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Hina Poggle
Hina Poggle
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Challenge: Mythical Creatures (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Studio and woods
Date: Jul 19, 2010
Galleries: Animals, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Jul 20, 2010

Very rare to see during the day, and hard to miss at night the Hina Poggle feeds at night on insects attracted to it's light. The eye is large because it is primarily nocturnal. The Hina Poggle has tough almost impenetrable skin, but is a very docile creature.

To create this creature I took several pictures of hands. Mostly interlocking fingers with a flash placed behind them to create the glowing look. Then I compiled them in photoshop and used clone and healing brush to blend them all into one homogeneous mass. I used a total of 35 images combined in this composite. I went to the woods and took a few images with my flash to create the starry effects in the background. I used HDR on the background to get a wider range of colors.

Statistics
Place: 39 out of 83
Avg (all users): 5.4806
Avg (commenters): 7.2143
Avg (participants): 5.7917
Avg (non-participants): 5.4095
Views since voting: 2619
Views during voting: 624
Votes: 258
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0


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08/25/2010 04:52:33 PM
I like it.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/27/2010 11:40:14 PM
well done
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07/27/2010 07:53:35 PM
I haven't looked at many yet, so I won't vote too soon but I'm guessing this will be my favorite... maybe because it's pink?
Okay done. It's up there. Still love it.
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07/27/2010 02:31:46 PM
Reminds me of Monty Python - love it.
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07/26/2010 11:10:15 PM
Good eyeball, but the rest seems to cartoony for my taste.
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07/26/2010 01:30:16 AM
Great job.
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07/25/2010 09:54:17 PM
Took awhile to figure out how you created this creature... fantastic
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07/24/2010 05:18:36 PM
Really cute!
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07/22/2010 09:34:30 PM
is it friendly?
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07/22/2010 04:10:11 PM
Not sure what exactly a Hina Poggle is - but it is a very odd creature. It makes me think Monty Pythonish creatures...maybe it came along and finished the Black Knight for a snack (Monty Python and the Holy Grail reference):-) The one eye is cyclops in nature but the rest with the mishapen head and odd furry tenticile legs really puts it in a strange creature category. I do like how you have placed your creature an natural enviroment to show where it may be found. However, it is a little much on the cartoonish side to be a truly believable creature in existence. Perhaps more definition to the head shape and continuing the texture of the 'hairy' legs up to it's chest would help. Maybe adding some texture of fur/scales or whatnot might help too. I can't decide if the color should or should not be adjusted. On one hand this is supposedly a fantastical creature so it doesn't have to necessarily have real world color tones. However, the bright pink color would make it way too easy to spot for some wandering hero to slay. Of course the Hina Poggle just might have invisibility powers that help it's survival and it's ability to hunt :-) A good effort - slightly above average image but could be better with a bit more work.
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07/22/2010 02:00:46 PM
And this landed from where?
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07/22/2010 09:47:57 AM
My daughter were looking through the challenge entries and both loved this one! I like the little starburts scattered about and your processing is perfect!
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07/22/2010 07:10:02 AM
Heheh never heard of this but reminds me of the kind of creatures you see in the game Spore.
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07/21/2010 06:25:57 PM
I see bigfoot in the background!!!
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07/21/2010 12:12:18 AM
lol, had me laughing before the screen had even loaded all the way:) love it! 7
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