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Alien Egg
Alien Egg
shoyles


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Neon (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: My bathroom
Date: Aug 15, 2004
Aperture: F/22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 30 sec
Galleries: Macro, Studio
Date Uploaded: Aug 15, 2004

The center egg was first wet sanded with 200, 600 and 1000 grit papers to make it as smooth as possible. To make the eggs stand up, I stuck them in a layer of playdoh on a paper plate. To make the egg glow I cut open a glow stick and poured the liquid over the egg. USM was used to give the egg more visual interest.

Statistics
Place: 17 out of 222
Avg (all users): 5.9450
Avg (commenters): 7.7143
Avg (participants): 5.8095
Avg (non-participants): 6.0215
Views since voting: 1328
Views during voting: 475
Votes: 291
Comments: 32
Favorites: 8 (view)


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08/29/2004 05:17:10 AM
I agree with the other comments this is number 1 for me.brilliant idea and amazing result.
08/26/2004 02:43:01 PM
The shot that won 1st place is fine (I live in Niagara Falls and im sick of seeing yet another falls photo) but come on this alien egg effect is way to cool and original. You should have been a top 3 finisher.
08/25/2004 08:44:52 PM
this is fannnnnntastic .. be encouraged!!!
08/25/2004 11:41:39 AM
I still think your work deserves higher numbers; congratulations on your creativity and technique.
08/25/2004 12:24:43 AM
Congratulations on your 17th placing. A mystical image.
08/25/2004 12:09:20 AM
I'm disappointed this one didn't receive a ribbon. Excellent idea and perfect setup. This is a good example of why the tastes on this board don't always reward originality and execution. 67 votes at just 5? A joke.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/24/2004 10:13:19 PM
nice. never would have thought of an egg
08/24/2004 06:15:44 PM
Very cool effect, what else can I sayâ€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦.10
08/24/2004 04:18:07 PM
unique and creative;nice job
08/24/2004 01:31:01 PM
Very cool!
08/24/2004 01:01:26 AM
Thank god - not another damn neon sign. Nice tonality, nice effect. You've got my vote.
08/23/2004 03:31:47 PM
Such a strange image ... really entrancing. Almost wants to draw you in. Love the pattern formed by the images of the surrounding eggs and the contrast they provide to the brightness in the center. Lots of speckles on the center egg over which you can let your eyes wander (escape holes for light within. And, the surface texture of the surround eggs shows also. Cool. Great image.
08/23/2004 03:14:08 PM
Dude.
08/22/2004 11:54:44 PM
It really does look like an alien egg!! haha, 8!
08/21/2004 03:51:20 PM
Good effect here. For my own taste, just a bit too exposed and processed-appearing.
08/21/2004 10:57:39 AM
very nice idea and composition
08/20/2004 09:55:11 PM
Very creative and moody.
My first impression of the egg texture was noise, but after studying it,
I see it's probably just the texture. Too bad this is an open challenge and no spot editing could be done. ((6))
08/20/2004 01:11:05 PM
hmmm........
08/19/2004 10:54:11 PM
Great shoot. Very interesting and meet the challenge, very well.
08/19/2004 06:14:47 PM
Great idea well executed. I feel that increasing the contrast a bit will make this shot even more effective.
08/19/2004 02:26:07 PM
very nice shot and wonderful idea
08/19/2004 01:32:44 PM
Oooooh. That's pretty.. I'm curious, how did you stage this shot?
08/19/2004 06:20:59 AM
like ur idea, certainly beats most of the usual neon signs!! gives quite an eerie feeling, in a good way :) 9
08/19/2004 01:28:20 AM
Not quite sure if this falls in the neon category although the color sure looks the part. One of the more original entries.
08/18/2004 10:20:28 PM
Eerie. Very cool.
08/18/2004 09:02:06 PM
Very interesting. Good contrast and composition. Impressive.
08/18/2004 01:21:10 PM
what happened!!!???
08/18/2004 10:10:08 AM
Interesting shot
08/18/2004 08:45:42 AM
One of my favourite photo! I hope for a ribbon!
08/18/2004 08:32:13 AM
Nice soft color
08/18/2004 05:41:01 AM
Cool!! How did you do this?
08/18/2004 01:37:53 AM
very very cool! will make sure to come back and see how you did this! 9


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