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The Vase
The Vase
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Challenge: Hidden Faces (Advanced Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Powell, Ohio
Date: Dec 23, 2004
Date Uploaded: Dec 23, 2004

 Currently, Delaware County is under a level 3 snow emergency. That means no driving, which means no leatherlips for you guys :D

Took a picture of my face, sihlouetted it, printed two copies out (one of it flipped) and made them stands. Set them up infront of a vase filled with water, and a posterboard behind. The flower is a silk flower my mom had that I commandeered. Used two spotlights and a mag light, one for the background, one for the vase, and the maglite on the flower. Burned and cloned the faces so they'd be all black, resized, and saved for DPC.

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 97
Avg (all users): 5.7476
Avg (commenters): 6.8462
Avg (participants): 5.3088
Avg (non-participants): 5.9638
Views since voting: 1036
Views during voting: 364
Votes: 206
Comments: 31
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 01/08/2005 06:57:54 AM
Greetings from the CC, Very good idea and fairly well executed. My biggest criticism would be of the odd format, while I feel the top of the flower could use a little more space, I also think the sides could too. the flower esp on the right seems tooclose to the edge.
I suspect that you had to do it this way because to the faces, perhaps if the flower was more dead center?
Just a thought, overall you get a 10 for creative interpretation : )
well done
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 01/03/2005 01:56:44 PM
That is really clever!! And a lovely image too :)
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 01/03/2005 11:19:24 AM
This was just lovely. Congratulations on 19th finish.
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 01/03/2005 08:28:58 AM
Really clever I must say. Great idea! and well shot and post processed
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 01/03/2005 01:43:31 AM
Woohoo, another top 20. I'm moving on up, eh?

For those of you who begged and inquired and are curious about how this was done, see the orginal and its comments:


Cheers

I wonder if they'll let me write a "How'd They Do That?" about this one... that'd be fun.

Message edited by author 2005-01-03 06:44:16.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/02/2005 05:56:39 PM
I really don't see the face. Maybe I'm missing something.
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 01/02/2005 12:10:56 PM
fabulous take on this. /8
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 01/02/2005 10:31:17 AM
A very creative approach for this challenge. Bumping up.
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 01/02/2005 04:50:51 AM
neat take on classic. Lighting on the flower is a little harsh.
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 01/01/2005 04:42:25 AM
Nice face. It looks a little over done in PS.
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 12/31/2004 09:22:59 AM
Sweet! What a great concept for the challenge...and well done! I only wish I could get closer to the photo--but then, I suspect, I would wish the rose were real.
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 12/31/2004 02:46:12 AM
smart, very smart.
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 12/30/2004 09:18:28 PM
How interesting IS this image! Creativity galore!!!
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 12/30/2004 10:15:03 AM
This is very witty, erudite. A photographic take on the age-old hidden face graphic. the lighting seems a little pedestrian to me, but I love the concept.
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 12/30/2004 03:11:22 AM
Very Gestalt! Edges seem too sharp and the vase lost it's three dimensional quality. Creative idea nonetheless
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 12/29/2004 11:36:29 AM
excellent interpretation and rose
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 12/29/2004 10:27:03 AM
Neat effect.
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 12/29/2004 01:09:43 AM
great job! i really do hope you'll post up some out-takes after the challenge! good luck!
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 12/28/2004 08:47:38 PM
Beautful image, but...
defies the challenge description.
 12/28/2004 03:21:10 PM
Took me a minute. I think the flower was leading me off the faces. I wonder what the impact would be if you had used colored water in the vase.
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 12/27/2004 07:13:39 PM
Awesome. I can't stop wondering how this was done.
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 12/27/2004 11:07:24 AM
Ah - the 'ole optical illusion from a class I had way back when. Exceptionally well executed. I hope people look at it long enough to see the hidden faces! Top ten!
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 12/27/2004 10:48:57 AM
Famous illusion...did you draw it in with photoshop or did you use cardboard cutouts?
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 12/27/2004 09:21:33 AM
A nice touch on this classic.
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 12/27/2004 07:11:02 AM
10
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 12/27/2004 06:58:07 AM
very clever!!
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 12/27/2004 03:42:34 AM
very nice.
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 12/27/2004 12:42:14 AM
Is that a real vase or just photoshopped? If it is real, that is great!
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 12/26/2004 11:31:11 PM
Clever shot.
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 12/26/2004 10:44:29 PM
Very clever
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 12/26/2004 07:42:58 PM
creative. nice idea.
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