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The Dentist
3rd PlaceThe Dentist
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Challenge: Movies (Classic Editing)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE 7
Location: Orthodontic office
Date: Jul 28, 2003
Aperture: 4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/45
Galleries: Black and White, Persuasive
Date Uploaded: Jul 28, 2003

 The girls at work had a lot of fun posing for this one! I turned off the clinic lights and used three different overhead chair lights to create the lighting effects. The exagerated needle was fashioned from a long piece of wire...we dont REALLY use those...hehehe.

I was hoping for the old hollywood horror flick look on this. Hence the grain and contrast.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 60
Avg (all users): 7.0696
Avg (commenters): 8.4000
Avg (participants): 7.3469
Avg (non-participants): 6.9450
Views since voting: 9039
Votes: 158
Comments: 47
Favorites: 17 (view)

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 11/16/2004 10:48:07 AM
*shiver* I can feel the pain... I think I have to go and brush my teeth now. Else I'll get nightmares!
 09/22/2004 03:15:18 PM
de sha vu from "the little shop of horrors" it's a movie you have to see to believe!
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 07/21/2004 08:05:36 AM
Absolutely classic!!
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 08/14/2003 04:01:39 PM
i thought this was excellent. love the over the top quality of the shot. i had given it a 9 (i almost never give 10's). congrats!!
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 08/11/2003 10:13:07 AM
I've been waiting for the judging to end so I could put this in my favorites. Excellent work! Congrats on the ribbon.
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 08/11/2003 04:52:19 AM
Congrats on another ribbon. Very dramatic image. I love your stuff, keep up the good work.
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 08/11/2003 04:44:42 AM
Congrats -- this is an excellent, excellent photo.

Rob
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 08/11/2003 03:49:44 AM
This really does look like its straight from an old movie! Congrats on your third ribbon, let's make the next one red or blue :)
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 08/11/2003 02:40:47 AM
everything happens in 3's? Maybe fortuna's wheel is stuck? Dont know...but thank you for the congrats :)
 08/11/2003 02:26:57 AM
Congrats to ya again for the third time

Any particular reason you only like the yellow ribbons?
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 08/10/2003 11:07:31 PM
ANOTHER RIBBON? WOW! Congratulations!
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 08/10/2003 09:32:45 PM
congrats on another ribbon, julia! for some reason, i had a feeling this was yours. i love it! looks like a fun shoot and the pic turned out great. well done!
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 08/10/2003 09:32:13 PM
You did an awesome job, all the way down to the shadow. Congrats!
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 08/10/2003 08:40:13 PM
you are killin' it, girl! congrats on another ribbon--fantastic shot. the lighting, setting, expression--all perfect. i really like the shadow in the back. awesome work.
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 08/10/2003 08:28:22 PM
There ya go.... congratulations
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 08/10/2003 08:18:25 PM
Works! Congrats on yet another ribbon!
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 08/10/2003 08:13:37 PM
Congrats... might also have been good for.. Little shop of Horrors "You'll be a dentist... be a dentist" hehee... congrats again!
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 08/10/2003 08:05:35 PM
The contrast in this image is wonderful. It really make it feel like an old movie =)
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 08/10/2003 08:05:29 PM
The girls at work will be thrilled! They asked me non stop how the darn thing was scoring...cant wait to tell them it won a ribbon. Thanks for the comments...we had a lot of fun with this. That irritating white thing in the lower corner is actually supposed to be scary. Its a papoose restraint thing. Oh well...didnt photograph too well. The patients face was just too perfect in this shot...so had to go with it.
 08/10/2003 08:03:00 PM
K, I thought I could TRUST you. I need a new dentist...anyone? anyone?

Good job Girl - you rock...three weeks three ribbons.

