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AquaMan [in-action detail]: happily married, cold-blooded, thumbless
AquaMan [in-action detail]: happily married, cold-blooded, thumbless
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Challenge: Illusions II (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Shoulda been better
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-100mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
Location: Lakewood Ohio, my shower
Date: Aug 7, 2005
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Action, Water
Date Uploaded: Aug 7, 2005

 Image was taken and imagined in the shower. RAW format image of my own hand using -- yes ... a flash! Cropped - I removed some extra water droplets by cloning in Photoshop ... sharpened, subtle curves, smart-sharpen - cloned out extreme flash glow in ring - used healing brush clean up skin a little.

Statistics
Place: 79 out of 127
Avg (all users): 5.1818
Avg (commenters): 5.2174
Avg (participants): 5.0698
Avg (non-participants): 5.2300
Views since voting: 1334
Views during voting: 595
Votes: 286
Comments: 23
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/14/2005 10:10:00 PM
Wow... Your colors are really off in this shot. I' don't know how to fix this one. Maybe playing around with levels. You used the on camera flash to didin't ya. I think this could be much improved if you didn't use the flash and instead brought in other light sources. Move them around and experiment till you have good results...
TC
 08/13/2005 10:37:33 PM
a very neat trick, though easily enough to accomplish. 6
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 08/13/2005 07:23:03 PM
Neat idea. The fingers seem a bit too red, but I like the concept. Well done.
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 08/13/2005 02:36:58 PM
very interesting take on th subject..well done!!
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 08/12/2005 06:19:29 AM
I Like the illusion but the title is like a short story.
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 08/12/2005 02:33:08 AM
Not much of an illusion IMHO...
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 08/11/2005 08:37:10 AM
Man, I knew there was a fifth in the fantastic four!!!
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 08/11/2005 03:31:06 AM
I like the idea, my only concern is the low lighting used, which has resulted in a rather grainy image.
I think a little neat image would help with this.
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 08/10/2005 02:32:03 PM
Not a very interesting illusion, but I like the water droplets
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 08/09/2005 11:39:16 AM
heh, a multi-set of illusions huh? cool idea, the title is a bit much.
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 08/09/2005 09:44:54 AM
Aquaman is probably a movie hero, don't follow those things much. The idea is rather good but somehow not convincing...looking at the image sideways however looks totally different..
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 08/09/2005 09:27:38 AM
i really like the water droplets coming off the fingers but the hand looks grainy and off color
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 08/09/2005 03:11:09 AM
Hmm Ok. Nice fast shutter stop motion. Illusion, not really. Does not seem to tell as much of a story as your title.
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 08/09/2005 01:36:49 AM
You're "clear blooded" :) This is a good one :) How did you do this coming from only four fingers? Where's Tommy Thumb? LOL
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 08/09/2005 12:19:48 AM
Nice execution of an illusion. i like the water droplets. I'm just not all that crazy about the coloring in this photo. The skin color on the hand appears too red and clashes with the bluish background. Perhaps this would be nice in a desaturated or B&W photo.
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 08/08/2005 10:24:38 PM
Neat, but the OOF/graininess is a bit distracting. Great job on the water droplets though.
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 08/08/2005 10:08:17 PM
This is a neat illusion, though I did find the presence of the hand to be a bit distracting. I'd like there to be less hand, more water. Perhaps just fingertips and then the water sprays.
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 08/08/2005 08:24:03 PM
better focus would make this a better image. the bubble out of the finger action is pretty cool tho
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 08/08/2005 02:53:53 PM
Nice effect, good detail, I like the color.
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 08/08/2005 02:04:31 PM
Boy, your really grasping at straws with this title....but its funny and made me laugh.
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 08/08/2005 02:44:32 AM
i noticed the no thumb thing... i hope its just a crop. Interesting idea.
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 08/08/2005 02:17:23 AM
Silly title!
I like the idea of the stop-action water dripping. Great job!
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 08/08/2005 01:44:44 AM
hahaa... this is really cool > pun intended< great idea....
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