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Manipulation

Challenge #1 in the Religion series. Hosted by DemiLion.

Challenge has finished

Below is the URL for an image to be used as your blank canvas. Download it and use it as the basis for your entry. Anything goes, as long as the original image is substantially recognisable in your finished product. Let your imagination run wild! What can you surprise us with? See below for voting guidelines!

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Announced:

Thursday, 10th June, 2010 (GMT)

Submissions:

Thursday, 17th June, 2010 – Wednesday, 23rd June, 2010 (GMT)

Voting:

Thursday, 24th June, 2010 – Wednesday, 30th June, 2010 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Entries must be created from the following Jpeg; Cut and Paste the URL into your browser and then download the Original (5184×3456, 9.1MB) :
http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/1617403886/photos/342099/
The original image (or part of it) must be substantially recognisable in the submitted entry.
Entries should be a minimum of 1000px on their longest side.
Imagination encouraged.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

No nudity, Glamour etc.
No borders, frames around the outside of the image, or watermarks.
Post the details of the processes that you have used in the notes section.
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Voting Guidelines:
Consider the skills shown in image manipulation and post processing in comparison with the original (shown in examples below) when voting!
Please vote on the image at full size or in slideshow view- the entrants have put some effort into their submissions, so look at them as they were intended and not as thumbnails.
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Entrants commenting on their own submissions before voting has finished risk disqualification.
Entries that show signs of vote manipulation will be disqualified.
Withdrawals after voting are discouraged as there should be no © issues in this challenge.
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A thread for comments and questions will be opened in the Challenges and Galleries forum.
Questions and comments in here please:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1005&message=35582713

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

150

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The Butcher

by JP Zanotti

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Three images merged with the background: - Clouds merged with a mask created from the blue channel - Freddy merged with a manual mask and contrast adjustment on the layer - Dead pigs merged with a manual mask and some dodge/burning to fit with the available light in the room.

Camera:	Canon PowerShot S300 (Digital IXUS 300)
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Submitted:	Saturday, 19th June, 2010 17:28 (GMT)
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Views:	469

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