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My baby's turned into a crunch machine!!
3rd PlaceMy baby's turned into a crunch machine!!
MrYu


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Mechanical (Advanced Editing III*)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Kitchen floor this time
Date: Dec 27, 2004
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: Dec 28, 2004

 Greetz to smokeditor and Sonda =)

Desaturated shot of wet disassembled bicycle gears that i got for free from a local shop, in panties by Victoria's Secret. Water drops made by hand with an eye dropper, that's why they look so unnaturally equal-sized.

Several (3 or 4) brightness/contrast adjustment layers with gradient masks to add hilights and shadows to repeat those of the female body on the original shots. I know the gears still look flat, but then again, they are.

Minor hand dodging and burning to stress the shadows mostly.Nothing extraordinary, really.

I gave up trying to make this look decent both on LCD and CRT, this is made for CRT.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 243
Avg (all users): 6.2546
Avg (commenters): 8.5455
Avg (participants): 6.1513
Avg (non-participants): 6.3355
Views since voting: 5583
Views during voting: 390
Votes: 271
Comments: 31
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 01/11/2005 04:10:30 PM
Oh I just think it is terrific. I love the light, the contrast - the whole thing. Way to go!!!
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 01/10/2005 08:21:14 PM
Congrats Yura, way to go!
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 01/07/2005 04:09:41 AM
Congrats on your second yellow. Very original, great image.
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 01/06/2005 09:27:55 AM
I don't get it :) LCD again ?
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 01/06/2005 12:43:15 AM
Sorry, I really didn't 'get' this at all... (Maybe because I have an LCD monitor??!!)

I understand the concept better now. I would have bumped up the score. Nice image.

Chris
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 01/05/2005 03:02:21 PM
that should be the first place since it is realy have to do with the subject of the contest...congratulations on the "first " place cuase the first and second winners they have nothing to do with "mechanical"
as atitel
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 01/05/2005 01:41:07 PM
Congrats Yura. Quality work as usual.
Happy new year.
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 01/05/2005 09:19:15 AM
privet!
congrats on the ribbon!

Im half russian by birth but I am a russian citizen as well.
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 01/05/2005 05:43:53 AM
Originally posted by ltsimring:
Originally posted by Anastasia:
Yes team Russia!!!!! GO GO GO!!!

well, former RUSSIA, but still - congrats on a great shot! was my favorite in this challenge


I'm still a russian citizen =)

Thanks everyone!
 01/05/2005 01:12:57 AM
The moody lighting really brought the image to life.
Congratulations.
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 01/04/2005 11:17:58 PM
Originally posted by Anastasia:
Yes team Russia!!!!! GO GO GO!!!

well, former RUSSIA, but still - congrats on a great shot! was my favorite in this challenge
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 01/04/2005 09:09:10 PM
Yes team Russia!!!!! GO GO GO!!!
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 01/04/2005 08:27:03 PM
Wonderful image, congrats.
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 01/04/2005 08:00:43 PM
Congratulations, did not vote on this one but the picture is really great, nice job with those bicycle gears.
Just keep on rolling... :)
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 01/04/2005 07:15:36 PM
You're on a roll now! Congratulations.
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 01/04/2005 07:12:34 PM
Congrats on your second Yellow Yura!
Great job on the lighting BTW.
Was one of my top picks here.
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 01/04/2005 07:04:27 PM
What an image! Congratulations on your yellow.
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 01/04/2005 07:02:30 PM
Well it works on my (lame uncalibrated) CRT....

Congrats - 2 out of 3.

Yura Machine.

:P

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/04/2005 11:33:18 AM
I don't get the title but I sure do like the image!
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 01/04/2005 07:20:36 AM
Can't say that the title does anything for me, but didn't vote on the title either.
Nice tone and composition! One of the best of the bunch.
Third round - bumping up ((9))
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 12/31/2004 03:44:58 PM
this is a great picture
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 12/31/2004 11:54:03 AM
OMG! LOL! This is fabulous! I was just minutes ago looking at the Deja Vu tribute to smokeditor. Great parody, nice lighting. Brilliant.
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 12/30/2004 06:36:58 AM
I would have given this pic a 9 if you had cropped the lacy stuff off the bottom to show JUST the mechanical item. Love the contrasting light and dark though.
 12/30/2004 04:51:04 AM
Very nice, good lighting.
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 12/29/2004 09:28:39 PM
The tonalities are luscious, but the light dropoff at the bottom seems arbitrary and the composition more chaotic than effective.
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 12/29/2004 04:40:26 PM
I like it, though a little more detail in the corners would have been good.
 12/29/2004 04:21:35 AM
i think this is the best picture. it is awesome. i hope this oe will be in top 3
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 12/28/2004 08:01:41 PM
*giggle* That's brilliant :)
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 12/28/2004 07:28:00 PM
I don't know what it is, but it is really beautiful; nice tones.
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 12/28/2004 07:26:35 PM
aha now I get it, great idea :)
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