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Midnight Rendezvous
dsidwell


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Challenge: Symmetry (Classic Editing)
Collection: Miscellaneous
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: River Heights, Utah. USA
Date: Mar 28, 2003
Aperture: f 4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/2
Galleries: Humorous, Nature
Date Uploaded: Mar 29, 2003

 I got these two fish out of my freezer, thawed them out, and placed them on a black backdrop (that I later had to wash). I put my shoe under the backdrop so the fish could rest on it and would appear to be swimming toward the camera (my shoe still smells of fish). I also used only a blue light to give them some color.

It was difficult going; their mouths would not stay open!

In Photoshop, I then fiddled with Curves to minimize the reflection from the black backdrop, pushed the blues and greens by only about 10%, and then added 10% more contrast.

I suppose some might think it digital art rather than a photograph, but as long as we're pushing levels and colors, I figure we're all doing digital art. Thanks for listening!

Hey, never eat fish whose eyes are not clear!

Statistics
Place: 132 out of 226
Avg (all users): 4.9639
Avg (commenters): 5.3750
Avg (participants): 4.8000
Avg (non-participants): 5.1786
Views since voting: 1351
Votes: 194
Comments: 10
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AuthorThread
 06/28/2006 08:25:55 PM
comment from my 1-4-0 thread...

Hi David, its three years since you submitted this and think its about time you reshot it (using skills learnt this past 3 years and someone elses shoes maybe lol). No need for me to comment on this as 1, its all been said and 2, its been a long time.

Awesome port btw and all those ribbons! you should frame this lol.
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 04/07/2003 01:50:29 PM
hahahaha you are to funny. If only they knew what you went through to get the shot, you would have got a better score. lol Can't wait to see more of your work.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/04/2003 11:31:35 AM
Mwah! Dahling! :-)
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 04/01/2003 11:37:26 PM
WOW~ How was this shot taken????
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 04/01/2003 10:21:30 PM
Innnnnnteresting.. the bits in the upper middle are kinda distracting :(
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 04/01/2003 01:45:08 PM
good job, the symetry pulls the picture together.
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 04/01/2003 11:16:28 AM
psycho fish. Strange effect. Looks like pop art more than a photograph, which is cool in its own right. But for this, I don't really like it. Sorry. 5
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 03/31/2003 10:10:50 PM
I like it. People may mark down due to the post-processing. I won't though. Good job!
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 03/31/2003 01:59:59 AM
I don't like the colors.
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 03/31/2003 12:26:43 AM
Cool color on these fish! I hope their rendezvous didn't end in tragedy! I love it!
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