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Challenge: Polka Dots (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S700 / S5700
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Date: Nov 29, 2009
Aperture: F/3.5
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Abstract, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Nov 29, 2009

 Color Balance; Contrast/Brightness; Clarify; Levels; Crop; Sharpen; Resize; Clone out hot spots; Neat Image; Save for web.
I took the picture in my garage, using my improvised "light box". In essence, a black cloth for the backdrop and table cloth, a Creative Memories Project Tote with a yard of polka dot cloth fan folded in it. The "bug" is a banana painted white, and dusted with blue on one side and orange on the other, and the "wings" made of iridescent pipe cleaners. It is "flying" via a thread tied around its stem, and the bottom end caught in a fold of the tote. A bit on the bizarre side, but what do you want after a holiday weekend?

Statistics
Place: 75 out of 78
Avg (all users): 4.5274
Avg (commenters): 4.1250
Avg (participants): 4.4865
Avg (non-participants): 4.5413
Views since voting: 643
Views during voting: 286
Votes: 146
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 12/07/2009 12:08:02 AM
For the curious, the purse is just a polka dotted purse, with some polka dotted cloth in it. The object that only Yo_Spiff guessed is indeed a banana (NOT battery powered), painted white, "wings" made from pipe cleaners inserted on either side, and highlighted in orange on one side and blue on the other. I suspended it from a thread, and caught the bottom of the banana in the purse so it would stay in the desired position. Top of the shot was a bit dark to hide the thread, and yes, I used the on-camera flash (at least part of it - held my hand in front of part of it).
Guess that score will teach me to be creative!

Message edited by author 2009-12-07 00:09:42.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/06/2009 09:28:18 PM
Well, there's polka dots and plenty of color and it's pretty sharp... but I'm not sure I understand what's going on in the image. Also, the light seems uneven, like on-camera flash.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/05/2009 07:42:05 PM
Is that thing battery powered?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/04/2009 12:11:12 PM
I have no idea what that is or what is going on. But, it's Polka Dots huh...!?!?!?!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/30/2009 06:25:41 PM
for me there isn't enough of the Polka Dots in this shot...and your humor is totally missing me...I don't get it...I think there is a message here...but...ah no...I don't get it at all...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/30/2009 12:59:36 PM
Something escaping from a purse? A banana? An "adult novelty item"? Not quite sure what I am looking at.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/30/2009 01:45:26 AM
Not sure I understand the message here, other than P-dotted fabric and an object.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/30/2009 01:10:09 AM
I wish the thing that's escaping were brighter at the top of it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/30/2009 12:21:37 AM
i think you have a great material out there, i am a bit disappointed with the outcome.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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