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Trapped Beneath the Ice
Trapped Beneath the Ice
DrAchoo


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Challenge: Nightmares II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Date: Apr 18, 2009
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Self Portrait, Horror
Date Uploaded: Apr 18, 2009

 This was fun. The trick was figuring out how to accomplish the picture I had in my head. I needed a sheet of ice that was fairly large and wouldn't fit in my side-by-side freezer. I finally hit on it by pouring water onto a 22x30 piece of plexiglass and freezing it with a 10 pound block of dry ice.

I can post a few setup shots if the pic does well. I mounted the camera on my tripod over the tub face down. I filled the tub with lukewarm water (not too hot, the ice will melt), put on a jacket and got in. Jenn then handed me the plexiglass and I held it above me while dunking my head under. Because I was trying to limit the bubbled I got a ton of water up my nose each time, but it's worth the price eh?

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 95
Avg (all users): 6.9006
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.5250
Avg (non-participants): 7.0248
Views since voting: 4689
Views during voting: 435
Votes: 161
Comments: 30
Favorites: 5 (view)

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AuthorThread
 05/07/2009 03:29:20 PM
Congrats Doc on 5th. You really are a bit crazy...just a bit. LOL
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 04/28/2009 08:59:43 AM
It's cold in here, achoo!
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 04/27/2009 08:45:16 AM
Amazing
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 04/27/2009 06:50:16 AM
this is insane ..
its such a brilliant idea and the effort you went to to get it is amazing ..
the resulting image is just awesome .. congrats on the HM ..:)
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 04/27/2009 06:33:48 AM
This is so good and the red eyes make it look so real. Excellent work!
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 04/27/2009 04:00:04 AM
Very creative & should have been rated higher. Congratulations for HM!
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 04/27/2009 03:22:03 AM
You are one demented dedicated photog! Congrats!
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 04/27/2009 12:46:51 AM
5th place! You're slipping. Must be all that ice :) Good picture, Jason.
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 04/27/2009 12:22:51 AM
YOU are scary. Not just the photo (which is perfect), but that you would do this. *grin*

CONGRATS on your HM!
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 04/27/2009 12:21:35 AM
IMHO, this is more nightmareish than the 4 above you...well worked out.
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 04/27/2009 12:20:16 AM
Dude, you are nuts! Great idea. The red eyes really sold this for me.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/26/2009 11:38:28 PM
very effective.
 04/25/2009 07:02:26 AM
This is a very arresting image. Well done.
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 04/24/2009 03:38:56 PM
Brilliantly done. The red in the eyes gives it an extra creepy feeling.
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 04/24/2009 12:03:16 PM
bummer :P
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 04/24/2009 01:11:38 AM
Bumping to an 8 after voting on all challenges, production values are top notch!
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 04/22/2009 10:45:17 PM
Wow! That's a 10 from me.
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 04/22/2009 11:31:38 AM
This is interesting. Would work a tad better if he looked scared or frightened.
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 04/22/2009 06:55:35 AM
Great photo. This was exactly what I was thinking of when i saw the challenge..
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 04/22/2009 03:24:24 AM
Crazy! 7
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 04/21/2009 05:16:28 PM
Wowsers!! I jumped out of my skin when this opened up. A very freaky, frightening pic, even before I saw the title. Very well depicted. That actually is what I consider an extremely horrifying way to go. Ever since I saw the movie 'The Omen' as a child. Man, you really struck a nerve with me. But that is (IMO) what photography as art is about, invoking a strong reaction in the viewer, whether positive, or negative. So well done, and a 10 from me. Now excuse me while I go try to 'un-freak out'. :-)
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 04/21/2009 01:41:08 PM
Please tell me you didn't put someone under ice!!!!!!!
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 04/21/2009 08:39:23 AM
it looks more like shampoo than ice :(
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 04/21/2009 06:55:11 AM
Simply perfect, this image projects the primal fear of drowning. A clever and provocative image. Well done - a top contender for a challenge ribbon.
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 04/20/2009 08:19:53 PM
This picture is completely riveting and terrifying! Very well done
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 04/20/2009 06:37:35 PM
Nice take, hope you gave him a hot choclate afterwards.
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 04/20/2009 12:45:56 PM
very powerful and creepy, scary image. good work. 7
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 04/20/2009 11:50:09 AM
Outstanding! My prediction for the blue!
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 04/20/2009 08:32:13 AM
YIKES!! That is creepy as hell. Well done.
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 04/20/2009 12:14:37 AM
Oh that is amazingly creepy and scary...would love to know how you did this...8
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