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06-DEC-2007 Michael Shealy

Cat Box

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Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Digital Optics 0.42X Fisheye Adapter
1/6s f/8.0 at 21.0mm iso3200 full exif

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John Prichard 17-Dec-2007 18:12
If this were from a horror show then I feel like the little man crouched in the corner knowing that his paws are going to get me soon.
ctfchallenge16-Dec-2007 22:39
I like the light surrounding the dark. Very cool.
Penny Street
Bruce T Jones16-Dec-2007 21:15
Very cool image. The one eye is indeed spooky. -- Bruce
ctfchallenge16-Dec-2007 18:04
Thanks for the comments, y'all. I wasn't really trying for "spooky" on this shot but as the processing progressed it just got that way ":^)...TomD. - Yah, its new. Its a $40 make-do attachment until I can afford the "real" fisheye lens I want ($500). Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge15-Dec-2007 03:48
Great idea, Mikey! And very well executed! It certainly does have an eerie feel to it. ~Sharon
ctfchallenge10-Dec-2007 18:47
great framing, and the dark face with just a glimpse of his eye make it especially spooky - b.c.
Guest 10-Dec-2007 03:37
Hi George. Nice of you to model while Mikey plays with his (new?) fisheye adapter.
ctfchallenge08-Dec-2007 22:07
A note on the PP I used: a big dose of Shadows/Highlights to even out the vast difference of light and dark, a dash of Contrast/Brightness for more of the same and a smidge of Clone Tool to clear a dark spot in the one eye. The other eye was too far gone to repair or restore, tho I must admit, I thought about it. Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge08-Dec-2007 19:03
Maurice - This is the very same USPS Priority Mail box that has been so widely used in this Challenge. See "Koi Box" and "Fresh Eggs". George, the model, has shown a previous intense interest in boxes, so when Sharon named this topic, I immediately cut a hole in one end and called George. Closely inspecting one of these boxes you will find the grid-work reinforcement built into the cardboard.
Armin - Not to worry, he's gentle. ":^D)
Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge08-Dec-2007 11:32
yikes :o)
Armin
Maurice Allain08-Dec-2007 11:00
Works really well, the inside of the box looks metallic, or is that from the PP you used?
ctfchallenge08-Dec-2007 05:20
Thanks for commenting, Lydia, Tommy, Rod & Doug. Of course, this was taken inside the box, so I hope its still "on topic". Being inside the box I had to squeeze every bit of light out of the exposure settings. The one eye was purely a gift from the light that was there, and of course, my model George the cat. Not scary at all if you knew George. I did give it a pretty good jolt of PP. Thanks again, -mikey
Guest 07-Dec-2007 17:33
Only one eye gives it a sense of mystery. -COAmature
Rod 07-Dec-2007 07:15
It's scary a.
ctfchallenge06-Dec-2007 19:54
This inside is really outside the box. :-) Spooky.. with that one eye. Very creative. -tv
ctfchallenge06-Dec-2007 19:53
Cool (and quickly entered!), Michael. I like the lighting very much. It's like a sci-fi movie. ~Lydia