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The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man
dreambigxoxo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Tarot Card (Basic Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Location: Yaphank NY
Date: Mar 8, 2011
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/25
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 8, 2011

 To get the shot I used a cut out picture of a hanged man and then tied the loop end of a yo-yo string around the ankle and dangled it off the side of a table for the "hanging" effect. I then used a basic flashlight to capture the shadow on the wall to get a more vintage look. The flashlight battery started to die out on me towards my last few shots. I desaturated the image, cropped once and played with the contrast. Lastly I added the border.

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 53
Avg (all users): 6.4219
Avg (commenters): 7.6471
Avg (participants): 6.0690
Avg (non-participants): 6.4847
Views since voting: 1601
Views during voting: 352
Votes: 192
Comments: 21
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 03/16/2011 08:38:29 AM
One of my favorites. Love the effects you created with that setup. Dreams of the improbable.
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 03/16/2011 12:22:13 AM
Yay! I'll definitely take 7th place. Thank you everyone for such wonderful comments and scores. I really enjoyed checking in everyday and reading the comments. This was a tough challenge and I was trying to capture the mysteriousness of the "tarot". I'm still new to the site and excited to keep shooting and learning new things.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/15/2011 11:54:26 PM
awesome. my fave of the challenge.
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 03/15/2011 09:31:28 PM
Reconsidered and bumped it to a well deserved 9. A very interesting and well done picture.
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 03/15/2011 08:23:29 PM
Effective and creative use of shadows and light. Hope this does well for you.
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 03/15/2011 06:00:28 PM
nice is it a doll ?
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 03/15/2011 05:01:39 PM
My first (and maybe only) 10 in voting so far. Awesomely edgy interp.
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 03/15/2011 03:16:37 PM
Nice and subtle.
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 03/15/2011 06:41:47 AM
Great picture! And really Tarot'ish as well.
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 03/14/2011 12:01:06 PM
By a foot
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 03/13/2011 07:48:29 PM
very intrusting and i like the black and white in this photo
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 03/13/2011 02:47:33 PM
Very creative idea!
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 03/13/2011 04:21:55 AM
Absolutely love this, top notch.
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 03/11/2011 06:32:03 PM
one of my top 5, I like the idea and it's very well executed. Feels very "tarot card" in it's slightly awkward composition and grain.
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 03/10/2011 09:42:11 PM
creative shot
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 03/10/2011 05:19:33 PM
Great shot. I really like the use of light and darkness and the shadow.
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 03/10/2011 11:42:16 AM
Somehow you have captured the most spectacular Hitchcockian image! I saw your photo and immediately heard Bernard Herrmann in my head. Lovely!
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 03/09/2011 09:06:38 PM
Very artistic. Well done.
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 03/09/2011 12:37:36 PM
Great work!
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 03/09/2011 10:20:48 AM
good ideal, nice choice to have this in B&W
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 03/09/2011 09:13:29 AM


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