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Challenge: Self Portrait IV (Advanced Editing IV*)
Collection: Good - Average
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Easton, CT
Date: May 18, 2006
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: May 18, 2006

 This was my concept for DPC Cinema, but I ran out of time. I got a second chance with Self-Portrait and applied what I learned from my first try.

To get the glowing eye, I wrapped an LED light with black paper and electrical tape. I cut a hole in the paper and backed the inside with green metallic foil on the back and clear film on the front. Then I drew in the pupil with a black pen on the clear film.

Lit from the side with a monolight bounced off a far wall and a little floodlight on the floor behind me. I put black cloth on the wall behind me and to the left to keep that side dark.

Processing: Convert from RAW, levels, Noise Ninja, burn & dodge, USM, HSL, slight cloning and liquify around the green eye.

OK, so it was a neat trick, but a baaaaaad idea for Self Portrait. Once I missed DPC Cinema, I should have let it die. :-/

Statistics
Place: 145 out of 236
Avg (all users): 5.6339
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 5.4892
Avg (non-participants): 5.7628
Views since voting: 1623
Views during voting: 589
Votes: 295
Comments: 37
Favorites: 0

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 05/26/2006 07:46:43 AM
Nice pic. I think the biggest drawback for me is that it doesn't look like the eyes are level.. The one on the left looks slightly down from where it should be...

One of my faves from the challenge. It reminded me of X-Men III which is coming out soon!

A little bit of NightCrawler perhaps?

Very creative setup on that eye...

Incidentally, what was the DPC Cinema title?
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 05/26/2006 04:29:20 AM
I see you pulled off a "Larus", a term I invented that means sucking with the entry immediately following a ribbon, congrats on that achievement :)
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 05/26/2006 02:08:28 AM
145 out of 235 ....? Unbelievable. This is another one of those which deserved better. There are too many good photos in this challenge but this still needs to be amongst top 10%. It is even technically well executed.
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 05/25/2006 08:37:17 PM
OUCH!
That eye may explain your ribbons though, as you don't see
the world like the rest of us mere mortals do...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/25/2006 06:49:51 PM
I always kind of suspected...
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 05/25/2006 06:46:21 PM
wow, this is cool
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 05/25/2006 05:39:50 PM
It's good to see photographers try new post processing techniques but I think I would have really liked this without the green eye. Nice lighting.
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 05/25/2006 04:24:40 PM
Uh oh. You got a dark side? Now that's sacry :P
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 05/25/2006 02:44:45 PM
Awww, c'mon....we all know there's no dark side! :)
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 05/25/2006 02:41:54 PM
Honestly, this image doesn't do you justice. It may be the true you, though. I don't think I've ever seen that eye... ;)
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 05/25/2006 01:22:51 PM
Very eerie feel...I like it.
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 05/23/2006 05:15:15 AM
great picture
its hard though, because this has been done before, only alot better
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 05/22/2006 10:41:06 PM
Robo cop?
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 05/22/2006 06:34:20 PM
Nice effect! Good lighting and detail.
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 05/22/2006 08:58:05 AM
better without the green eye IMHO, excellent light
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 05/22/2006 04:31:25 AM
A diffrent shirt would have worked better for your theam but very creative
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 05/21/2006 03:58:44 PM
creepy
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 05/21/2006 08:48:16 AM
Ooooh, creepy. This is one of my favorites for this challenge.
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 05/20/2006 07:22:31 PM
I would have scored this shot much higher if one thing were corrected - the placement of the green eye. It's much to low and close to the nose so it appears unnatural. OK, so a green glowing eye isn't supposed to be natural, but I hope you get my meaning. ;)
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 05/20/2006 06:58:06 PM
You're creepin' me out here! This is good. Different, but good.
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 05/20/2006 08:32:43 AM
Evil. I like it.
Is that electrical tape around your eye?
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 05/20/2006 07:25:06 AM
sorry I gotta say it. you needed a dark cape and some war paint to match your eye. I think this detracts from what otherwize would be a very nice self portrait.
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 05/19/2006 08:45:51 PM
I used the shadow/highlight tool to give a peep at your eye there. :-D Seems to be some form of strange tape fixture.

You look a lot younger or something in this picture then others I've seen.

One thing I'd be tempted to do is tone down the circular hotspot spec the light created on your nose. Good luck man!
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 05/19/2006 07:18:14 PM
Dude, that's just disturbing!
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 05/19/2006 02:54:20 PM
Odd, Like the lighting and the green eye.
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 05/19/2006 11:38:00 AM
Ok, that's just trippy (I mean that in a good way)
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 05/19/2006 11:29:20 AM
i always suspected as much about you! Very cool shot.
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 05/19/2006 11:20:39 AM
Creepy - uha. Good one :o)
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 05/19/2006 09:23:14 AM
Eerie and slightly disturbing...excellent lighting!
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 05/19/2006 07:07:32 AM
Shannon, Shannon, Shannon. What did your mother tell you about last minute entries? Shame on you! What the hell happened to your right eye??? :p
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 05/19/2006 06:35:33 AM
Nice idea. The green kind of takes away from the overall picture though.
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 05/19/2006 05:02:10 AM
Now,don't give me that look. good job
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 05/19/2006 04:26:28 AM
So, this is how you see yourself? Which side is the photog side and which side is the SC side? Maybe they are not so deliniated. To your credit, this is a striking portrait that is unsettling without being disturbing. It makes me stop and take the time to comment...and the only complaint I have is that it looks like your dark half is slightly off from where it should be located - only ever so slightly, but that is just my eye, yours is most certainly better.
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 05/19/2006 03:54:10 AM
Interesting idea, nicely executed.
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 05/19/2006 01:16:32 AM
I always knew you had an evil side to you tucked away somewhere. Is this what happens to you when you get into a smiting mood :)
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 05/18/2006 09:36:40 PM
Great concept and lighting. I'll be interested to see if your comments describe how you did this. Good composition and overall focus too.
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 05/18/2006 08:52:04 PM
You cyborg you!!!
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