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Unlocking Mysteries of the Brain
Unlocking Mysteries of the Brain
bspurgeon


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Challenge: Your Occupation III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: home
Date: Aug 9, 2008
Aperture: 22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1.6s
Galleries: Still Life, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 9, 2008

Set up was as simple as it gets. Three pieces of black construction paper. Side window light, and bounced a 430ex off the ceiling. Nothing fancy in the post processing. RAW conversion, BW conversion with adjustment layer, curves, levels with a mask over the pinwheel, cloned some dust and hole in the left orbit that was distracting, resized, small amount of USM, save for web. I have done shadow/highlights, don't remember.

Trying to convey the mysteries of the human nervous system. Items pictured are tools used by Neurologists to examine patients: Pinwheel for sensory exam (actually now use disposable safety pins). Two tuning forks one to test vibration, the smaller one to test hearing. There is a reflex hammer on the left. The skull is a model from my office. No, it's not a past patient of mine!

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Place: 46 out of 98
Avg (all users): 5.9669
Avg (commenters): 6.6923
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Views since voting: 961
Views during voting: 327
Votes: 181
Comments: 13
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/17/2008 10:18:50 PM
Did you find anything in there? 'Cause I lost some.
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08/17/2008 09:32:03 AM
With a tool like that, you can stay out of my brain. ;]
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08/15/2008 08:11:01 PM
the lighting adds some mystique to the shot - and i like the simple composition
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08/14/2008 03:22:38 PM
The most creative in this challlenge!! very good photo!!
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08/13/2008 03:05:47 PM
nice tones on the B&W
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08/13/2008 12:59:40 AM
freaky tool, what is it used for?
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08/12/2008 07:27:14 PM
love the spooky feel here, but comp a little bit cluttered, my eye is roving looking for a focal point. Good concept.
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08/12/2008 03:17:08 PM
"Just as I thought - another empty one!" LOL
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08/12/2008 09:43:27 AM
nice one 8
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08/12/2008 12:32:57 AM
Very nice tones!
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08/11/2008 09:22:56 AM
Very dramatic shot.
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08/11/2008 08:04:55 AM
Nice lighting.
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08/11/2008 01:00:12 AM
Hmmmm would love more clarification on what you do exactly :)
Very interesting photo, I like it, 8 :)
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