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Photographer's Comments |
Challenge: Accidental Letters (Basic Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G2
Location: G-D of Luxembourg, Bascharage, my bedroom
Date: Apr 5, 2005
Aperture: F/2
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/50 sec.
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Apr 5, 2005
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Idea:
My mother has brought me that scorpion from Tunesia (because I'm born in November). It's been hanging on my wall since then, framed and behind glass, but then there were bugs in it so I had to red rid of the frame. The 'y' shape struck me out of nothing while I was reflecting what on earth would be a good letter for this challenge. I don't expect there to be many scorpions, even though there will be many 'y's. After all, there was not a single scorpion in the Zodiac challenge.
Setup:
After glueing the scorpion about 4 times (I dropped it, broke off a leg etc) I tried this leaf as a background. It's from a plant from the entrance to our house. I put it on one of those boxes where you can put film dias on to look at them with neutral light. The veins came out pretty well. Then I tried different settings to get the best lighting on the scorpion. I finally decided for this silhouette version, where the light shines through some parts, taking the emphasis off the legs, which distract a bit from the 'y' shape.
Post Processing:
Colour balance (-18/0/60 on midtones), Levels (darken hotspots a bit), Brightness/Contrast (0/+5), add thin black border, resize to 541x640, USM (0,65/100/1), save with 26% compression (that last part hurt).
Comments:
Wow, those details are a JPEG killer. I had to compress this twice as much as usually.
I had fun with the scorpion, although I must admit that I barely dared to touch it in the beginning and even kept in a box. Kinda silly.
I hope the glue is not too visible, and that nobody notices the missing foot. |
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 Jutilda
Canon EOS-30D |
09/04/2005 11:09:09 AM |
| This is awesome. As much as I detest scorpions, their shape is very alluring and the silhouette against the solid green of the leaf is just wonderful. GREAT JOB |
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 PhotoDrew
Sony DSC-F828 |
05/10/2005 11:46:48 PM |
NIce if you didn't tell me that it was a dead scorpian i would have guessed it was alive when you captured it
SWEeet picture man |
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hopper
Canon EOS-40D |
04/27/2005 11:46:05 AM |
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gloda
Canon EOS-40D |
04/14/2005 10:40:11 AM |
Thanks for all your kind comments. I've never ranked that high. Nonetheless I must amdit I opted for a 7 :)
Here's my source of inspiration:
Message edited by author 2005-04-14 10:40:45. |
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 Matthew
Canon EOS-5D |
04/13/2005 06:50:44 PM |
| Detail in the leaf is unbelievable - amazing for that. "y" was, as you say, confused by the legs etc. However, outside the challenge, a great shot (and a good one even within!). congrats. |
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 vince31874 |
04/13/2005 11:45:06 AM |
| Congrats on your 5th place shot. |
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Brad
Canon EOS-20D |
04/13/2005 01:14:48 AM |
Congrats on your top 5 finish Gilles.
Your story behind the scenes is a hoot - thanks for sharing it. |
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Comments Made During the Challenge  |
xdsp
Nikon D70 |
04/12/2005 11:27:04 PM |
| Nice shot. couldnot tell the Y |
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mayer_chik83
Canon PowerShot SD110 |
04/12/2005 11:13:07 PM |
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graphicfunk
Canon EOS-20D |
04/12/2005 10:15:34 PM |
| A superb capture to accent the "Y" |
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greigner
Fujifilm FinePix S602Z |
04/12/2005 12:48:31 PM |
| wow. scary, yet really good. nice 'y' too. |
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Fetor
Canon EOS-1D Mark III |
04/10/2005 08:36:06 PM |
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Structor
Canon EOS-5D |
04/10/2005 12:25:30 PM |
| I like this shot, very good idea and outcome |
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DannyM
Nikon D90 |
04/09/2005 05:12:05 PM |
| Fabulous detail. Beautifully done. |
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hamidjalal
Sony DSC-H1 |
04/08/2005 04:47:25 PM |
| it really gave me the creaps and earned you 9 points :-) |
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 Evaan
Canon PowerShot S3 IS |
04/07/2005 11:44:13 PM |
| Very effective contrast of the black on green, and love how sharp the veins are. Very unique composition. |
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lopexo
Canon EOS-30D |
04/07/2005 07:55:56 PM |
| love the detail on the leaf |
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inecather |
04/07/2005 06:12:51 PM |
| this picture is amazing. good job. |
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paynekj
Pentax K10D |
04/07/2005 03:29:43 PM |
| It's more of a J than a Y, but a good pic none the less |
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Brin
Canon EOS-5D |
04/07/2005 01:04:42 PM |
| I like this shot a lot, esp the colour and the pattern in the blade which makes an excellent background. |
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hopnjohn
Nikon D50 |
04/07/2005 01:00:47 PM |
| And a J and a T. Nice shot. |
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docpjv
Canon EOS-40D |
04/07/2005 09:37:01 AM |
| i see the winner, better You will not get. bumping up. |
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rayg544
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1K |
04/07/2005 02:05:53 AM |
| Very nice capture, just keep it away from me!!! 8 |
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Prime_Time
Nikon D80 |
04/06/2005 10:42:37 PM |
| think maybe more of capital J, even tho y is good also 8 |
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outland
Canon EOS-300D Rebel |
04/06/2005 08:52:58 PM |
| Quite striking. Hope you didn't have to get very close. |
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Nobody
Pentax K200D |
04/06/2005 07:59:41 PM |
The "J" in the tail is more pronounced.
I like the through-light effect. |
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Tallbloke
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT |
04/06/2005 04:55:31 PM |
| A Ribbon. Without a doubt. Just beautiful (in a sort of deadly and dangerous way) 10 |
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Kelli
Canon EOS-40D |
04/06/2005 03:59:57 PM |
| I hope he was dead... LOL 9 |
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Wawaa
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi |
04/06/2005 03:33:27 PM |
| Wow pretty impressive....The colours are stunning,it's almost perfect 9 |
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xonkas
Sony DSC-T1 |
04/06/2005 03:33:11 PM |
| Very interesting and original image, with amazing detail and a beautiful saturated green. One of my favourites. |
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saracat
Pentax K10D |
04/06/2005 11:43:10 AM |
| I love this one. Original, creative, great angle for the shot. Love the color and texture of the leaf, and I LOVE the idea of using a scorpion as the letter. Great job. |
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saiphfire
Canon EOS-40D |
04/06/2005 10:42:09 AM |
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roadrunner
Canon EOS-20D |
04/06/2005 07:58:13 AM |
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vtruan
Nikon D40X |
04/06/2005 07:46:41 AM |
| J is a better title IMO, but nice scorpion shadow. |
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davidx76
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT |
04/06/2005 04:36:32 AM |
| Ah wow, gotta be in the top 5 for sure!! The detail in the leaves is great, and a close inspection of the scorpion shows bones (?) in the legs etc!! great image! |
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