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The devil on my pillow
The devil on my pillow
Lonni


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Challenge: Nightmares II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D
Location: Sydney Australia
Date: Apr 19, 2009
Aperture: f16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Apr 19, 2009

 Well I admit I no longer have bug nightmares, but when I was a kid I remember being terrified that there were spiders in my bed. I actually like bugs now, mainly through photographing them keenly :)

This guy (I think) is a millipede. I was going to skip this challenge, but I've had a bit of a break since DPC Olympics finished, and I missed my D80! I decided that I would hunt outside for a bug or spider, and only shoot if I found one. This guys was conveniently climbing down the wall of my courtyard. Don't you love Australia!

Editing Steps:

-Raw conversion - exposure and white balance
- Hue/saturation adjustment masked to millipede - increase saturation and lightness of red channel
- Curves
- Curves with millipede masked to deepen shadows across the image except for millipede body
- Auto smart fix
- Auto contrast
- Vignette added
- Resized to 1420
- USM
- Resized to 710
- Increased canvas by 10 to add border
- SFW

Statistics
Place: 48 out of 95
Avg (all users): 5.5000
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.0750
Avg (non-participants): 5.6518
Views since voting: 982
Views during voting: 336
Votes: 152
Comments: 5
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/22/2009 08:45:32 AM
excellent shot! perfect, dof, great detail and clarity. nice slight off-centeredness. very well done
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 04/21/2009 09:15:07 AM
Yup, bugs = nightmare.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2009 07:41:57 AM
It's so metallic and mechanical looking, reminds me of Cronos by Guillermo Del Toro.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2009 05:26:03 PM
Very effective use of lighting, crisp and sharp and properly titled. A classic horror or movie fright meme. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2009 08:44:52 AM
ick! but a good photo of an ick. 7
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