Pedro
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/10/2003 11:41:03 AM
Ouch!!! Come on... I have an appointment next week and now you've made me nervous!!!! Great lighting!!
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 08/09/2003 01:50:12 PM
Haven̢۪t seen the film (not sure I want to :-), but in my humble opinion your photo is great, I love the models poses and the shadow of the arm/needle on the wall. My only slight criticisms are; the glove and mask look a tad over exposed. Also the object, in the bottom right of the frame slightly obscuring the victims face, looks a little out of place. Apart from that it is a cracking photo. Good luck... Tom.
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 08/07/2003 02:56:59 PM
Scary as Hell !!!!!!! (8)
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 08/07/2003 06:30:04 AM
Yow! I do NOT want to see this movie! Nice horror feel!
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 08/07/2003 02:50:32 AM
Wonderful photo. Shadows and lighting are my favorite things in this shot.
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 08/06/2003 07:01:27 PM
No doubt that you will be in the top 5 finishers and maybe even take 1st place.
You have done well. I have you tied with one other photo for my top score. Good luck and enjoy your ribbon.
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 08/06/2003 12:47:25 PM
The contrast really works for this type of depiction. Never saw the movie, but assume it was an old one.
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 08/06/2003 06:43:23 AM
Outstanding picture!!! I've honestly never seen the movie but this looks like it can be a poster for the movie and be an isntant classic. The lighting on the patients face is perfect while the shadow on the wall finishes the picture off nicely. Well done. - 10
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 08/06/2003 04:21:16 AM
oh killer!!
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 08/06/2003 01:51:04 AM
Good scary photo. Well done, this looks vintage.
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 08/05/2003 09:35:30 PM
LOL, great setup this looks almost like a professional shot. Although I don't recognize the move title. The shadow on the wall is GREAT. :)
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 08/05/2003 01:30:48 PM
Excellent-- Not a well know movie, but a very disturning one-- and it captures the mood Perfect-- 10!!
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 08/05/2003 01:04:30 PM
Great composition, but maybe a touch too dark. Nice overall photo
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 08/05/2003 05:36:27 AM
This is very cool - I love the contrasts in this and the shadow on the wall!
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 08/05/2003 05:29:49 AM
My voting criteria for this challenge are:

1. Did you capture a scene from the movie (as the challenge brief states) or did you enter a picture and fit a title to it.
2. How close a rendition is your image to the movie.
3. How does the image stand up in its own right.

In this case:

1. Unless you're some sort of wierdo, or a dentist, I guess you set this shot up for the challenge.
2. Scares the wotsit out of me just looking at it, very dark, very moody, very well done.
3. The lighting and exposure is very good, the shadow on the wall really adds to the menace.

Overall a very good picture which meets the challenge. 10
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 08/04/2003 02:17:33 PM
That is a great shot! Don't know the movie, but this one really looks good. I especially like the shadow behind the dentist and the great look in the patients eyes, would like to see this one win. 10 (and I don't give many 10's)
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 08/04/2003 12:50:23 PM
WOW, it hurts just to look at! I don't remember this movie, but I'll take your word on it. The only thing that keeps me from giving this a 10 is the exposure. I would have liked it a little softer.
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 08/04/2003 10:20:10 AM
This has the look of an old fashioned horror movie. From the 1950s. Very good!
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 08/04/2003 09:47:18 AM
whoah, now there's a image for nightmares. great drama and love the noir-esque shadows.
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 08/04/2003 08:18:01 AM
Don't know a film called the Dentist but there's that horrible dentist scene in Marathon Man.. Ouch! I'll give you the benefit as it's a great image and I want to believe! 8
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 08/04/2003 06:54:26 AM
This gets a 10 from me! What an awesome image! I love the fear in her eyes & using b/w makes it even better...Excellent job!
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 08/04/2003 04:47:52 AM
I´m afraid....
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 08/04/2003 02:54:41 AM
This shot is sooo freaky! I'm not familiar with the movie, but I'm sure it exists. If it doesn't, it should; I hate the dentist. That's one big friggin needle. The models are perfecty believable. The rolling eyes and wide open screaming mouth really fit the scene and the shadows are, um, well perfect. I hope this gets a ribbon. 10
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 08/04/2003 02:43:06 AM
This is so cool..
If I could vote you´d get a 10 4 sure
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 08/04/2003 01:47:32 AM
Hehe, this is funny, congrats on very humorous entry!

I like this shadow a lot and our lightning all around... -

The only thing I dislike is the thing in the lower left corner... - I just find it distracting...
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 08/04/2003 01:42:23 AM
Absolutely superb! My favourite this challenge. The victim's expression is amazing... I didn't know a mouth could open that wide! Excellently executed, the lighting is spot on. The graininess works well. Great composition. 10
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 08/03/2003 09:23:01 PM
you know that really feeds upon my own fears..
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