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Enchanted cottage?
Enchanted cottage?
imagine74


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Magic & Mystery (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Valencia, Spain
Date: Aug 18, 2006
Aperture: 10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 4 s
Galleries: Humorous, Interior
Date Uploaded: Aug 18, 2006

 It was really funny. I wanted to catch a "transparent" image of a ghost, so my model had to suffer jumping and jumping in order to allow me to create that image. It was difficult to have the best lights because the room (a room hotel in a cottage) wasn't prepared for such an experiment.
pp: ACR, hue/saturation, levels, USM, resize, borders, USM, save for web

Statistics
Place: 86 out of 127
Avg (all users): 5.1478
Avg (commenters): 5.4000
Avg (participants): 5.0000
Avg (non-participants): 5.1987
Views since voting: 753
Views during voting: 315
Votes: 203
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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 08/28/2006 11:37:17 PM
i liked this. the first time i saw it, i just took it to be a picture of a candle in front of some curtains but on closer inspection, i saw the "ghost" and thought it was a cool effect. like i said, i dig it.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/27/2006 02:42:22 PM
Nice effect! I think staying in the frame a touch shorter time would have a better effect, the sheet at the bottom left is a bit too substantial.
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 08/26/2006 01:51:56 PM
i'm sure the intent was to portray something else in the BG. I see what appears to be some folds in sheets, but it doesn't stand out enough to get the message across.
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 08/24/2006 12:31:26 AM
Not a particularly strong photo. The lighting is a little off and it doesn't really portray magic and mystery for me.
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 08/24/2006 12:16:30 AM
Ah! On second viewing, I see the ghost. Nicely done. Not much "pop" to it, though, since the colors are so muted and there's not much contrast. 5.
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 08/23/2006 07:47:27 PM
The composition feels a bit squeezed with it being so near the wall. It's a nice attempt at a ghost image. I'd like more to the ambiance of the cottage than just the wood walls. 6
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 08/22/2006 10:54:03 PM
Do ghosts really wear sheets? ;-)
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 08/22/2006 10:24:17 PM
Nice idea, but the angle feels awkward, like I'm being squashed against the wall.
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 08/21/2006 02:03:49 PM
the lighting works nicely on the table and basket, but not on the walls.
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 08/21/2006 11:07:49 AM
with this being an advanced editing challange I would have liked to see the hot spot on the left toned down ... my eye wants to focus there instead of the candles or ghostly figure behind it ...
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 08/21/2006 02:08:32 AM
very subtle. I'm not sure about the composition, would like to see a bit less wall.
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