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Wolf in a Sheep's... skin
Wolf in a Sheep's... skin
emfisher


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Skin (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Agassiz BC, Canada
Date: Mar 2, 2009
Aperture: 10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/3
Date Uploaded: Mar 2, 2009

I have no studio, or any studio equipment, so I use what I have. I tacked up a big sheet of white posterboard over my kitchen counter as a background, used a really poor Ikea reading light because it had a stand and a flexible neck for aiming the light. I did some surgery on a banana and stuck the jalepeno in, trying to make it get noticed without being thrown in the observer's face. I used my tripod so I could get anything in that poor light and so I could use a higher F-stop for the depth of field. In Photoshop I made a new adjustment layer (of the entire image) with curves to increase the lighting a bit more, and then made that layer about 60% visible so that the front banana wasn't too burnt.

Statistics
Place: 138 out of 150
Avg (all users): 4.2654
Avg (commenters): 4.6364
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Avg (non-participants): 4.4337
Views since voting: 738
Views during voting: 311
Votes: 211
Comments: 11
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/09/2009 04:53:11 PM
Nice lighting, but I wish the concept came through a little bit clearer.
03/06/2009 01:22:23 PM
Nice idea, probably be bigger impact without the harsh shadows (edit for spelling)
03/06/2009 04:53:13 AM
Good try, but the image seems a little soft, and the background seems grey with a colour cast on the right..
Nice setup though.
03/05/2009 04:34:26 PM
Good concept but seems noisy and could be crisper.
03/04/2009 05:52:48 PM
ok idea - but u have to work with the overall quality
03/04/2009 03:03:44 PM
This would work better if it was closer, so you the can spot the "wolf" better. Well composed, but in my opinion the light is too harsh, washing away the texture of the bananas.
03/04/2009 08:04:55 AM
I don't know but this could've been tonnes better..good idea though..
03/04/2009 04:08:42 AM
Neat take on the challenge. However, it seems to be out of focus.
03/04/2009 01:42:53 AM
I wish this was lit better.. maybe against black..better lighting cause I love the idea!!
03/04/2009 12:51:11 AM
blurry
03/04/2009 12:10:39 AM
nice idea but you might get harrassed for the shadows, I always do good luck!


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