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Where do you think you're going? he he he
Where do you think you're going? he he he
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Challenge: Woody II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Location: Toronto (Etobicoke) Ontario
Date: Aug 10, 2008
Aperture: f/14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Portraiture, Horror
Date Uploaded: Aug 10, 2008

 First of all.. yes... that is a REAL reflection...
and ... no... it was NOT easy to line it up in my glasses...

I had several ideas for this shot... I will not disclose them because they are still good for other challenges =)

I basically built a little room for woody, put him in the corner posed as though he was scared and cornered with nowhere to go, set up my Nikon D50 above the little room and used the remote to take the pic. (I am facing the room and the camera is facing me) IT was tricky because I had to line up the reflection of the room in my glasses just right... I used my old SB-28 on my SC-29 cord to light it from the side. I used a home made snout (out of a pepsi box) to direct the light onto woody. The white walls in the model room gave a perfect reflection onto my face and the drill bit. (i'm assuming that everyone will know that that is a drill bit). I must have taken well over 100 shots of this because I am using the remote so it's really hard to frame it just right so that the reflection of woody in the room lined up perfectly in my glasses... it was basically take the pic, check the result, line it up again and keep doing that... this is about the 100th shot... yea... it took that long to get it right =)

All I did was some tweeking in camera raw, crop, resize, and that's it. (well... obviously.. it's only basic editing...)

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Wooo Hoooo!!! 12th place!!! still not top 10, but pretty close =)

Thanks everyone for all the great comments... and yes, this one was a LOT of work!!!

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 130
Avg (all users): 6.4526
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 6.1852
Avg (non-participants): 6.5588
Views since voting: 2708
Views during voting: 454
Votes: 190
Comments: 24
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 09/19/2008 01:56:39 AM
needs some backlighting :)
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 08/22/2008 05:53:19 PM
Congratulations! This one was definitely my favorite in the challenge. The shot was both well executed(and a hell of a lot of work!) and made me laugh out loud. :D V
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 08/20/2008 12:35:07 PM
I didn't realize it was a drill bit. I thought it was a handle of some sort with tape wrapped around it. The drill makes a lot more sense.
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 08/20/2008 12:36:21 AM
THAT is cool. Crazy shot. Props.
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 08/19/2008 10:59:54 PM
Congrats on an even newer PB! And looking forward to your finish in the Math challenge! :)
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 08/19/2008 09:27:31 PM
Very cool shot. Love the comp and the exposure is perfect.
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 08/19/2008 08:52:20 PM
Thiis rocks! Great idea, great execution! And two personal bests in a row. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/19/2008 12:46:24 PM
Like a movie poster... only creepier. :)
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 08/19/2008 11:31:08 AM
Ooh err - this looks a bit sinister . .
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 08/17/2008 03:30:40 AM
This one was among one of the best, very creative, took me a few minutes to realize it was a drill bit
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 08/16/2008 08:47:14 AM
very scary and effective. 9
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 08/15/2008 06:14:10 PM
Not looking good for Woody :-( Great shot.
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 08/15/2008 03:43:13 AM
One of the most creative images in the challenge IMO!

Nit picking really but I would have preferred the he he he left out of the title.
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 08/14/2008 08:56:16 PM
AWESOME!!! My Favorite of this entire challenge... hope you get a ribbon for this :) I'm dying laughing- and its not only funny- but well composed, lit, great focus... 9!
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 08/14/2008 09:36:34 AM
Can't tell what is in his hands, but still pretty good...6...
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 08/14/2008 08:01:08 AM
Funny shot. 7
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 08/14/2008 05:23:16 AM
great! very creative
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 08/13/2008 05:36:13 PM
Great shot if its legal I reckon top ten!
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 08/13/2008 07:00:13 AM
Very nice idea. Let's drill the woody!! Tops so far for me. 10
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 08/13/2008 06:02:30 AM
Oh clever. Loving your artful approach.
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 08/12/2008 09:53:25 PM
Very creative and extremely well executed!
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 08/12/2008 08:16:16 PM
creepy! ahhg!
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 08/12/2008 08:12:31 PM
very creative.
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 08/12/2008 08:12:26 PM
This is awesome!!! great idea here! 8
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