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Lonni


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Challenge: Pajamas (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: My bedroom, Sydney Australia
Date: Sep 28, 2008
Aperture: f11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Sep 28, 2008

 Just PJs and towels!

Adjusted exposure, brightness and contrast in raw conversion, then auto levels, USM, crop, resize and USM again.

***Post Challenge***
A few people have commented that the PJs looked quite real, so I thought I'd explain how I did it. I just got into my PJs and lay down on the bed the way I might if I was trying to sleep, and took a photo (see below - I can't believe I'm posting this).


I then went to work with lots of towels (and a pillow for the body) and the photo as a reference until it looked close to right. I still wasn't happy with the limbs in the end, but I think the main issue with the image for voters was the lighting - I STILL can't do it, and I continue to struggle!


Statistics
Place: 18 out of 97
Avg (all users): 5.8517
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.6512
Avg (non-participants): 5.8964
Views since voting: 1233
Views during voting: 476
Votes: 236
Comments: 19
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/15/2008 07:24:15 AM
just now seeing this shot, i think you got robbed on this one, great shot that deserves a much higher finish!
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 10/10/2008 05:18:13 AM
Thats so creepy!!
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 10/08/2008 11:49:52 AM
Very nice! It completely looks like a real body. You have some mad pajama-stuffing skills! (Nice exposure and set up too, btw).
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 10/08/2008 10:04:54 AM
Originally posted by mchalmers:
Now if you took a picture of a hummingbird in pajamas splashing into water, THAT would scored really high! :)

Heh, heh. You forgot about the part where the hummingbird catches a drop of water which has a flower reflected in it.....;-)

Lonni, this is a fabulous image, VERY creative. I'm surprised too that it didn't place higher.
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 10/08/2008 08:03:25 AM
I am really surprised that this didn't place higher. I gave it a 7, and it deserved it as far as I'm concerned.

Thinking outside of the box rarely scores well. Now if you took a picture of a hummingbird in pajamas splashing into water, THAT would scored really high! :)
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 10/08/2008 03:42:19 AM
yeah, this is just another case of the voters being typical voters, i rarely agree with the photos on the front page
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 10/07/2008 09:30:32 PM
I can't believe this isn't on the front page....
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/05/2008 04:40:47 PM
lol
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 10/04/2008 10:03:50 AM
Creative idea, Nice Job!
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 10/03/2008 12:58:12 PM
Very clever.
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 10/03/2008 10:03:15 AM
awesome idea!
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 10/03/2008 08:21:12 AM
creative
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 10/02/2008 08:01:40 PM
I like the idea... well done.
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 10/02/2008 07:10:06 AM
Cool. Did you stuff it or something?
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 10/01/2008 11:31:36 AM
Very, very good! What a great idea, and an excellent execution.
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 10/01/2008 07:57:33 AM
how creepy!!
I love this shot, the work put into it mustve been a lot
Stuffed pajamas?
dont like the shadow on the wall, near the head but I love the idea overall 8
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 10/01/2008 07:23:59 AM
Nice idea and execution.
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 10/01/2008 07:22:27 AM
Ok, now this is a creative idea.
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 10/01/2008 03:41:16 AM
Instant 10, what a brilliant idea! Great lighting.
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