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My dreams, they're not as empty as my conscience seems to be...
My dreams, they're not as empty as my conscience seems to be...
mgsmith53


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Challenge: The Eyes Have It! (Basic Editing)
Camera: Pentax K100D
Lens: Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
Location: Paaducah, KY
Date: Feb 3, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Emotive, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Feb 5, 2008

 clipped out SP eyes, taped into glasses, suspended against black felt background, single high flash, shaded threads by hand to minimize visibility
crop, levels layer, brightness & contrast, unsharp mask, resize, sfw

Statistics
Place: 180 out of 299
Avg (all users): 4.7051
Avg (commenters): 5.1111
Avg (participants): 4.4247
Avg (non-participants): 4.8472
Views since voting: 1504
Views during voting: 347
Votes: 217
Comments: 13
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 03/07/2008 07:45:44 PM
This deserved a much higher score. I think many folks missed the creativity.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 02/12/2008 10:43:05 PM
ok image
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
 02/12/2008 05:14:31 PM
i love your title! great song =)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Sigma 70-200 /2.8 APO EX HSM II
02/11/2008 12:03:44 PM
I love the idea and creativity
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Canon PowerShot Pro1
 02/11/2008 01:43:50 AM
i like the reversal here
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/09/2008 10:14:46 PM
lol great idea
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Kodak CX4230
 02/09/2008 05:23:31 PM
Very nice idea. I'd be curious to see how it looks in b/w.
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Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 02/08/2008 01:28:14 AM
nice quote for a title, cool idea too
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 02/07/2008 02:25:53 AM
Looks like the eyes were pasted into the frames.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/06/2008 07:14:13 PM
Very original idea.
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 02/06/2008 10:16:46 AM
hmmmm, this is a puzzler. I'm not sure how you did it, and I'd be curious to see if there are more applications of your technique.
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Nikon D3300
 02/06/2008 06:51:11 AM
finally someone who really took an eyes picture! a little out of focus though, but at least, it does fit the challenge! good idea!
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 02/06/2008 12:52:41 AM
This is very clever. One of my top ten.
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