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Heida's style (blurry stuff): Grand Send-off For King of Hades Back To Hell
Heida's style (blurry stuff): Grand Send-off For King of Hades Back To Hell
angkokweng


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Challenge: In The Style Of: Heida (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Sony DSC-F828
Location: Penang, Malaysia
Date: Sep 6, 2009
Aperture: F/2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/8 sec.
Galleries: Black and White, Action
Date Uploaded: Sep 8, 2009

 The paper effigy usually takes two months to build and costs about RM15,000 (USD4,300). In the end of the month-long Hungry Ghost Festival, the paper effigy would be burnt and witnessed by thousand of people. The Hungry Ghost Festival is held in the seventh lunar month in the Chinese calendar to ensure a peaceful and prosperous year. The spirits would roam the earth for a month. The effigy piercing fangs and flaring nostrils. During this period of time, Chinese operas, puppet shows and some singing performances are performed for the spirits. Please check out this amazing photo album for more photos.

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09/15/2009 06:54:51 PM
lovely lovely blur! but looks like you killed this one with shadow/higlights
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 09/15/2009 06:32:07 AM
Going for the brown here, I imagine.
Nice photo, but wrong challenge, would be great in the Out of Focus though :)
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 09/14/2009 11:43:57 AM
Great work.
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 09/09/2009 09:54:41 PM
the Eastern Heida style.:)
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 09/09/2009 08:49:37 AM
I like the angle of your shot and the processing.
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 09/09/2009 05:41:15 AM
I don't think this is very blurry stuff Heida style. Looks like a long shutterspeed completely raped with unsharp mask. That said, I like the photo. But still don't find it very relevant to the challenge. The noise I see there does however.
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