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4th Place
Vacation
by ScarBoro
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Feb. 14, 2002 © 2002 SJ Brannen

4th Place
Vacation
by ScarBoro

Carmel, Indiana

Did you ever wonder where paper clips go when they are not working? To the BEACH!
Sand-wheat flour, rocks-alum foil, sun-halogen, water-real, but color enhanced.


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Guest 23-Feb-2002 15:33
Bravo! Wins hands down for orginality, creativity and humor! Erichocinc.
Sony Forums Challenges19-Feb-2002 05:33
You get an A for adventurous and innovative. Loved the idea and enjoyed the scene. I especially was impressed at the color/ shade of water...makes me think of the Carribean. (debadguy)
Sony Forums Challenges17-Feb-2002 05:35
Very clever! Helen
Sony Forums Challenges15-Feb-2002 04:42
Thank you. Yes, that's why i liked it :) upsidedown
Guest 15-Feb-2002 03:32
There was very little crop. The cam was apprx 10"~12" away. I used aperture mode: F8.0/EV1.0/SH:1/10s. Not in macro mode.
Guest 15-Feb-2002 03:24
You may use this image any way you like. Thanks for the kind words. Did you notice that I chose the color red (hot) for the one in the water, and blue (cold) for the one standing on the edge with her/his arm folded? hehe
Guest 15-Feb-2002 03:20
Thanks. The waves were all done in postprocessing. I masked the water to the edge of the beach and then used dodge/burn techniques to burn the edge of the mask, giving the illusion of a wave. For each successive wave I just moved the mask back a little and repeated the dodge/burn.
upsidedown 15-Feb-2002 03:11
My favorite one is the one that just entering the water :) That is very creative and cool!!! My daughter wants to habg it on the wall, do you mind?
Guest 15-Feb-2002 02:41
That is fabulous! Extremely creative. I love it!

But tell me, what was your focal length? To get the great DOF you must have been back a ways and then just cropped it? Were you using macro mode?

This is really enjoyable. I love the guy (or gal, I suppose you couldn't sculpt the difference) leaning back on his hand.

Jim/Shutter
Sony Forums Challenges15-Feb-2002 02:06
Man this is SO freaking COOL ... Honnest, I did rubberband world as you posted yours I guess. Anyways, very good shot Kafrifelle :-)
Guest 15-Feb-2002 01:34
very clever! how did you make the waves? - faye
Sony Forums Challenges15-Feb-2002 00:53
That is so cute! Very creative, clever and well done. CindyD