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Dill Pickle Conspiracy
Dill Pickle Conspiracy
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: DPC Cinema (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Columbus OH
Date: May 1, 2006
Aperture: 2.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Still Life, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: May 1, 2006

 This will probably get dinged real bad for overprocessing. But I was shooting for a 50's style detective thriller type feel - in a dark back alley. I have no clue what made me think of the title, but I thought it was funny and decided to run with it.

The alley is the first shot taken in downtown Columbus. I edited out a car and did some minor tweaks to it. I then set it as my desktop. I printed out a fedora, cut and taped it to the pickle (yes that is a real life pickle) and posed it on the screen. Took the picture and then began several hours of processing. Lots of burning, very little cloning, a little doging, levels on different parts of the pic. Layered out the hat, the pickle and the background to get different levels of shadows and color. Added noise, selective saturation and desaturation and more burning (alot more). I so wish we could have used text. I think that would have really made this look like a 50s/60s movie poster. I had fun with this and I have no clue how it will be recieved. Fingers crossed.

Statistics
Place: 97 out of 207
Avg (all users): 5.5759
Avg (commenters): 6.0769
Avg (participants): 5.3474
Avg (non-participants): 5.8021
Views since voting: 1525
Views during voting: 359
Votes: 191
Comments: 27
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 09/15/2006 09:46:45 AM
Hahaha.. this would've kind of fit in with the Gary Larson challenge - it's similar to the Far Side humor. Love it.
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 05/21/2006 09:59:34 AM
looks like a painting. nice!
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 05/21/2006 09:44:00 AM
I love the creativity of this one. The juxtaposition of all the elements (pickle, hat, street b/g) is priceless, if a little wacky.
While I like the grunge look, it seems a little too dark where the pickle is concerned - could do with slightly different lighting to make it stand out more (although obviously it still needs to fit with the b/g)

Great image though, should have done better,
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 05/18/2006 03:02:24 AM
[[trading post]]

I like this image, looks like a 1950's drawing.
the only thing that I don't like is the bright spot on the roof and the water on the ground, those bright spots are bad for the image.
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 05/18/2006 01:25:36 AM
I liked the idea and the title, but the postprocessing looked too heavy for my taste...just too dark. Nice hat though. I know this critique is not too helpful.

I think this is just one of those ideas you just have to try because you want to. I know I've wandered down that path before myself. Come to think of it, I charged down that path in this same challenge. I had a nice hat too. ;-)
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 05/16/2006 07:39:01 PM
hello again,

thought this one was nice. good idea and well played. looks like a poster.

my only problem with it is that it looks like you processed it (yeah i know you did). but it actually looks like it. other than that it is a great image.
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 05/15/2006 06:34:24 AM
This was certainly a very unique take on the challenge and I'm surprised it didn't score higher. You are always so creative with your entries! The editing is terrific - great job.
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 05/15/2006 04:24:53 AM
Trading post...
This is quite the bizarre shot. I like it. The only thing is it looks more like a painting than a picture. There's something else about it that seems off, but I really can't put my finger on it. Maybe it's the perspective on the pickle. Not much help, I know. Sorry.
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 05/14/2006 09:11:35 PM
Hey there from the Critique Club

This is too funny. I JUST finished the trading post comment, then I pulled you again from the CC cue. How the heck does that happen?!?! In addition to what I just added, I think that the burning is a little overdone. It adds a great dirty feel to the alley, but you can really see it in the sky. Going for the 50s-60s poster, maybe desaturating is all a bit or toning it differently would have given an even older feel. Very creative, but just not my preference.
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 05/14/2006 09:07:11 PM
Yeah, this was rated WAY too low. I'm not understanding the voters lately.
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 05/14/2006 08:54:54 PM
--Trading Post--
I really like the alley shot, but the pickle looks too much like it was added as a composite. While naturally out of place, it really stands out here. Again, great creativity. I have no idea what could have drawn a higher score.
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 05/14/2006 08:35:08 PM
Too funny! I meant to go back and add a comment that this was my alternative title - I kid you not. Though I had no idea what I was going to shoot if I had to shoot it. I liked the post processing, by the way.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/13/2006 11:25:55 PM
Well done!
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 05/13/2006 07:37:45 PM
Great processing for color.
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 05/12/2006 03:43:59 PM
Very nice undulations of lovely colors. The pickle helps fan out the semi surreal look. very interesting overall poster effect. Bump.
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 05/10/2006 03:27:50 PM
nice idea but jsut doesn't fit together well for me.
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 05/09/2006 02:10:01 AM
This one looks kind of strange to me. Like the post processing and the colors, but I'm not sure if I like it or not. I like the idea, very creative.
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 05/08/2006 10:34:12 PM
Funny...good work
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 05/08/2006 10:07:45 PM
Doesn't work for me - sorry
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 05/08/2006 01:45:23 PM
LOL... really would go to see the moovie :o)GREAT picture.
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 05/08/2006 12:52:06 PM
Nice photo, good processing. Cute title. They are going to replace sweet pickles with dills in this conspiracy, right?
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 05/08/2006 09:07:52 AM
Don't you need at least two pickles for a conspiracy?
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 05/08/2006 08:45:09 AM
This looks like one of the old movie posters! Great effect, hope you share this technique! 8
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 05/08/2006 05:40:58 AM
Clever. Love the post editing. I can actualy see this as a title too, although it would have to be a comedy. ha ha ha
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 05/08/2006 04:45:20 AM
The Claussen did it!!
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 05/07/2006 11:13:24 PM
don't think this will be legal, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt
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 05/07/2006 10:01:29 PM
roflmao - too funny.
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