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Big Brother is Watching You...
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Challenge: Conspiracy (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Self Portraits
Camera: Gateway DC-T50
Location: Studio/Office, Buchanan, VA
Date: Sep 16, 2005
Aperture: 1:2.8 (F2.8)
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2 sec
Galleries: Photojournalism, Political
Date Uploaded: Sep 16, 2005

 Taken in my studio/office. Was going for the night vision color overtones (not sure I got that quite right). I often sign my e-mails to my younger brother "Big Brother", so thought the title fit the challenge too. Almost called it "Homeland Security" because there really is no such thing as privacy any more.

PP included:
reduce backlighting
crop
color sat
contrast
change hue
burning brush
Neat Image
blend brush to remove specks
sharpen on eye
save for web

I don't expect this to do well (especially given my recent entries), but I think I will learn something from the attempt, so why not give it a shot. :-)

Statistics
Place: 59 out of 114
Avg (all users): 5.2902
Avg (commenters): 6.2727
Avg (participants): 5.1154
Avg (non-participants): 5.3672
Views since voting: 1174
Views during voting: 458
Votes: 255
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 11/07/2005 04:29:36 AM
haha...i love how a set of ear speakers and a microphone can add a whole new dimension to a model such secret agents and spys. Good shot, I really have to do something like this.
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 09/25/2005 05:14:44 AM
I thought this should have placed much higher. It was actually one of my top picks.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/23/2005 04:03:53 PM
Hilarious....quite convincing. 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/23/2005 09:57:46 AM
Cool color.
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 09/22/2005 10:54:54 PM
Nice shot
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 09/19/2005 07:24:43 AM
This might be a first on DPC but I would say Add more Grain.
The photo is just too smooth for the green effect to work
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 09/18/2005 05:44:55 PM
Good undercover photo...now I have that song in my head..."It makes me feel like, sombody's watching me..." :-) Bumping up after second view.
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 09/18/2005 02:25:59 PM
Nice picture and should do well. However I would have liked this a bit better had you used low natural light jighligeted on his face rather than lighting up the entire image in the nigh vision look.
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 09/18/2005 01:41:05 PM
the green cast was a great choice for this one
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 09/18/2005 07:22:19 AM
The idea of Big Brother has ALWAYS creeped me out, I always feel like I'm being watched. The headset was a nice touch and overall a good composition and idea. I like the green tint, but I think it's just a little too much green everywhere. I think if you desaturated half the colors, then applied a little bit of green tint with the color balance or another method, it would have looked a bet better. But anyway, good luck! 8
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 09/18/2005 06:16:29 AM
Clever. I like the green tint.
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 09/18/2005 01:24:52 AM
You might try cropping this a little tighter on top, I fell like theres just a little bit too much curtain.
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 09/17/2005 08:51:07 PM
Outstanding work.
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