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Taken too many silhouettes!
Taken too many silhouettes!
graphicfunk


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Faceless Portrait (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Location: home
Date: Oct 7, 2006
Aperture: 9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 250/ with strobes
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: Oct 7, 2006

 Now, this was a fun image to make. First we need an old shirt because we want to cut it in the back inorder to get the hands through the sleeves. We then take pins and secure shirt and vest to a screen which the cats have rendered useless at bottom with tears and hairs. We make two cuts here and then I go behind screen and put hands through muslin screen and shirt. I did a few takes alone but I needed my wife to snap the final to get good alignment and positioning.

Well, she freaked out when I put my hands through, so much so that she asked me to look at her do it. She gets behind and puts hands through and yes, it looked real spooky. Like a transformation as the dangling sleeves take life.

The lighting is frontal side lighting with enough back lighting to bring out the silhouette. The great fun is my reward here.

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 185
Avg (all users): 6.5519
Avg (commenters): 7.8261
Avg (participants): 6.3373
Avg (non-participants): 6.6899
Views since voting: 2915
Views during voting: 523
Votes: 212
Comments: 44
Favorites: 6 (view)

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AuthorThread
 10/23/2006 02:41:42 AM
Love this! Congratulations on a great score and placement in the top 15
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 10/17/2006 06:16:42 PM
Great shot. Congrats on your top 20 finish!
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 10/16/2006 07:43:47 PM
Hi Daniel, great finish, way to go!!
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 10/16/2006 06:11:09 PM
Wonderful Sir! Another great image that inspires! Thanks and congrats!

Message edited by author 2006-10-16 18:52:56.
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 10/16/2006 06:08:43 PM
One of my favs in this challenge. Sounds like you had fun making this picture :o) Good one...
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 10/16/2006 03:16:51 PM
Your creativity is incredible. Congratulations to you on an excellent shot and congratulations to your wife on being such a good sport!
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 10/16/2006 07:40:30 AM
wow! that was quite the set-up! nicely done and congrats on 13th.
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 10/16/2006 07:27:26 AM
Oh man! This is awesome! I'm so surprised its not up front with a ribbon! Such an amazingly creative idea, executed to perfection!
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 10/16/2006 06:40:26 AM
Congratulations to a DPC Master! You never disappoint with your creativity
and technical expertise. It is a real treat to eperience your photographs.
Thank you.
--jrjr
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 10/16/2006 02:46:44 AM
So very awesome..Well done on top 20!
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 10/16/2006 02:40:18 AM
another "trademarked" photo from you, Dan.
Great work - after reading your comments on the image, I can imagine, yes, it must have been spooky to see the sleeves come to life!

congrats on the high finish! :)
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 10/16/2006 02:13:52 AM
Classic Funk! I love it! Congratulations, Daniel on a great finish!
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 10/16/2006 01:46:01 AM
Originally posted by owen:
You'd better tell us how you did this.

Thanks Dan, It's amazing you did it the old fashioned way. I was sure you'd done like a double exposure type of shot. Your execution is spot on, congrats to you and your wife.
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 10/16/2006 01:42:31 AM
Im sorry I missed this...I knew this was some of your work. This one is great, that shadow makes this photo a great work of art.
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 10/16/2006 01:30:14 AM
I'm not sure why this didn't ribbon... oh well. True, there were other marvelous shots up in the top ten.
Still,
Always a pleasure watching your work, Daniel!
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 10/16/2006 01:03:36 AM
I didn't know how you shot this either but after your explanation it the first word that comes to mind is "doh!" :P Great shot!
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 10/16/2006 12:23:51 AM
You'd better tell us how you did this.
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 10/16/2006 12:13:20 AM
Originally posted by RolandB:
I should have guessed it was you!!! Classic and extremely well done. Congra Rats to you!


Me too...this is amazing...please let us know how you did this...
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 10/16/2006 12:13:05 AM
Originally posted by RolandB:
I should have guessed it was you!!! Classic and extremely well done. Congra Rats to you!


Me too...this is amazing...please let us know how you did this...
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 10/16/2006 12:10:49 AM
I should have guessed it was you!!! Classic and extremely well done. Congra Rats to you!
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 10/16/2006 12:08:47 AM
HEE HEE - I thought that was you. I'm in good company!! Congrats.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/15/2006 10:39:41 PM
Returned for bump Great shot! Very creative 10
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 10/15/2006 10:17:35 PM
Whoa! Interesting shot
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 10/15/2006 01:50:15 PM
daniel? great shot bump
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 10/15/2006 02:10:05 AM
Great literalness, Funky! Can't wait to see the 'how-to'!
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 10/12/2006 07:15:32 PM
LOL This is a fun shot and also technically well done!
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 10/12/2006 12:09:03 PM
This photo made me laugh; I like it! This represents how I feel sometimes after submitting a photo to a challenge! "Off with his head!!!" Not in your case though, this is great! I do hope you'll explain how it was done! 8o)
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 10/12/2006 12:06:49 PM
Excellent idea and execution. Lighting and shadows are perfect and subject matter is interesting. Nice take on theme. 9
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 10/12/2006 10:02:56 AM
you rocked this illusion. 8
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 10/11/2006 11:20:18 PM
canon
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 10/11/2006 10:04:47 PM
nice work
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 10/11/2006 05:56:40 PM
very inventive ... always a technique that makes me study the photo and wonder how. One of my favorites this challenge
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 10/11/2006 01:44:34 PM
Neat trick, Dan!
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 10/10/2006 12:30:24 PM
I would like to know how you did this!
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 10/10/2006 10:15:58 AM
Your so clever!!! This is one of your best ideas ever. I really enjoy your work.
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 10/09/2006 09:47:00 PM
Nice take on the challenge, great shot.
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 10/09/2006 06:13:17 PM
Good idea. Works. And so sharp and well lit. Like it.
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 10/09/2006 03:28:18 PM
Very funny shot!

Message edited by author 2006-11-20 22:38:35.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/09/2006 02:57:47 PM
Very funny and so nicely done..
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 10/09/2006 02:03:18 PM
Great effect! Nice and sharp too.
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 10/09/2006 05:10:17 AM
graphicfunk? Lovely entry.
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 10/09/2006 01:47:59 AM
I would recommend that you get this validated, cause it's a super image and you don't want people voting it down because they they think it's against the rules...awesome image tht should ribbon if you are within the rules...
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 10/09/2006 12:54:08 AM
Brilliant! It don't take a genius to know who the photographer is if you seen his work. Great job graphicfunk you keep taking creativity to new levels. 9
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 10/09/2006 12:35:16 AM
Dan?? WOW - this is fantastic. What a nice first image to see - I hope this is a sign of the rest of the images. BRAVO!!
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