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Face 2 Face
alien2thisworld


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Challenge: Self-Portrait III (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi
Location: My place
Date: Feb 12, 2005
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 10 sec
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 12, 2005

 I wanted to come up with a fairly original portrait for this challenge, and I had fun doing this. It is a little play on the popular optical illusion that can be seen as either 2 faces looking at eachother or a vase.

In total darkness, I set the shutter speed to 10 seconds, and set the self timer. I then dashed infront of the camera and switched on and off a desk lamp twice as my "flash" to illuminate the two different positions. It was a little difficult to get my posture, expressions, height, and lighting similar enough to work. I also wanted to make sure the two faces were close enough so a "vase" was recognizable between them.

I only wish I had some better lighting equipment so I could setup real flashes and activate them remotely. That's on my todo list.

desaturated
cropped
resized
tiny USM
added border
increased contrast a little
burned a few small distracting highlights

Statistics
Place: 157 out of 247
Avg (all users): 5.2271
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 5.1447
Avg (non-participants): 5.3030
Views since voting: 868
Views during voting: 485
Votes: 317
Comments: 10
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AuthorThread
 06/04/2006 03:38:51 PM
Like the lighting used for this shot. Wish it was a little sharper.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/20/2005 06:56:19 PM
Well shot, is there a mirror, or multi-exposure?
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 02/20/2005 01:51:58 PM
Hey, I always like a bargain. A couple of inches closer and we would have the glass effect. Good lighting and expert shaving.lol Bumping up.
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 02/19/2005 05:39:31 PM
cool composition not sure the border helps the shot
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 02/18/2005 07:10:35 AM
Thanks! I just adore what you have done here!!
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 02/16/2005 09:12:42 AM
Its a great concept! a bit soft though. 7
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 02/15/2005 09:24:40 PM
all i see is a candlestick.

heh. kidding. impressive. at first i assumed this was just photoshop, but i can see differences in the shadows...well done.

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 02/14/2005 07:22:59 PM
nice, but there is a lot of noise.
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 02/14/2005 02:32:20 PM
seems to be a little over neatimaged and not entirely in focus/sharp, but interesting idea, and cool composition. 5
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 02/14/2005 05:44:30 AM
Highlights are overblown for my tsates; all texture is lost on the neck area. Needs a bit more balance between the top and bottom.
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