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Day 04: Coy, yet Deadly
Day 04: Coy, yet Deadly
Blue Moon


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Camera: Canon PowerShot A80
Location: My livingroom
Date: Sep 9, 2006
Aperture: 2.8
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Black and White, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Sep 10, 2006

Viewed: 489
Comments: 15
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 Yup, another karate shot. I like my toys, they're fun. This is a fan I use in class and it is considered a weapon. In case you're wondering HOW, it's made of steel and those thin sheets used to hold up the fan used to extend into blades. Also it makes a really LOUD startling sound when you extend and flip it. It kinda sound like a motorcycle revving up...or a really loud fart. lol, it's fun to use though, especially when sneaking up on your friends and whipping it out.

Converted to b/w, messed with brightness and contrast, then did something I've never used in a final photo which is the solarize effect. I think it worked pretty well in this case, mostly b/c it's b/w and all the lighting is coming from behind. I know people would like to see more contrast in this one, but it just ends up looking grainy.

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 09/12/2006 02:47:16 PM
Another shot with the blinds in the background, which I kinda like because of the the different texture than a plain background and the shadows that are created by it. The pose is great. Love the fan and the eyes gazing over are very myserious, almost playful. If I would have stuck to martial arts, I could have learned the fan in a few years. Yes martial art toys are fun :)
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 09/11/2006 07:32:19 AM
Good shot, nice use of b&w
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 09/11/2006 01:23:58 AM
I live in Hawaii. I see lots of fans because there are many Asian women living here. I thought they were just pretty - I didn't know I was in mortal danger... Many of the women also carry parasols...I thought it was to keep the sun off their faces...but they are probably bazookas.

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 09/11/2006 12:51:06 AM
Wow that sounds deadly - it looks like a beautiful weapon!
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 09/10/2006 10:13:53 PM
Remind me never to piss you off!
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 09/10/2006 09:07:03 PM
very coy and cute. great job!
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 09/10/2006 08:57:51 PM
Cool fan! Great explanation too. I like your expression.
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 09/10/2006 08:41:32 PM
Great setup, maybe a tad on the dark side. Another great expression.
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 09/10/2006 07:37:58 PM
Originally posted by Melethia:
The B&W does work but hopefully this fan will make another appearance at some point because I'm guessing it's pretty in color. Very interesting about it being a weapon, too - thanks for including the info!


Yeah, i wish I could have done selectice saturization, or whatever it's called, but I only got GIMP yesterday and I haven't figured out how to do that. Where is it?

Message edited by author 2009-01-13 16:50:50.
 09/10/2006 07:10:48 PM
The B&W does work but hopefully this fan will make another appearance at some point because I'm guessing it's pretty in color. Very interesting about it being a weapon, too - thanks for including the info!
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 09/10/2006 06:56:21 PM
woahsville!
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 09/10/2006 06:54:17 PM
HEY! Where can I get one of those fans? Could be useful in village raids. ...although I might look less manly carrying that around. ;-)

Great shot! I would like to see more contrast - grain or not. :)
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 09/10/2006 06:45:41 PM
Very nice. Kind of gives it an old Japanese feel.
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 09/10/2006 06:45:20 PM
yeah, great textures and contrast
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 09/10/2006 05:27:28 PM
I like how the vertical blinds mimic the folds in the fan. Kinda cool!!
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 09/10/2006 05:19:14 PM
The B&W treatment looks great.
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