Shadow Of A Doubt
by GeneralE

Comment by liltritter:
I didn't actually vote this one as I wasn't sure it was actually shadows but computer generated. (I don't vote low on ones I feel DNMC because it might and I don't see it) Well done, however I did not care for the coloring. Sorry

Paradise Lost
by GeneralE

Comment by cuspie:
It's not a far stretch to think you ate them "out of house and home"!
Cute pic.

Shadow Of A Doubt
by GeneralE

Comment by Ragga2000:
Like the original also. Thanks for your details on making the picture. My picture was also validated during the challenge, felt bad while it was happening, but good afterwards... Guess this is something you get used to :o) Nice work you are doing, very creative :o)

Shadow Of A Doubt
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by efren: It is definately interesting! Captivating and somehow troublesome. would like to know how it was done. 10

Here are the basic steps. The figures in parentheses after the Curves are (Input=Output) values for the control points on the Curves graph.

-Printed out some question marks of various sizes and gray tones on clear film. Hung it up with some pants hangers, and used a standard swing-arm desk lamp to shine through it onto a whiteboard.

-Handheld, macro mode.
-Tungsten white balance
-Cropped, slight rotation
-Retouched a couple of small reflections near the top
-RGB Curve to improve contrast (29=12) (67=78)
-Individual Red, Green and Blue Curves to achieve the colorization
--Red: (0=100) (25=5) (56=62) (74=100)
--Green: (8=0) (69=72)
--Blue: (0=100) (6=76) (74=98) (96=10)
-Resized for DPC
-USM at 88%/16 dia/TH = 0
-SaveAs JPEG at quality 7/10 = 125kb

Resized original:

Thanks everyone, for a great batch of comments!

Paradise Lost
by GeneralE

Comment by mrsasta:
CLOSED?! oh the horror, great title

Paradise Lost
by GeneralE

Comment by philup:
thats not good!! Store needs to reopen!

Paradise Lost
by GeneralE

Comment by Ragga2000:
Had to look closely to get it:o) Funny one :o)

Shadow Of A Doubt
by GeneralE

Comment by rick13601:
You,re definately thinking outside of the box with this photo. I wonder what the voters who can't think out of the box will think.

Shadow Of A Doubt
by GeneralE

Comment by efren:
It is definately interesting! Captivating and somehow troublesome. would like to know how it was done. 10

Kate by the Fountain
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by dunamis: Good job. Did it bother Kate that you produced a mirror image?

I don't think she ever said anything about that ... I don't know if she even remembers about it -- this picture must be over ten years old.

Here's a handy link to the original -- scan of a B&W print: