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 This image was disqualified from the The Great Pumpkin Carving Challenge challenge.
Alone, and far from home
Alone, and far from home
fredandaud


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: The Great Pumpkin Carving Challenge (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S7000
Location: Durham, England
Date: Oct 31, 2005
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2005

 Firstly carved pumpkin
Used old spectacle lenses sprayed with metalic green paint for the eyes.
Hair gel for the tear drop.
Sprayed face white.
Tried to get the stars by using string of Christmas lights but they appeared too big in the photograph, so cloned them all out, leaving one.
Adjusted levels on the pumkin,and lassoo and dodge and burn on the tear drop to make it look as realistic as possible.
Used magic wand to select the whole background, and filled with noise, then levels to enhance the black and white.

Disqualification Details
Cloning, dodging, burning, etc. to improve your photo or remove imperfections or minor distracting elements, etc. is acceptable. However, using any editing tools to duplicate, create, or move major elements of your photograph is not permitted.

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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 11/08/2005 10:41:42 AM
WOW - this should have placed much higher. So imaginative!!
Canon PowerShot Pro1
 11/08/2005 01:48:32 AM
Very creative, well photoed, and great effort, and deserving of better recognition! Great job to be proud of!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 11/06/2005 10:18:03 PM
You did it! You left me without anything funny to say. Being alone in the universe is nothing to joke about! I love the tear drop on our alien's cheek--I would kiss it dry if I could....
Nikon D4s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/06/2005 09:05:05 PM
Creative
Nikon D70
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 11/05/2005 07:06:36 PM
Weeping Alien. Nice.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 11/05/2005 02:18:33 PM
Excellent!
Canon EOS-5D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 11/04/2005 07:18:38 PM
Very nice...looked really hard to do...10
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 11/02/2005 08:32:53 PM
nice... i personaly belive it would have looked nicer without the background removal, but thats just me
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 11/02/2005 07:17:52 AM
good one!
 11/02/2005 01:11:49 AM
Very creative.
Canon PowerShot A75
 11/01/2005 01:52:59 PM
Photoshopped!!!
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 11/01/2005 10:44:23 AM
What a neat idea! Very creative!
Canon EOS-30D
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon
 11/01/2005 10:13:09 AM
This is so GREAT! love the background and the tear and the eyes and the colors. Great job!
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 11/01/2005 08:34:01 AM
CLEVER!!!! Love this.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/01/2005 12:17:25 AM
So creative! VERY cool shot!
Olympus PEN E-P3
Konica Minolta MF 85mm f/1.7
 11/01/2005 12:06:49 AM
alien pumpkin boy.....ahhh
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