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Dead Still Life
Dead Still Life
mefnj


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2011-07 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: New Jersey
Date: Jul 26, 2011
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 200
Shutter: various
Galleries: Nature, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jul 30, 2011

 I've had this skull for several years that i found along the road in a ditch. I wanted to photograph it to capture its odd beauty, so placed it on an old piece of burlap and did 3 bracketed captures at 2 eV intervals. Processed in HDR Efex Pro, then very minor touch-up using Capture NX2.

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Place: 191 out of 343
Avg (all users): 5.7584
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.7917
Avg (non-participants): 5.6207
Views since voting: 550
Views during voting: 225
Votes: 149
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/07/2011 03:25:57 PM
Wicked detail. Well done
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 08/07/2011 01:20:18 PM
A high mark for all this materiality. Tremendous "portrait"!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/07/2011 12:40:31 PM
Those are the stillest of all. I like the stark "deadness" of this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/06/2011 07:33:28 PM
lovely still life
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/06/2011 03:31:20 AM
Nice presentation
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2011 02:36:05 PM
i like the oily feel this shot has.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/04/2011 10:33:31 PM
Wow! Surreal abstract. Brilliant. I adore this image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/03/2011 09:51:41 AM
I like it! Nice tone and texture....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/03/2011 08:58:05 AM
Love the high contrast b&w.
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 08/03/2011 07:24:20 AM
Very interesting and symbolic. I find myself strangely mesmerized by this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/02/2011 04:20:53 PM
Yes it is, but you made it look cool :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/31/2011 09:14:21 PM
The processing is great, especially on the skull, but I do wish the burlap didn't wander into and out of the frame. I like the edges, but wish they were all there.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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