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Postby storm on Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:39 am

kinda creepy when I first saw it. I had been roaming the streets of Savannah , Georgia on my trip around the states and stumbled upon this vision through an iron fence. I think it was the color that struck me. of course the lack of an actual body in a life-size overalls caught me too. I couldnt' find the best way to crop any one image so I posted two. Hopefully one of them carries merit. Hope you all enjoy! Comments and critiques welcome as always.

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Postby MHD on Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:45 am

First one is the best...
and a very very good image...

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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:49 am

The tight crop on #1 works and is a creepy pic but I like very much :D
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Postby Onyx on Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:09 pm

It's haunting... I'll have you to thank for my nightmares Storm. ;)
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Postby ozimax on Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:14 pm

Over-all it's a stark image!

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Postby MATT on Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:25 pm

Great image,

So many talented people on this board.


Spoooky


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Postby Oneputt on Tue Jun 07, 2005 1:15 pm

And I thought it was a PS job :wink: Love the first one. Works really well.
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Postby storm on Tue Jun 07, 2005 1:23 pm

And I thought it was a PS job Wink Love the first one. Works really well.


No PS on this one.
I think it is a flowerpot caddy. kind of like the old cereal bowl caddies they made when I was a kid. This instance was the first and last time I have seen such a thing. You may be able to find one at your local lawn and garden under the heading "Lawn ornaments this side of Not Right".
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Postby PiroStitch on Tue Jun 07, 2005 1:31 pm

The first one is great! The weeping leaves in the bkg look like smoke giving it that haunting feel.
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Postby samester on Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:11 pm

nice pic - love the creepy factor

that shot would look awesome early in the morning with some of that fog that's been around lately (in syd that is).
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Postby redline on Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:20 pm

reminds me of the levis jeans ad in the mags, there was a iron cast version of their jeans
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Postby embi on Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:17 pm

I'm going against the grain and saying the second one works for me. I like the "looking through the fence" into the unknown.

Maybe it would be more convincing and spooky if the background was more OOF.
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Postby mic on Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:23 pm

Storm, thats great that 1st image, I won't be able to sleep tonight for the Headless, Armless, Necless child is stalking the grounds. Ooooooooo whhooooooooo.

I reckon darken the image & make it even more spookyer :D

Like the imagination.

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Postby Alex on Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:26 pm

I really like them both, but the composition in the first one is fantastic.

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Postby stubbsy on Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:31 pm

sTOrM

Definitely #1 - the framing draws you straight to the overalls. In the second one there are other distracting elements in the shot that take away some of its power.
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Postby storm on Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:47 am

I reckon darken the image & make it even more spookyer


This is something I was just playing with. this first one is just a color change for the background.
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this second one I blurred the background as suggested by embi.
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Postby Neeper on Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:04 pm

oh my goodness those pics are creepy!! And that's a good thing!!
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