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Always Smiling (no matter what)
Always Smiling (no matter what)
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Challenge: Habits (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Olympus C-750UZ
Location: Bedroom
Date: May 16, 2004
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Studio, Political
Date Uploaded: May 14, 2004

 Baloon is suspended by a thin thread over two pocketknives, a leatherman, and a knife. My goal was to give a sense of obliviousness and the pressence of sure doom. I'm not sure why.

lighting from front giving reflections in balloon

cropped
auto levels
desaturated everything but yellow and green
resized
that's all

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Place: 160 out of 256
Avg (all users): 4.7043
Avg (commenters): 4.5714
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Views since voting: 1157
Votes: 257
Comments: 10
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/25/2004 10:48:48 AM
I can relate...it's good to know you are not alone...besides the pick of habit. The photo is very well done...love the color contrast. As well as the imagery.
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 05/22/2004 01:12:29 AM
Always smiling (perpetual cheerfulness, good nature) isn't a habit so much as a personality trait. I guess there are some instances where constant smiling would become a habit (beauty contestants, game show hosts?) but it is really stretching the idea of a habit. Interesting idea. I don't care much for the execution. One knife or blade might have been sufficient. This is a bit of overkill.
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 05/21/2004 03:41:22 PM
Nice idea. Better lighting would have helped a great deal.
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 05/20/2004 09:06:43 PM
Distrubing image, but the flash was not the right lighting for this. A bounce off the cieling would have created more interesting shadows, and made the image clearer.
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 05/20/2004 12:00:42 AM
Great idea. I'm not crazy about the lighting though as it seems somewhat harsh. I think the reflections throughout the photo detract a little fomr the overall effect.
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 05/19/2004 04:21:10 PM
ummmmm
 05/19/2004 03:52:06 PM
I didn't get it untill I scrolled down. Ha Ha!
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 05/19/2004 02:44:40 PM
bad lighting smiley should be more careful or else's he's going to be frowning
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 05/19/2004 02:36:40 PM
Ha, very funny. I love the concept. I wish you'd managed to keep the harsh lights to the side, so they didn't distract from the smileyface.
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 05/19/2004 12:34:33 PM
Good Original Idea. Nice work with the lighting too. Good sharpness. not really a habit though but at least you didn't take a picture of a person smoking or biting nails. - 7
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