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Challenge: Mythical Creatures (Expert Editing*)
Collection: Creatures
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II
Location: Birmingham, England
Date: Jul 20, 2010
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/25
Galleries: Animals, Nude
Date Uploaded: Jul 20, 2010

 Could have just kept tweaking this. This is my first composite image in a challenge and only my second composite image (the first just being a background swap).

The lighting is still all wrong but given the vastly different shooting conditions for each of the three images, I couldn't get it better with my limited skills. However, I am sure I shouldn't have rushed my selections, a bit of feathering would have done wonders. But I did most of the post compositing work in Aperture with Color Efex Pro plugins, so no opportunity to refine the selections after all the filter work.

I'm sure it won't be able to live with the competition in this challenge. Just as well because with all the tinkering, my editing steps might be a little tricky to recount with perfect accuracy.

I'm pleased I got something in though.

Post challenge:

Ten 1s - that seems a bit disproportionate. Nude prudes flexing their voting muscles or did those voters really think this was one of the most poorly executed images in the challenge?

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 83
Avg (all users): 6.3068
Avg (commenters): 7.2273
Avg (participants): 6.5319
Avg (non-participants): 6.2581
Views since voting: 9021
Views during voting: 736
Votes: 264
Comments: 33
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 08/25/2010 04:32:38 PM
Really Neat!
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 08/09/2010 01:22:57 AM
Boo hiss on your prudes, nice work.
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 08/01/2010 12:03:09 PM
this is a fantastic image ... i really dont understand all the low votes ..
Monika looks good as a centaur or a human .. :)
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 07/31/2010 07:50:32 AM
Didn't vote in this challenge but just saw this now. The 10 1s is a joke right? Must be the nude prudes. Seriously good job in my opinion. And 12th was pretty good going too!
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 07/31/2010 07:42:30 AM
What I find interesting about this is that the lighting doesn't feel 'bad' to me, it feels more like it is a dark forest.

There is a mood here that goes on top of the photographic merit and I think it actually does it one better.

Very good.
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 07/28/2010 11:52:29 AM
Yeah the 10 1's is BS. This is a fantastic image, well done!
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 07/28/2010 11:51:12 AM
Ten 1s. I just can't believe it. I suppose these voters also close their eyes when they change their clothes, to not be offended by what they could see. Pathetic.

This is one of the best entries of the challenge in my opinion, congratulations.
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 07/28/2010 11:48:18 AM
10 1's. That's just not right.
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 07/28/2010 05:42:44 AM
Tip of the hat to the highest-scoring of us centaurs! :-) Great blending work.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/27/2010 07:14:04 PM
Great editing here; the merge of the horse and the torso is very nicely done. I'm wondering what she's looking at (it appears to be behind the tree) and why her left hand appears larger than her right. (8)
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 07/27/2010 03:05:52 PM
just wondering but is this sort of nudity allowed?
besides that its a very emotional piece. she looks...frightened
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 07/27/2010 02:32:42 PM
amazing!! this must be the winner 10
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 07/27/2010 05:18:44 AM
Very nicely taken and great job blending your model's body with the animal. I think its a great image but just a touch too dark around the bottom half of the centaura.

ETA: I just viewed this on my laptop and noticed its not nearly as dark as it was on my mac, pretty sure its the gamma difference. Bumped to a 7.
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 07/26/2010 11:31:20 PM
This is an example of nice editing. 8
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 07/26/2010 05:09:57 PM
Love her expression. I wish there was more light to the centaur's feet and less on the FG tree but that's a very tiny nitpick... 8
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 07/25/2010 11:00:21 AM
talented processing
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 07/25/2010 10:54:00 AM
Nice and spooky,which is good in this case.
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 07/24/2010 10:11:16 PM
I love the editing that you have done on this shot.....I give it an 8
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 07/24/2010 04:47:17 PM
Very attractive woman and a great blend of horse and women!

One the top images in the challenge! Hope you don't get hit too much by the nude prudes on the site.
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 07/23/2010 07:11:12 PM
well done I like the lighting (not voting)
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 07/22/2010 08:37:20 PM
i these things were all men, can be offensive.
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 07/22/2010 02:34:27 PM
shouldn't there be a rating? R
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 07/22/2010 01:39:21 PM
The centaura's hind parts and legs are very dark on my pc - can hardly see them.
Excellent idea however.
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 07/22/2010 01:38:37 PM
Great job with the lighting and blending. The fur morphing into skin looks real.
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 07/22/2010 12:17:09 PM
lovely PP and conceptu
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 07/22/2010 10:04:23 AM
The blending of the female body to the horses body is spot on flawless. Even the stance of the two components work well together. I also like the attention to detail in this image in that the shadows fall correctly on all elements to make the scene believable (i.e. look at where the shadows fall on the tree trunks, the horse's body, and the woman's torso). The shadow underfoot of the centura helps the blend her into the scene; she appears there and not pasted in. Nicely done.
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 07/21/2010 10:42:42 PM
Nice tree? I think the blending is good, but it appears that there is too much space in between the waist and legs of the animal. Otherwise it looks great. I'm wondering what has her attention though?
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 07/21/2010 05:05:23 PM
Good job with the processing.
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 07/21/2010 02:49:07 PM
great job!
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 07/21/2010 01:29:32 PM
This is very creative. Great composition.
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 07/21/2010 01:06:48 PM
Overall, this image is very captivating. The lighting and the colors all work very well and create the illusion of the creature actually being in that place. But I have some issues with the composition. The main tree looks like it is blocking the scene rather than being a part of it. And the creature is also a bit odd. I think the fact that we can still make out her legs is a bit creepy, as it puts her, um, special area right in the center of the creature's chest. I think merging her at or just above the bellybutton would have eliminated this issue for me. But hey, it's your creature :-)
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 07/21/2010 01:50:46 AM
really good job! perfect lighting and excellent edition and composition!
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 07/21/2010 01:41:22 AM
I want one of these
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