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Challenge: Horror (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-60D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Date: Jul 3, 2014
Date Uploaded: Jul 3, 2014

 Per Ja-9's request:

Last minute entry - I got the gas mask at the military surplus store nearby for a really cheap price - it is new and functional. For a claustrophobic person like me, there is something scary about wearing a gas mask and having a limited supply of breathable air. My initial idea was a prepper-gone-bad, but it ended up like this.

Composite of three shots:
1. Shot of myself in the walk-in closet using a flashlight and some window light. This shot is inspired by, believe it or not, a horse shot that I saw long time ago. It is similar to sfmorris'

I like how the light falls off as it reaches the edges of the subject.
2. The texture which is ceiling tile - glad that I don't have to paint myself dirty.
3. Shot of black cloth (background/foreground)

Cloned out background so it is completely black.
Masked using the black cloth shot as foreground. Revealed background using a soft brush.
Blended in texture shot.
Dodge and burn.
Desaturated.
Sharpen

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 59
Avg (all users): 6.3377
Avg (commenters): 7.8571
Avg (participants): 6.2188
Avg (non-participants): 6.4222
Views since voting: 737
Views during voting: 224
Votes: 77
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 07/12/2014 09:39:03 PM
Really great work. Thanks for the notes
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 07/11/2014 05:12:19 AM
I honestly had this pegged for one of the ribbons...excellent job. Would love to see some note..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/10/2014 10:08:58 PM
Super result Mac - well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/10/2014 09:15:47 PM
Excellent tt mac!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/10/2014 08:21:50 PM
Excellent finish!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/10/2014 07:25:02 PM
Classic scary. I like the composition and low key lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/10/2014 01:04:46 PM
Good lighting here, helps create the mood.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/10/2014 02:41:25 AM
One of my upper ones.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/09/2014 11:59:06 AM
creepy
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/08/2014 09:14:44 AM
Voted earlier coming back to comment.

The human figure emerging from a plague of darkness is visibly marked by the virus even as he clings to the hope of survival by donning a gas mask. Yes, just the thought of something akin to the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic is both scary and terrifying. Well done presentation of this scary thought - will have to find something happy to do to push down the scary thought of this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/04/2014 12:57:00 PM
this is freaking cool
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/04/2014 06:49:51 AM
Best in show award, congrats
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/03/2014 11:06:51 PM
Love this â€Â¦ 5th Element like â€Â¦ really great. Not voting yet.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/03/2014 10:44:48 PM
easy on those chemicals, buddy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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