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FEAR is the darkest BLACK
FEAR is the darkest BLACK
jmritz


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black (Advanced Editing I)
Collection: 2004 Challenges
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: home
Date: Feb 14, 2004
Aperture: F/2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40 sec.
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Feb 14, 2004

 A strange idea indeed. This is my first self portrait. I guess it doesn’t say much for me eh? I had to use an out of focus picture shot at night with flash to get the eye highlights and skin tones. The picture itself is quite sad. But I tried several ways and ended up using what I would not have expected so I could get the result I wanted.
I then just kept lowering brightness and increasing contrast. Using Levels and Brightness, Contrast and Levels again, back and fourth until I was satisfied. Also decreased color to imitate darkness. Resized and sharpened. And that’s about it. I hope people don’t give me too many 1’s. I realize it is a strange ominous image that does not meet the challenge exactly.

Statistics
Place: 71 out of 142
Avg (all users): 5.3162
Avg (commenters): 6.5714
Avg (participants): 5.1341
Avg (non-participants): 5.5926
Views since voting: 1327
Votes: 136
Comments: 10
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 02/21/2004 12:37:59 PM
Oh look its another Turin Shroud!
Great pic - very creepy - but still a good pic.
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 02/21/2004 01:24:48 AM
Hi John, I am a little dissapointed this did not finish much higher, it deserves to imho. Its a wonderful photo and was one of 3 I gave my top vote to. Great work.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/19/2004 03:16:59 PM
Very sinister looking portrait. Well done.
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 02/18/2004 07:19:20 PM
Initially I rated this shot very low, I did not like this guy... on second look I asked myself why I did not like him, it's cuz he is creepy...or at least the way the shot was processed made him look that way... he is like a nightmare image, and I find it disturbing to look at him, even as I comment, granted I can't watch horror movies either, too sensitive, but in fairness to you, you have made me 'feel' nothing good mind you but I think you deserve credit for producing such an emotive image....
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 02/18/2004 09:43:49 AM
Fantastic.
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 02/17/2004 07:43:05 AM
Interesting concept. Not sure if I like the effects or not. Weird and interesting at the same time. I like how the blackness of the eyes flows into the surrounding, but the overall grain is a bit too strange for me.
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 02/16/2004 04:15:39 PM
Very well done. I am looking at this in the dark. Thanks, now I have the willies. The only thing I don't care for is the catch lights in the eyes. They look fake to me. They are NOT bright and shiny, just a dull afterthought. I like!
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 02/16/2004 12:05:08 PM
This is so incredibly creepy. I'm quite sure it will give me nightmares! :) Cool idea for the challenge.
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 02/16/2004 01:44:43 AM
i like it.
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 02/15/2004 07:23:01 PM
Ooh, spooky :]
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