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The Dark Figure at the Gate
The Dark Figure at the Gate
skewsme


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Fairy Tales II (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: goofy/spooky
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: nj
Date: Dec 2, 2007
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/50
Date Uploaded: Dec 2, 2007

 that be posthumous!

fwiw, i was interested in making this look like a kid's book illustration and the separation between the figure and backdrop just felt right.

Statistics
Place: 30 out of 82
Avg (all users): 5.8081
Avg (commenters): 6.1250
Avg (participants): 5.8000
Avg (non-participants): 5.8098
Views since voting: 1312
Views during voting: 346
Votes: 198
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 12/22/2007 07:15:40 PM
Something funny happened - I didn't see Don's face until I'd been looking for quite some time. Now that I do, it adds a nice touch of creepiness. I'm not sure what you did in shooting or editing, but he seems disconnected from the background, like he's standing in front of a backdrop.
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 12/11/2007 08:28:50 AM
bwaaHAHAHAHAHA...should've recognized Don! I like the atmosphere here and Don adds just enough creepiness ;-)
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 12/10/2007 03:33:52 AM
BTW, I gave this a 9.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/09/2007 11:39:35 AM
Love the expression of the man in the black robe. Reminds me of Scrooge.
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 12/08/2007 02:30:17 PM
wow - this is great. spooky!
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 12/07/2007 06:40:45 PM
Pretty cool. All the white overblown snow is not a good choice I think.
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 12/07/2007 01:27:57 PM
the "dark figure" looks a little... unusual.
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 12/07/2007 03:27:05 AM
This is a really cool shot. Good job on the spooky effect.
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 12/06/2007 02:15:13 PM
I have a couple of things on this one. The PP leaves me with a very undefined metal gate. The tree right in front of the gate the looks very over processed for my taste. I love post processing, but this shot falls in between two things for me. If you go to big PP I can love that if the whole image is processed in that way, but the foreground character is not processed in the same way and that leaves me without continuity.
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 12/03/2007 01:13:28 PM
very cool, I like the one eye creeping from the cloak.
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 12/03/2007 03:37:18 AM
Interesting shot. There is something about the editing that isnt grabbing me though. I think I wish for a darker feel to the scenery.
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