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choltmeier


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Challenge: Dolls & Puppets (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical(IF)Macro
Location: My dining room, Minneapolis, MN USA
Date: Aug 31, 2008
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Fashion
Date Uploaded: Aug 31, 2008

 This is a McFarlane Lost Series Shannon figure (//mcfarlaneonline.stores.yahoo.net/shlose1mcpr.html). It's about 6 inches long. I bought it with the idea of creating some kind of odd reality in a photo. This challenge seemed to fit the bill. It's shot with natural daylight from a window on my dining room table stopped down quite a bit to darken the back and foreground. I've lost perspective on it so it's hard for me to tell just how obvious it is that it's not real. My intent was to at least make people do a double take. The figure shape is so realistic it was fun to experiment with light on an "almost-human" body. Anyway, a little bizarre but fun for this challenge.

Post Processing:
Camera Raw - levels, white balance, contrast, noise reduction, contrast, saturation
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Curves
Noise Reduction & Sharpening
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Statistics
Place: 31 out of 108
Avg (all users): 5.6000
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.4400
Avg (non-participants): 5.6667
Views since voting: 1390
Views during voting: 491
Votes: 170
Comments: 10
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 09/15/2008 11:31:01 AM
Hi from the Critique Club;

Ha, looks very lifelike, except the hair. Nicely set up, the jean material makes a decent background, could be a sofa. It would be nice if you had a little more DOF but that is just my personal preference...tough to do with a macro style shot. Your lighting is good and it really did make me do a double take when I opened the page.

Nice placement and you had good comments + a fav. Keep shooting!

Mark
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/09/2008 04:40:30 PM
Is this a "realdoll" Good idea, nice lighting and focus, 6.
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 09/07/2008 09:38:39 AM
This looks very lifelike to me. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. Great lighting and focus.
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 09/07/2008 06:10:00 AM
this is a great angle - and does look very lifelike - nicely done the oof elements make it all the more lifelike in my opinion and the tones/lighting are amazing : -) well done! :-)
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 09/07/2008 04:25:57 AM
LOL! Well imagined and shot.
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 09/06/2008 05:26:31 AM
Good perspective, DOF, and lighting. 7
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 09/04/2008 02:18:32 PM
Nice bokeh, and it is somewhat lifelike. Lighting is nice although I would like it a little brighter.
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 09/03/2008 07:17:51 AM
Too lifelike, I cant tell if it meets challenge topic or not!
Too dark. Poor DOF
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 09/02/2008 11:51:45 PM
Very lifelike, I'd like to have seen more of her face but this angle is still effective. Nice shot.
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 09/02/2008 09:33:41 PM
Hmm... would've worked better on sand.
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