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Once upon a time there was a nut and cheese ball...
Once upon a time there was a nut and cheese ball...
aimeethetoo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Deja Vu III (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: Columbus
Date: Sep 15, 2007
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Humorous, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Sep 15, 2007

Obviously a spoof of Arti-Elvi's blue ribbon winning self-portrait.
I love her quirky portraits!

Not only was it challenging to open my eyes that wide(!!!!)it was impossible to match the cool end result of her post-processing. Bugger!! I was shootin' for "silly" anyway.

Lit the back with a clamp lamp & a desk lamp. Lit my face with more clamp lamps. Shot in Raw. Adjustments in Lightroom. Elements - crop, high pass sharpen, USM, minor cloning, dodge/burn, blur, slective color, hue/sat, levels, curves, enhanced vignette, neat image, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 25 out of 111
Avg (all users): 6.6928
Avg (commenters): 7.8000
Avg (participants): 6.6122
Avg (non-participants): 6.7308
Views since voting: 1787
Views during voting: 470
Votes: 153
Comments: 31
Favorites: 0


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09/26/2007 09:41:16 AM
Love it! The cheese ball is great - this should have been much, much higher IMO - you really did capture essence of the original - Excellent!!
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09/24/2007 08:55:35 PM
You was robbed: one of the few creative entries that was also on-topic.
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09/24/2007 07:35:35 PM
One of the better entries. I'm glad you scored well but truly deserving of top 10 imho. I guess the 2-4's didn't like the parody. ;(
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09/24/2007 09:13:07 AM
The Almost Blue Ribbon:
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09/24/2007 08:50:28 AM
This is so funny and really matches the fun spirit of the original. Destiny has decided against you, but if you check the Posthumous Ribbons thread you'll see that you got an Almost Blue Ribbon from me.

And I hereby publically apologize for my misrecognition. It's merely a testament to your ability to transcend the individual and achieve the universal. :P
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09/24/2007 06:16:10 AM
LOL!!! Awesome!! I so wish I'd had time to vote this challenge, though I would not have recognized this as you at all. Exceptionally well done tribute - I think you did a great job with the lighting and the processing. And 'grats on beating that Timfy guy, too. :-)
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09/24/2007 02:36:19 AM
I guess I just dont get the 2s,3s and 4s on this one woman. Phenomenal work! (And you beat me again!)
;)
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09/24/2007 02:23:24 AM
you did a wonderful job here Aimee...you have great eyes as well...you matched the lighting and tones brilliantly!
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09/24/2007 12:38:41 AM
I think you did very well, Aimee. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/23/2007 11:18:45 PM
Super tribute! Love your image....nice job!
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09/23/2007 09:32:51 PM
lol...I had to smile at this one..
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09/21/2007 10:03:16 AM
Ah, now look what you did! I am hungry for some cheese...going to get the Mahon Spanish cheese in the fridge to nibble on:-) O.K. back to the critique. Lighting and color tones are simply excellent in your composition! Love the model's expression and the title really plays up the humor of the photo. I really don't have any suggestions on how to improve upon this image. Good job on this one!
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09/21/2007 02:18:41 AM
It was hard to find this based on the title, but I did. Pretty good emulation
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09/20/2007 07:46:24 PM
Awesome. I hope you do well. My only nitpic is the cheese ball seems a touch soft. Everything else is spot on. 10
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09/20/2007 07:32:46 PM
Yes. Really captures the spirit of the original.
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09/20/2007 05:21:56 PM
*lol* cute. I love Arti-Elvi's pictures, but this one is also very well done!
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09/20/2007 03:33:29 PM
Hee hee. I love it.
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09/20/2007 01:45:22 PM
Your really got the face down and your nailed the lighting. Well done!


mmmmmm......cheeseballs.........
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09/19/2007 07:00:32 PM
LOL. Well done!
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09/19/2007 03:42:35 PM
Mutt or nut, what's the difference? Just as funny as the first one. Excellent.
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09/19/2007 02:48:24 AM
Hehehe...I like the colour tones here.
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09/18/2007 11:53:19 PM
Looks like she is holding brains. That would explain her expression :)
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09/17/2007 10:14:53 PM
scarbrd, is that you? You and I are the only parodies in the whole challenge, I think. Thank God for us! And our wives! This is so funny... finally something I can give a 10 to.
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09/17/2007 01:57:10 PM
Fun image! Love the look on her face! Well done!
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09/17/2007 10:59:22 AM
OMG this is hillarious. Well done - Amy/Tim?
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09/17/2007 05:34:21 AM
ummm.... i'd rather see a ball of dirt or whatever the original had...
09/17/2007 05:30:18 AM
You crazy woman
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09/17/2007 03:33:45 AM
great!
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09/17/2007 12:36:04 AM
oh this is one of my fav portraits ever. Great job copying the color scheme. You did great on the face but I think you could have had much more contrast around the edges. Still, great job
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09/17/2007 12:23:54 AM
Love it, Love it, Love it!! I'm sure Elvi would be proud. :) You nailed this one pretty darn good.
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09/17/2007 12:21:10 AM
awesome lighting, great expression
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