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Air Freshnikova
Air Freshnikova
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Challenge: Hidden Faces (Advanced Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Date: Dec 23, 2004
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1.30s
Galleries: Humorous, Snapshot
Date Uploaded: Dec 23, 2004

 Wrapped a piece of cloth around the plug-in air freshner and held it with one hand. The part that sort of looks like 'her' shoulder is actually my index finger :)
Built-in flash used at Slow Sync (Front Curtain). Blurred lights in the background are city lights seen through tinted glass window.

Processing:
- Cropped a bit
- Adjusted Curves

Statistics
Place: 58 out of 97
Avg (all users): 5.0333
Avg (commenters): 6.8500
Avg (participants): 4.7945
Avg (non-participants): 5.1606
Views since voting: 1250
Views during voting: 447
Votes: 210
Comments: 25
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 06/07/2007 03:46:14 AM
really fun image, great "catch lights" in her eyes

:)

Jack
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 01/08/2005 07:10:20 AM
greetings from the CC, well, hmm you certainly 'found' a face and made it look real with the cloth, the technical problems are the white areas are overexposed, and it is not sharp. However I am sure that these are intentional and I think they actually serve to enhance your shot. Great title, suits this woman well.
Not the kind of shot that would do well on dpc, but not the less a creative and well done interpretation of the challenge topic.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/02/2005 08:00:04 PM
boy, you cleaned up among the commenters! great entry, even if grossly under-appreciated :-(
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/02/2005 05:38:33 PM
Great idea that could have been carried out a bit better, but I love it anyway! The composition is terrific and I love the touch of the scarf that gives the back side of the air freshener a human touch. The blurred and spotted bg along with the overexposed figure gives an outdoor urban appearance. However, I wish the overexpose wasn't so extreme and think that focus could be sharper on the subject. Other than that, I think this is brilliant!

Message edited by author 2005-01-03 00:39:10.
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 01/02/2005 04:36:57 PM
I like the face. I think you would have done just as well without the drape.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/02/2005 09:32:55 AM
ET call home...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/31/2004 12:04:46 PM
Very Nice Job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/31/2004 04:12:05 AM
Would be one of the best if less blured
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/30/2004 06:13:17 PM
Very cute! I don't usually like the more abstractly treated shots, but this one kinda works.
TC
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/30/2004 05:19:09 AM
cant figure out how much u manupulated this one
but one way or the other
i like it!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/29/2004 06:21:51 PM
Tee Hee. . . that is cute! Very creative. I love it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/29/2004 04:38:16 PM
i like it..... very creapy
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/29/2004 07:18:00 AM
Unique and creative. Looks like you maybe needed a tripod in the low light.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/29/2004 06:14:33 AM
Very good job arranging this shot! Soft/blur effect quite effective. One of my top picks.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/28/2004 02:41:24 AM
Best one so far. I love this style of humor! Onward and upward!(fart noise)
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 12/28/2004 02:38:01 AM
this could have gone much higher in the scores IMO but the motion blur or whatever it is causing this image to be blurry realy hurt this shot. I think it is creative enough that this might have been a strong contender for a ribbon.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/28/2004 02:23:26 AM
most imaginative. i can almost feel her shivering as she wanders the streets of mocba, looking for something to keep her warm...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/27/2004 05:01:47 PM
Pretty cool idea, but unfortunately it leaves a lot to be disered in terms of execution :( Noise, vibration of the camera, overexposed face, etc. I would blur the bg too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/27/2004 12:59:58 PM
You rock, dude!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/27/2004 11:34:08 AM
Nice colors and good abstract face. Interestin idea and execution.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/27/2004 09:27:33 AM
great title.
but "E.T Freshener" could have worked too!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/27/2004 04:34:26 AM
A unique modern rendition to this challenge with eyeballs that glitter and a shawl to flesh out the subject. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/26/2004 11:09:37 PM
LOL. Interesting title.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/26/2004 08:28:41 PM
Others may not rate this highly, but I appreciate the raw creativity of it, the eerie, washed-out tonalities. Good job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/26/2004 07:10:38 PM
I think this is a really awesome composition... the camera shake actually adds a little bit to it too. However, I think it might have helped to have a little bit less camera shake on the figure on the right, so that it were somewhat more clearly defined. A great composition though!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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