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Jacko


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Challenge: Body Parts (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G2
Location: Grand Falls, NB in my studio: the kitchen table
Date: Dec 22, 2002
Aperture: F7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Still Life, Macro
Date Uploaded: Dec 22, 2002

 Yup, you guessed it. I took a picture of an arm (my wife's), made some copies and cut them out. I was inspired by some shots in the illusion challenge. The rest is basic: cut a flower, use a black cloth for a background. Used a tripod with flash. Activated with my remote control. Actually it wasn't that easy ... I had to really be precise while cutting out the arms and hands. You need to make sure you remove every little bit of white around the edges, otherwise it sticks out like a sore thumb. Took approximately 80 shots to get it right. Had to place a Kleenex on my flash because the white was coming out too harsh. The liquid in the "vase" is orange juice ... the picture was lacking colour and it's the best I could do on such short notice. It's too bad I couldn't find a brighter coloured flower. Enough said, any questions? E-mail me. :)

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 53
Avg (all users): 6.2333
Avg (commenters): 7.3750
Avg (participants): 6.1364
Avg (non-participants): 6.3261
Views since voting: 2344
Votes: 90
Comments: 21
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 03/19/2003 11:41:40 AM
Two Words - Anne Geddes
 12/31/2002 05:49:05 PM
well done jacko! my favorite this week, i thought it would have placed higher.
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 12/30/2002 04:33:23 PM
This was a fun take. I concentrated too much time on the flower. It was getting late (Sunday night) and I didn't have time to reshoot. Heck, I got over 6 so I'm smiling ;)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/29/2002 12:33:24 PM
this is really amazing, great illusion. can't wait to hear how you did this. well done.
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 12/29/2002 03:45:35 AM
So much work, fantasy and visual impact on the flower and so exactly the contrairy on the rest of the image (background, staging/framing, jug) too bad !
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 12/28/2002 06:15:59 PM
Interesting! Excellent work.
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 12/27/2002 12:53:55 AM
This is very, very cool. I think perhaps the composition is a little bit awkward. A tighter crop would work better, maybe. But I love the surrealism of this photo!
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 12/26/2002 03:01:30 PM
strangely bizzarre idea. is that orange juice? a bit noisy in the orange/yellow parts, but done well otherwise.
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 12/26/2002 11:51:50 AM
Scary!!! So strange and interesting!!
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 12/26/2002 08:58:48 AM
Very cool pic. It always helps to have a photo that makes the onlooker think.
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 12/25/2002 10:05:51 PM
Clever concept, good execution. I'll have to remember about using an opaque fluid in the vase if planning to drop out the background.
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 12/25/2002 01:04:09 PM
yeah i remember these type of shots from illusion. way cool looking. im going to have to try this myself some time :)
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 12/24/2002 07:48:29 PM
Nice effect. I can't tell exactly how it's done, which is good.
The orange could do to be brighter, and I would prefer a portrait crop but there's obviously a lot of work gone into this so well done, I do like it.
 12/24/2002 12:38:03 PM
Wow, that is really a cool effect.
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 12/24/2002 08:14:25 AM
This is excellent! I love the artistic aspect of this. Very creative. I can't imagine my camera doing anything like this. Beautiful!
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 12/23/2002 11:10:00 PM
neat idea, very creative.
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 12/23/2002 01:22:12 PM
cut out hand pics? looks reallly neat. The orange juice bottle (is that orange juice?) looks a bit too grainy it's quality seems lower than that of the flower, also seems out of place I find myself wondering why a flower is growing in orange juice instead of wondering why hands are growing out of a flower. Cute concept, but the shot could have been touched up just a bit.
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 12/23/2002 01:06:51 PM
Took me a moment to see the hands, I see the flower and vase as being the subject of this picture.
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 12/23/2002 12:55:21 AM
I have no idea how this was done but I think it about the most unique photo I have ever seen. I will be among my favorites. This is absolutely georgeous. I can say enough good about it and nothing bad. It would be a 10 from me and should place 1st.
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 12/23/2002 12:40:37 AM
Interesting shot. Would like to know how you did this. Might have liked it better if there was just a stem in the vase, rather than what looks like orange juice (even though I would guess you were expanding on your "hand picked" theme.
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 12/23/2002 12:14:06 AM
interesting work... i think thiw sould be stronger with a tighter crop since it is centered... - setzler
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