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There is no Spoon...
There is no Spoon...
DrAchoo


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Challenge: Knife Fork Spoon (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Location: Studio, Vancouver, WA
Date: Nov 29, 2005
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60th
Galleries: Humorous, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Nov 29, 2005

 The big question: Is this matrix cool? or is it a kid wrapped in a sheet?

Spoon is suspended by thread. Caden really is just wrapped in a sheet. (I didn't have anything better.) Bent the spoon with my Leatherman.

Post production: Two level layers. One to blow out the background (which hid the threads without cloning), one to keep the sheet around and lighten his face.

Cloning and healing brush on the back of the spoon. Dodge his eyes. Clone out some food on his face (geez, couldn't I have noticed that before the pic?). Resize, USM, Neat image layer to 45%, USM.

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 163
Avg (all users): 6.2189
Avg (commenters): 7.8750
Avg (participants): 5.9310
Avg (non-participants): 6.4386
Views since voting: 1769
Views during voting: 438
Votes: 201
Comments: 24
Favorites: 0

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 12/12/2005 04:13:11 PM
Very nice..should have placed in the top 10..!!
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 12/12/2005 07:13:26 AM
great job. congratulations! shd have placed higher. my kids liked it!
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 12/12/2005 06:16:31 AM
A lovely capture. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 12/12/2005 02:44:03 AM
This was a top pick for me. Congrats. on another nice finish, Doc.
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 12/12/2005 12:59:23 AM
Congratulations on making the top 20 with this. I gave it a 10, without even getting The Matrix link (never having seen the movie, though I saw some of Reloaded).) At first glance, I thought the reflection on the sppon was blood, but of course, it's his fingers.
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 12/11/2005 07:39:13 PM
Great job, Doc! Congrats on a top 20!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/11/2005 02:16:41 PM
Excellent...although the red reflection on the spoon i s slightly distracting
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 12/11/2005 10:34:17 AM
I think the technical photography in this quite fine. Not sure of the choice of costume, just looks odd. There is a bit of reflection on the back of the spoon that I am straining to make out and I think it might have been done away with. Also the spoon might have been placed a bit lower and more right in this which might have avoided the reflection. I think your premise of it floating by the little magician would have been intact and maybe avoided the reflection. Very nice effort.
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 12/10/2005 11:51:14 PM
Fishing line huh? Cute kid, great job with the lighting. Neat idea, going to give the kid a 10... Good luck!
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 12/10/2005 11:48:51 AM
wonderful!! nice reference, and great job on this.
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 12/09/2005 04:55:20 PM
Beautiful shot, the redness on the hand is a little distracting .. 9
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 12/08/2005 11:57:33 PM
Good idea, well composed and great lighting. The kid is right on the money too.
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 12/08/2005 11:49:12 PM
Not after this!! Unbending that must be difficult...
Nice white backgorund, good expression, composition and concept. Good work!
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 12/08/2005 01:20:09 PM
Excellent take on this challenge. Cute little fellow too.
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 12/08/2005 08:50:14 AM
great subject material there! What a sweetie. Technically, IMHO, this pic is right on.
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 12/07/2005 06:43:57 PM
Great shot, I love the coloring and placement of everything.
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 12/07/2005 03:01:16 AM
I was waiting for that one. A bit flat light and the background is too bright, but otherwise pretty good.
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 12/06/2005 12:59:34 AM
Like the idea and that the spoon is up in the air without any trace of something holding it up.

Dislike the ultra white backround and the strong halo around the boys outlines, looks like you whitened the backround afterwards and it just looks off somehow.

All in all above average in the challenge, gave it a 6.
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 12/05/2005 10:40:46 PM
I love the Matrix. Cool photo and cute little boy. Good job. Bump to 7
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 12/05/2005 08:57:39 AM
Excellent work.
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 12/05/2005 08:12:11 AM
the matrix, right? :D

I like your photo, a perfect re-make of the movie. nice!
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 12/05/2005 06:57:58 AM
Clever and well executed. Touch over-sharpened, but thats just a nit.
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 12/05/2005 06:08:31 AM
cute, good imagination
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 12/05/2005 05:36:17 AM
Excellent shot. One of my favorites. Hope to see you in the top ten.
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