifacts
Dogdge/Burn
Curves adjustment layer
Smart Sharpen
Resize per challenge rules (640px)
Hue/Saturation adjustment layer (+20 Sat)
Channel Mixer Layer set to Monochrome in Multiply blend mode to give a more "sickly" feel to the image
Final Sharpen & add border

Statistics
Place: 37 out of 218
Avg (all users): 6.0585
Avg (commenters): 6.5625
Avg (participants): 5.7765
Avg (non-participants): 6.2913
Views since voting: 1277
Views during voting: 291
Votes: 188
Comments: 22
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 02/12/2007 06:18:53 PM
I gave you a 8 I thought it was funny ^_^
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 02/12/2007 05:08:41 PM
I think you did a great job making it look like someone who just vomited.

I'm not bothered by the line in the background - in the real world, people don't live on pure white backgrounds. I'm also not bothered by the "busy" nature of the milk carton - that's real, too.

I like skewsme's alternate title "Sour Cream" though. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/12/2007 03:44:52 PM
Very well executed. Made me chuckle. PP is just fine.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/12/2007 03:01:51 PM
I gave this a 4. The concept was 'ok' in my opinion, but what held it back mostly was the 'busy' milk carton and the 'line' in the background. I liked the idea of 'holding the stomach', but that was probably the strongest 'personification' aspect, in my opinion. The 'vomit illusion' was quite well done - but is never going to be that pleasing to look at, for most.
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 02/12/2007 12:19:35 PM
This fits with the idea of 'intolerance' - in that he is throwing up. But actual lactose intolerance is more associated with symptoms of gas and diarrhea rather than vomiting. In that he is a milk container, it doesn't make much sense. It would be like being intolerant of your own contents - auto-immune maybe. I know I'm taking this really far but you asked for comments ;-)

I understand you needed something perhaps thicker than milk to show as the puke, but this really looked like 'other' to me. I thought it was sour cream. Actually, sour cream might be another title for the photo.

What you did with the carton, however, is really excellent. Very very personifying and creative. And I think your good score reflects this. Good job overall. I like this better than your alt, which wasn't as clean or interesting and probably would have proved to be too controversial.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/11/2007 11:04:51 PM
blood-curdling...
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 02/11/2007 06:06:02 PM
you really got the arms holding the tummy...great job
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 02/11/2007 06:05:26 PM
Very well executed joke. 8
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 02/11/2007 04:10:15 PM
One of the most creative images I've seen in a long time. This one will have me laughing for several days. Great job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/11/2007 02:10:30 PM
nice idea. I am not sure I like the reflective surface for this shot... Just something dark for a contrast with "lactose" would do. I would also try to avoid the border between the floor and the background.
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 02/10/2007 12:58:41 PM
Haha... love this.
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 02/10/2007 11:15:06 AM
The drip coming out of the spout is a nice touch here.
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 02/10/2007 02:56:46 AM
1 for the idea + 5 for the photo = 6
 02/09/2007 09:58:21 PM
funny
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 02/08/2007 04:49:13 PM
LOL oh man... good one
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/08/2007 03:59:33 PM
haha! This is geanius! 8
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 02/06/2007 07:55:00 PM
eeew... (i mean that in the best possible way... this is great!!!)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/05/2007 07:48:16 PM
lol :)
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 02/05/2007 04:11:14 PM
This has got me gipping too! Excellent!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/05/2007 02:36:37 PM
Is this a scalvert entry? I seem to remember a previous entry with glue used in place of milk. I could be mistaken.

Anyways, interesting take on the challenge. I like the subtle irony you've portrayed here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/05/2007 02:00:16 PM
very clever idea altho a bit gruesome!! ... excellent photograph and great result ... =8
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 02/05/2007 04:17:50 AM
not very aesthetical but quite funny idea.
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