Vampire foetus inside the garlic bulb???

carregwen · #11 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Len

I really like this shot.

The unfortunate thing is I don't understand a word of how you made this shot

May be one day

It's really quite simple.

1. Buy a garlic bulb, mine was from TESCO
2. Stick it on a piece of black card, near North facing window
3. Piece of black card behind
4. Camera with macro lens on tripod
5. Manual focus
6. Find furthest focus point and shoot one JPEG
7. Make series of minor adjustments in focus and shoot until you get to nearest point.
8. Put all JPEGS into Helicon software which blends them together.
9. Edit output TIFF in Photoshop as normal.
10 . Apply Fractalius filter, cost £10. If I can afford it, you can, believe me.
11. Load it up to PhotoTopix, and wait for someone to ask you how to do it, and then you say...

It's really quite simple.

1. Buy a garlic bulb, mine....

Did you ever get to see All The President's Men? One of my finer movies.

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carregwen · #12 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Len

I feel a challenge beginning;

In the blue corner Carregwen:

In the red corner Paul Cook:

Who's the champ? and who's the contender?

Who knows let the game begin

Let me tell you something. I've been an arrogant, pushy, self starting, opinionated, self-obsessed, hyper-active, unconventional, weirdo since I was about eight years old. But I'm no match for the likes of Mr Cook who obviously comes from a much rarer breed of s... no, I won't say it. I give in now, I throw in the towel. I abandon all future claims - Cook is King! Long live the King!

Paul.. have sent you an email with my Paypal Account details.

GaryW1968 · #13 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 09:16 PM

I have no idea what you're talking about either, but it looks gorgeous, likes whisps of smoke painted on on my screen.

Hippy-Di · #14 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 09:42 PM

Mr Redford you have excelled yourself...even though it's a bit freaky........I really like it,. I wonder if it would work with an onion too...just thinking out loud as I am wont to do LOL

(Oh yes.....can I get a lead role in your next movie now) ?

carregwen · #15 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GaryW1968

like whisps of smoke painted on on my screen.

Thanks for the comment, and keep smoking whatever it is, man... or get your monitor recalibrated.

carregwen · #16 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Hippy-Di

Mr Redford you have excelled yourself...even though it's a bit freaky........I really like it,. I wonder if it would work with an onion too...just thinking out loud as I am wont to do LOL

(Oh yes.....can I get a lead role in your next movie now) ?

Di, I thought you liked 'freaky' as you put it. I was going to offer you a part in my next movie production as a gorgeously ageing ex hippie with a penchant for S.Afr. wine, who fantasizes about meeting an ageing Hollywood star such as Robert Redford... or should that now be George Clooney?

Tco · #17 (**permalink**) 06-06-2008, 07:52 AM

Yeah this works really well mate. All the above comments have gone through my mind and then some!

One of the better fractal filtered images I have seen.

fayswon · #18 (**permalink**) 11-06-2008, 02:37 PM

REALLY like it...mainly because of the lighting, colors, and subject

carregwen · #19 (**permalink**) 11-06-2008, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by fayswon

REALLY like it...mainly because of the lighting, colors, and subject

Phew! I can safely cross you OFF the vampire list in my little black book then?

Thamks for the comment, Fay.