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Buried Alive
Buried Alive
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Challenge: Nightmares II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Location: Garden
Date: Apr 18, 2009
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Emotive, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Apr 18, 2009

 Had a lot of fun doing this one! It's the first thing that came to my mind when I saw nightmare. I thought about a few other ideas but they would have been a little hard to set up given the time I had available.

So for this I filled a cardboard box with a layer of potting soil and cut holes to stick my head and hand through. I then set my camera on a tripod and 2 off camera hotshoe flashes, one 580EXII as the key light the other side of me to the camera creating a backlight on the hand, and one 430EX fired into a silver/white umbrella as a fill directly to the right of my head.

I then balanced them to get daylight exposure -1.5 stops and then manaul control on each flash until I was happy with the mix.

Then I got "in" the box and tried a few panic/fear faces whilst Rob (brother-in-law/assistent) fired off the shutter.

It's pretty much exactly what I was going for so i'm pleased with it. hoping for a 6+ due to the amount of effort but I'm hopeless at predicting the views of the masses.

Hope you like it anyway!

Thanks

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Place: 7 out of 95
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 04/28/2009 09:05:09 AM
This is scary! I find it scarier then any clown. I would've used gummy worms and crushed oreo cookies. Rotated 90-CCW looks good, too.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/25/2009 07:10:56 PM
great shot, but im getting lost at the eye, may be better if it were open
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 04/22/2009 12:47:04 PM
this must have been fun to do:) not the dirst in the mouth part though. anyways, nice comp and higih contrast editing
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 04/21/2009 01:06:16 PM
That IS a nightmare. There is something about the composition that feels a bit static and posed, but it's a great concept.
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 04/20/2009 08:16:57 PM
The rather odd angle and intent is something that all claustrophobic viewers will greatly appreciate - or not appreciate. The stuff nightmares are made of.
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 04/20/2009 06:34:07 PM
Oh dear, I hope it wasn't manur you buried him in. Great take.
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 04/20/2009 12:39:49 PM
wonderful, love the realism of dirt in face/mouth, really gives this shot strength. 9
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 04/20/2009 11:34:17 AM
Wow! I love the emphasis on the hand in this photo.
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 04/20/2009 08:37:23 AM
YIKES. His expression is perfect. I'm sure he loved the dirt in the mouth too. LOL
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