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Challenge: Image Grain V (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix X100S
Date: Apr 27, 2013
Aperture: f/2
ISO: 3200
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Abstract, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 27, 2013

 suppose I should say how it was accomplished...

Single exposure. Glass display cabinet with glass shelf (covered in music merchandise). Rested my head on glass top of cabinet and held camera resting on glass shelf underneath pointing up to my face. The shot consists of my face and the aluminium ceiling with the glare of a fluro lamp above. The images of the camera, my arms & hands & the merchandise are reflected off the underside of the glass top. There is also a fluro (kind of an elongated snoot) inside the cabinet facing down in front of my chrome dome. This was the better of about 5 shots, I didn't want to have to keep shooting and make the choice difficult. Grained in Nik FX and film filters in Alien Skin Exposure 3. The fuji X100S is such an amazing piece of kit. Having the fixed lens is a blessing.

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 133
Avg (all users): 6.4167
Avg (commenters): 8.2500
Avg (participants): 6.4151
Avg (non-participants): 6.4186
Views since voting: 1286
Views during voting: 187
Votes: 96
Comments: 32
Favorites: 8 (view)

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 10/06/2013 01:12:51 PM
insane on so many levels.
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 06/10/2013 04:29:57 PM
Inspirational shot, thanks for the explanation. I so want a X100s:)
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 05/23/2013 05:25:59 AM
My my John, look at this beauty, 7 faves, and more tens than 2nd place onwards, your votes are polarising says a lot about this image, well done.
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 05/12/2013 08:31:08 AM
evocative stuff.
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 05/07/2013 10:03:26 AM
The title is worth the price of admission :-) One of my top picks.
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 05/07/2013 05:52:47 AM
Fascinating, John. I enjoyed exploring this during voting - again just now. Congratulations on the top ten.
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 05/06/2013 04:38:17 AM
This was one of my top scores; so much to see and study. Congrats on TT.
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 05/06/2013 03:59:31 AM
One of my 10s. What an enormously pleasing interpretation and presentation.
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 05/06/2013 01:31:18 AM
Wonderful,wonderful,Congrats.
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 05/05/2013 11:51:29 PM
love the title. love the photo. constructivism reincarnated.
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 05/05/2013 11:24:41 PM
It had to be you, awesome image John.
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 05/05/2013 10:16:05 PM
Wonderful image, PP and title. Thanks.
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 05/05/2013 08:39:43 PM
Congrats, John! Nice work, love the title. WTG!
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 05/05/2013 08:13:34 PM
You are a master of the multi-layered confections, John. Congrats on the bling.
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 05/05/2013 08:02:36 PM
Heh. Way to go!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/05/2013 07:25:00 PM
great one 10
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 05/05/2013 07:14:46 PM
Stunning. Posthumous yellow

Message edited by author 2013-05-06 16:57:26.
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 05/05/2013 07:06:20 PM
HA! bump
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 05/05/2013 04:56:26 PM
awesome. love the title too.
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 05/05/2013 04:46:22 PM
Top three.
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 05/05/2013 02:34:32 PM
Captivating.
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 05/05/2013 01:37:26 PM
I almost laughed out loud from delighted surprise! This is awesome. I can't figure out how you did it but I love it all. Nice, nice title.
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 05/05/2013 04:17:23 AM
This is good in a none enjoyable way, as intended I guess.
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 05/03/2013 07:39:45 PM
Love this. A myriad of things to see and explore.
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 05/03/2013 06:40:42 PM
hmm is this maybe Don's artistic image..cool shot though
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 05/03/2013 03:45:06 PM
Voted earlier, bumping it up, and coming back to comment.

This composition has such a surreal vibe to it! The B&W, the image grain, and the double exposure of disconected hands holding the camera in front of the man with the intense stare has a 1940's film noir meets sci-fi atmosphere. It makes my mind wander wondering what is the story going on behind the mind - what images does he capture and is he a traveler of sorts either in time or dimensions?
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 05/02/2013 07:23:47 PM
In a word - marvellous!
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 05/01/2013 05:41:41 PM
This is just cool. It feels like it could be the cover to the DVD for a spy movie.
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 05/01/2013 10:21:21 AM
My Goodness. 10
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 04/30/2013 06:13:00 PM
Interesting overlay or refection. Very disorienting. Nice job!
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 04/29/2013 06:35:22 AM
Wow. Very interesting.


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 04/29/2013 04:46:46 AM
I can see it.
Best title in the challenge.
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