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the magic carpet
the magic carpet
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Illusions II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Olympus C-2100UZ
Location: backyard
Date: Aug 3, 2005
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 139
Shutter: 1/125 sec
Date Uploaded: Aug 3, 2005

This was a collaboration between my wife, dragonlady, a member here, and me...it was her idea of the magic carpet flying, but it was mine to elevate her in the tractor bucket. Dragonlady is sitting in the bucket of our tractor: 7 feet up off the ground, on top of an oriental rug and a bale of shavings ...tried to take shots eliminating most of tractor bucket to make editing easier and legal...cropped, cloned some cat hair off dress and rug, levels to hide right side of bucket in shadow, unsharp mask and curves, burned some areas under rug...oh yes, cloned out a few wrinkles on dragonlady.

Statistics
Place: 57 out of 127
Avg (all users): 5.4526
Avg (commenters): 6.1200
Avg (participants): 5.0795
Avg (non-participants): 5.6193
Views since voting: 855
Views during voting: 566
Votes: 285
Comments: 26
Favorites: 1 (view)


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08/15/2005 09:51:34 AM
Can you believe you received four 1s? What were they thinking...it must have been the model that turned them off! Maybe the cat hair on my dress was visible?

Message edited by author 2005-08-15 10:05:23.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/14/2005 11:40:00 AM
Very nice and charming . The clothing and the hands in the air give a sense of suspension. Personally I would have included the left side of the carpet because the strong top lighting would have aided the illusion of floating.
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08/14/2005 05:04:30 AM
Great concept! The illusion works well here and the composition is good! I might have made the background more 'lofty' (sky and clouds...) though? But good set up and extra points for originality!
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08/12/2005 11:59:01 PM
One of the most original I've seen so far! To bad ya couldn't have the whole leading edge of the carpet showing. I'd like to see the set up as I did something similar though much weaker for the Movie Title challenge!
TC
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08/12/2005 11:09:10 AM
nice set-up and angle :)
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08/11/2005 07:22:15 PM
Good illusion or trick photography. I like the colours and contrast but the model looks a bit uncomfortable or staged.
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08/11/2005 01:49:05 AM
this is definitely one of the more effective illusions. the model looks just the part, and the outfit is great! I like the exposure, too - good lighting and detail on the subject with a darker but still visually interesting background. this one's in my top 5.
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08/10/2005 12:54:24 PM
what a fun shot, I bet you had a blast setting this up. I would like to see a little more detail in the background to make this shot zing..
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08/10/2005 11:44:12 AM
good planning to make this magic carpet ride. looks like fun
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08/10/2005 07:07:30 AM
I think that it would have been more effective with sky as the backdrop.
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08/09/2005 08:19:48 PM
who is that wonderful model?
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08/09/2005 02:55:16 PM
Super idea and your creativity gets a 10.
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08/09/2005 02:01:01 PM
now where did you fine a genie to use in a challenge? I would have liked to have seen more of the carpet and background - zoomed out a bit is i guess what i am trying to say (thought that may have ruined the illusion??)
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08/09/2005 01:42:39 PM
I like this... cropping to show more of the carpet would help bump it up a couple of notches
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08/09/2005 09:22:01 AM
Nice idea but it would have been better to see more space under the carpet
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08/09/2005 01:53:28 AM
Aladdin's Magic carpet. Very well setup!
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08/08/2005 10:06:42 PM
This is a great, interesting, and unique shot. I just wish the background was a little less clear, perhaps more of a blur, and the colors were more bold and bright. The carpet needs some reds! :)
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08/08/2005 08:34:11 PM
The illusion is strong. I am not a fan of the pose, however. I also find the highlights on the left distracting. 5
08/08/2005 04:58:40 PM
Very cool idea and you captured a good expression. The execution is a tad off though IMHO - I have a little trouble seeing the carpet as flying. BUT, still a great shot.
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08/08/2005 04:27:41 PM
cool idea, i think i better background could have made this shot a lot more.
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08/08/2005 02:59:45 PM
Great detail, I like the color. good effect!
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08/08/2005 02:03:13 PM
First Impression: Strong composition, but the up the nose angle hurts it a bit. The model being more colourfull than the carpet feels a bit wrong too.
Was I fooled? I love the idea. 2 things trip it up imho. The busy static tree background (maybe som e motion blur?) and the bottom corner of the carpet being missing.
Still nice idea though.
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08/08/2005 11:14:39 AM
Nice illusion. Your model is great and believable. If possible, I think a sky background would have been more fitting.
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08/08/2005 09:37:26 AM
Nice sharp image. Nice lighting.
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08/08/2005 08:08:32 AM
Where is the Crystal Ball, I want to see the Crystal Ball! Nice idea...
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08/08/2005 02:35:57 AM
Would have been a more realisitc composition if background was blurred to shown motion. great idea and shot. congrats!
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