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BOOM! - edible mushroom cloud
BOOM! - edible mushroom cloud
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Negative Image II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Puyallup, WA
Date: Apr 15, 2008
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 10
Shutter: 1/13 sec
Galleries: Sky, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Apr 15, 2008

 I actually enjoy trying to figure out what I'm gonna attempt to photograph for the challenge each week. I had a few ideas for "Negative Image" but every time I converted my shots they looked like a nuclear winter. Then I thought...How about a nuclear explosion. A mushroom cloud. I went to the local grocery store and picked up a few large "Button" mushrooms and set it up. I used tooth picks to elevate the mushroom and create the plume. The clouds are made from cotton balls. The texture in the mushroom actually worked pretty well. A spotlight from the side cast a believable shadow. Then it was just a matter of post processing.

Invert, levels, curves, hue/sat, selective color, crop, contrast, gausin blur, size and save for web. Fun project.


Statistics
Place: 63 out of 355
Avg (all users): 5.8926
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 5.6154
Avg (non-participants): 6.1972
Views since voting: 1148
Views during voting: 239
Votes: 149
Comments: 3
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 04/23/2008 12:13:21 AM
This is really creative, congrats on your second best score. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/21/2008 08:20:46 PM
love it. fav'd + 10
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 04/20/2008 10:15:51 AM
Right.


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