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through the looking glass
through the looking glass
ericsuth


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Challenge: Selective Desaturation II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: home
Date: May 20, 2007
Aperture: 8
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Portraiture, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: May 20, 2007

 Thanks for all the comments. Unfortunately, I focused too much on the setup than the set and my score reflected it. I created the shot using two mirrors in front of one another, the front mirror was broken (packing tape applied behind it surrounding the 'hole' to keep the pieces together). I then just took a picture of myself holding the mirror at about a 45 degree angle relative to the camera lens.
Things I could've done better:
1) USED A BETTER MODEL!
2) 'flared' the front mirror shards more to improve the distortion effect
3) USED A BETTER MODEL!

Statistics
Place: 177 out of 556
Avg (all users): 5.6314
Avg (commenters): 6.8333
Avg (participants): 5.5810
Avg (non-participants): 5.7895
Views since voting: 889
Views during voting: 442
Votes: 236
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 07/26/2007 10:06:17 AM
You are so right!! You should have used a better model. Something from the lake perhaps.
 05/29/2007 10:26:58 PM
Thanks for all the comments. For those interested, I included more on how I created the shot in the image details. Cheers all!

Message edited by author 2007-05-29 22:29:14.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/27/2007 11:25:47 PM
Such an awesome idea. I think it'd be a contender if the subject in the background was more interesting.
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 05/27/2007 10:51:11 PM
cool, imaginative effect. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/26/2007 06:43:00 PM
un peu terne
 05/26/2007 03:46:24 PM
Your skin tones seem to be a little to pinkish. I hate trying to work with those tones because they have so many elements that are hard to balance out...
TC
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/25/2007 04:44:13 PM
great idea!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/25/2007 09:58:26 AM
Skin is awfully pink! Against the B&W of the rest of the picture, it looks almost unnatural.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/23/2007 02:59:44 PM
That's good, very original and very efective. Excuse the pun but it's a cracking image! You should do well with it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/23/2007 10:09:16 AM
Image is wiicked
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/22/2007 03:08:48 AM
What a great image... the expression here fits with the broken glass perfectly... he looks so trapped....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/21/2007 10:17:28 PM
Really is a piece of art that is probabaly under appreciated here at DPC. Your photo is emotive, original and thought provoking as well as having a nice comp. Good luck in the challenge. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/21/2007 07:45:25 PM
i found this to be really clever and making great use of the desat
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/21/2007 06:16:18 PM
Very clever.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/21/2007 06:06:32 PM
very interesting shot. the skin tone seems oddly pink against the gray, might have played with adjusting it a little to make it look more natural but otherwise a very nice picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/21/2007 04:24:39 PM
Interesting and well done picture, if a little creepy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/21/2007 12:41:19 PM
Nice idea - but the skin color looks way too pink.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/21/2007 10:38:36 AM
Nice!
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