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Bloody Mary! Bloody Mary! Bloody Mary!
3rd PlaceBloody Mary! Bloody Mary! Bloody Mary!
DrAchoo


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Challenge: Superstitions & Urban Legends II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Vancouver, WA
Date: Jun 27, 2006
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 400
Shutter: 4
Galleries: Emotive, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jun 27, 2006

This is based on the commonly known ghost story which claims that if you say "Bloody Mary" in a candlelit mirror three times she will appear and do bad things to you. If you were a junior high girl at one time, I'm sure you know this already. (No, that's not why I know it...)

No bugs were hurt in the shooting of this picture. Just wanted to get that out of the way.

Doing the picture was fairly easy. Jenn merely posed for half the shot then moved out of the picture quickly. I recomposed after the first try to get more light behind her thus making her look more translucent. The picture and bedpost help in this regard.

PP was contrast, channel mixer (B&W), color balance for sepia and the usual USM layers. I had to use dust and scratches because Jenn forgot to take her rings off the second time and we got some reflection that looked like hot pixels. Unfortunately a side effect of the dust and scratches was the small dings on the knife edge.

POST: Whew! Squeaked in. I really did like the other Bloody Mary shot better (see my comment on his shot), but I'll take 3rd. ;) Needed a yellow to complement the others.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 97
Avg (all users): 6.6804
Avg (commenters): 7.6458
Avg (participants): 6.5000
Avg (non-participants): 6.7040
Views since voting: 528084
Views during voting: 613
Votes: 363
Comments: 82
Favorites: 8 (view)


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03/19/2012 05:59:01 PM
half a million views, dude.
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05/10/2007 02:29:05 PM
This is fantastic...may I ask how you made her translucent?? If you said in your notes than I misunderstood. ;)
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10/30/2006 06:48:05 AM
Lol, wow deja vu - I spent a good part of grades 4 and 5 scared to make eye contact with the mirror just in case I thought "Bloody Mary" three times! I figured that if saying it would make her come, thinking it would do the same. Ghosts can read minds, can't they?
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07/11/2006 06:10:13 PM
SEVEN ones? So we have that many crazies on here? lol.

Great job!
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07/11/2006 12:20:35 AM
Congrats on the ribbon. Great work!
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07/07/2006 11:08:31 AM
Good stuff Doc. Congrats on the ribbon.
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07/07/2006 07:37:08 AM
Great job 'choo! I guess our race for the ribbon is once again tied :) Keep it up.
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07/06/2006 01:44:32 PM
Good one Sneezy! Way to go!
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07/05/2006 08:26:48 PM
I feel sorry for the idiots who gave you ones......morons. nice pic, looks like it took some thought.
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07/05/2006 07:30:10 PM
Tis an honor for me to place third place at the same time as you. Look forard to seeing more DrAchoo ribbons this year. I'd love to go shooting with you sometime.
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07/05/2006 01:10:29 PM
Yikes! congrats on the ribbon!
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07/05/2006 12:53:37 PM
Congratulations on your Ribbon with this frightenning portrayal of Bloody Mary! Great work as always!
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07/05/2006 10:09:10 AM
Congratulations on the ribbon! Excellent shot!
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07/05/2006 07:42:07 AM
Jason, congratulations on winning with this creepy photo :)
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07/05/2006 07:23:46 AM
congrats! (you really need to stop this ;))
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07/05/2006 07:22:59 AM
Very nice job, doc. very well executed :) congrats on yet another ribbon :)
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07/05/2006 06:42:46 AM
Way to go, Jason. You kicked my butt this time! :P
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07/05/2006 04:25:11 AM
great job, doc!
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07/05/2006 12:30:19 AM
woah! great idea
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07/04/2006 11:58:42 PM
Definitely worthy of a ribbon. Congratulations!
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07/04/2006 11:39:15 PM
Way to go Doc!!
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07/04/2006 10:46:47 PM
You don't look so white in sepia ;-) Nice job man, congrats.
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07/04/2006 10:46:17 PM
Hey congrats Jason on another ribbon! Is that 7 this year? (Better update your annual goal list) You keep the rest of us Oregon DPC gang feeling like a million bucks!
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07/04/2006 10:05:10 PM
yikes must be a record for 7x 1's you're right!
still you managed to score well regardless, congrats on the yellow!
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07/04/2006 09:44:20 PM
Congrats! Bravo!
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07/04/2006 09:30:20 PM
Too bad there wasn't THREE entries with this same theme in the top ten. Almost. Congrats!
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07/04/2006 09:11:14 PM
Congrats on the ribbon!
This photo looks spookier enlarged :)
but what is a "dust and scratches" that you mentioned?
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07/04/2006 09:04:39 PM
Congrats dude, will be an honour to share the front page with you for a week. Like you said, too bad this doesn´t count in the WPL, BUT, last time I ribboned the last challenge before the WPL started, in Water II so if you really are superstitious, this bodes well for the Mag 7 :)
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07/04/2006 08:55:36 PM
First rate, congrats on the ribbon.
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07/04/2006 08:26:03 PM
Nice going Jason, again! Jenn must have been tempted with that knife. Well done.
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07/04/2006 08:11:26 PM
Knew this would ribbon Jason...edged out by the other two, but a worthy ribbon winner
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/04/2006 01:16:23 PM
She's holding the knife upside down.
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07/04/2006 12:03:34 PM
well-done.
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07/04/2006 07:41:54 AM
Technical: 3/3
Aesthetic:2/3
Personal Tilt: 2/3
Wow!: 0/1
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07/04/2006 06:47:51 AM
Great job...Materful work with exposure. 10
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07/04/2006 03:18:41 AM
Love the shot. Especially how you got the ghost in there.
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07/04/2006 02:00:23 AM
what have you done to deserve that ? well done... love it... next time try to drink a "Bloody Mary"...
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07/03/2006 04:32:10 PM
Meets Challenge: 1/1
Lighting: 1/2
Focus: 1/2
Creativity: 2/2
Aesthetics: 1/3
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07/03/2006 01:41:52 PM
Nicely done.. Horrible picture :o) - so to speak... Nice effect and a well done image...
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07/03/2006 06:34:20 AM
done well...
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07/02/2006 03:08:27 PM
scary !!!
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07/02/2006 08:31:24 AM
Cleverly done, I like the dark feeling too.
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07/01/2006 11:08:24 PM
Hey..good work...Doc??
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07/01/2006 03:41:43 PM
It's a bit dark, but I still like it.
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07/01/2006 07:23:42 AM
Wow! This is really neat. Great work creating the ghost-like effect for Mary. The whole image has a terrific haunted house feel.
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06/30/2006 10:16:08 PM
This is so cool! I love the sepia and the effect is amazing---best photo in the challenge 10
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06/30/2006 04:16:35 PM
Very nice... Good job. 9
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06/30/2006 02:49:47 PM
This is the coolest photo I've seen thus far in this category, great job. Only nitpick which I won't vote you down for is that the triple shadows make for a dirty spot on the ceiling where they all intersect.
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06/30/2006 10:13:40 AM
LOL! Did that 'till death do we part' line run through your mind when you were making this?

