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Wrath of the Slaying Praying Mantis
Wrath of the Slaying Praying Mantis
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: 7 Deadly Sins III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Olympus C-70 / C-7000 Zoom
Location: Jurassic Park
Date: Jun 20, 2008
Aperture: F/8
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Animals, Horror
Date Uploaded: Jun 22, 2008

 This is a shoehorn, but not out of character with some of what I've seen do well in the last challenge. This was one of several art installations in downtown Pittsburgh during the Three Rivers Arts Festival. The eyes are glass and the bright midday sun is behind his head. As timing would have it, that also meant capturing him at this imposing angle.

Shot in RAW. In PSP X2, convert to BW, curves, brightness/contrast adjustment, color balance layer for the reds and oranges, resize, noise reduction, JPG. Something like that.

Statistics
Place: 29 out of 89
Avg (all users): 5.4672
Avg (commenters): 6.7500
Avg (participants): 5.4783
Avg (non-participants): 5.4661
Views since voting: 2268
Views during voting: 476
Votes: 244
Comments: 8
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/01/2008 10:03:16 PM
The red really makes the silhouette stand out.
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 06/30/2008 12:46:06 PM
This is rpetty awesome! Great colors and the sihouette effect is perfect. The compostion really gives the impression that this is looming over me and about to pounce! great job!
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 06/26/2008 11:31:03 AM
I love the blood red background.
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 06/26/2008 03:19:30 AM
Great silhoutte. The composition fits very well with the subject. 8
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 06/25/2008 11:19:14 PM
very pretty!
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 06/25/2008 02:00:16 PM
Awesome. Just brilliant.
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 06/25/2008 01:55:24 AM
cool picture.
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 06/25/2008 12:57:58 AM
this gave me a laugh!
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