Very well done. Thanks.
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06/30/2006 10:00:36 AM
That is SO cool. I have to learn how to do that. I love it! Well done.
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06/30/2006 08:11:11 AM
Its 13 times!!! lol light in the mirror a wee bit distracting
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06/29/2006 06:36:12 PM
creepy!! good execution!!
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06/29/2006 06:33:04 PM
nicely done. would like to see how it would look with the walls i and background too be darker f
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06/29/2006 03:49:00 PM
Wow, this is genuinely creepy. Good work.
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06/29/2006 12:08:36 PM
hehehe
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06/29/2006 10:12:06 AM
Very well executed. The only minor distraction is that light shining in the background. Still, great shot.
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06/29/2006 09:46:47 AM
Very good effect. One of my favorites of the challenge. 9
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06/29/2006 09:29:55 AM
Doc is that you? I think you've done a good job on this one. Something about the composition seems off though. I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe it's the top of the mirror being chopped off that is throwing me. I really like the idea and execution. The monochrome was a good idea, but I think it might have been better to go with strictly black and white. The sepia tones give the image a "warmth" that doesn't fit with what you're trying to depict. A very contrasty black and white might give the image an eerier (is that a word?) feeling.
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06/29/2006 08:36:29 AM
Jason - this is freaky! I do like the candlelight, gives an erie up-lighted mood and your "ghost" is perfect. Bumping to 8 :)
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06/29/2006 03:03:08 AM
this should ribbon! the best shot in the challenge by far
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06/28/2006 07:35:07 PM
convincing.
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06/28/2006 06:41:43 PM
out of all the bloody mary pics, and there was a few of them this is the best one. Nice detail with the candles, and the ghostly figure.
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06/28/2006 06:29:06 PM
very clever
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06/28/2006 03:50:10 PM
This is by the BEST of all, 10!!!
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06/28/2006 02:35:06 PM
The sepia tones work really well for this. The dark shadow on the right side of the mirror is a little bothersome. LOVE your expression, though, Doc! And the 'ghost' looks perfect.
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06/28/2006 12:29:48 PM
Excellent ghostly Bloody Mary! The best image with this theme that I've seen so far. :)
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06/28/2006 12:00:03 PM
Jenny!!!!!! Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Oh well, go ahead!
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06/28/2006 09:39:21 AM
Very good! Great tones, good comp, excellent acting. This is the UL I wanted to do, but entered glass instead. I'm glad someone did it well.
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06/28/2006 09:38:38 AM
I like the sepia but I find the shadows on the ceiling in the reflection to be very distracting.
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06/28/2006 08:54:25 AM
Nice shot, the ghosting of the image is perfect for this legend, the darker color helps with overall composition
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06/28/2006 08:53:48 AM
whoa dude! this freaks me out. way to go with the realism. 10 from me!
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06/28/2006 08:14:48 AM
Cool effect
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06/28/2006 07:43:19 AM
Pretty nice image here. Thinking a higher angle to see less of the celing in the mirror and a more uniform placement of the tea lights to show more of the frame. but very nice overall
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06/28/2006 06:39:41 AM
dont get it
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06/28/2006 06:27:29 AM
very neat
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06/28/2006 05:53:22 AM
My favorite in this challenge. 10
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06/28/2006 05:22:50 AM
Wow! I LOVE it!! I sure hope you give an explanation of how you did this!
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06/27/2006 10:57:44 PM
This is about the third Bloody Mary - and I have no idea what superstition or urban legend it is that it refers to. But this is the best one so far... ;-)
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06/27/2006 10:18:01 PM
Chilling!
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06/27/2006 09:36:47 PM
Cute shot.. Like the effect... Keep it up..
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06/27/2006 08:39:51 PM
Now that's pretty freaky. Good shot.
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06/27/2006 08:19:25 PM
scary as hell!
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