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rgyoung In reply to kayzmir [2004-05-06 21:06:17 +0000 UTC]

Yep... This was part of a 10-piece project for my Advanced Photography class in college.

Most of the others from this project are in my gallery somewhere.

I shot a bunch of rolls in the Zoology laboratory with all the lights out and used a flashlight as my only lightsource. It was really, really fun, and I miss having access all of those skeletons and specimens in jars...

Thanks--glad you like the photo, and thanks for commenting too!

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rgyoung In reply to akumyo [2004-05-05 19:51:02 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, he needs an incisor makeover, I think. Maybe one too many hockey games without a mouthguard? Who knows?

Thanks! I'm glad you like him!

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rgyoung In reply to utarefson670 [2004-05-05 03:05:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I think baboons look much more badass (for lack of a sophisticated technical term... ) with fur and muscles... This skeleton looks kinda goofy, especially from this angle, you're right.

My lighting secret (well, not much of a secret, since I'm sharing it!) in this shot, and the others in this series, was the use of a small maglite flashlight in otherwise complete darkness.

Add to that a tripod and a shutter release cable for my Nikon, and that's the effect I got.

Glad you like it, and thanks again for the closer look.

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utarefson670 In reply to rgyoung [2004-05-05 10:30:19 +0000 UTC]

Male baboons look quite ferocious indeed....especially with those long fangs.

Oh and you're quite welcome...it is a pleasure to comment and view your work.

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rgyoung In reply to skulpturro [2004-05-02 23:11:20 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you like it, Davey!
HAHAHA... monkey head on a stick... A vile pilum, perhaps?

I'll be sure to always keep you...

up
(dated).

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skulpturro In reply to rgyoung [2004-05-03 13:58:46 +0000 UTC]

I would love being a breast (of your progress).
Crap . that one didn't quite work, did it.

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rgyoung In reply to skulpturro [2004-05-05 15:53:14 +0000 UTC]

not quite.

Really nice try though...


And you got to use the word "breast" in a sentence... Never a bad thing.



I'll certainly keep you a breast* (of my progress).




*or two BWAHAHAHAHAHA

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NeterG In reply to ligoscheffer [2005-11-26 20:01:16 +0000 UTC]

Most truthly fact evar!

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rgyoung In reply to ligoscheffer [2004-05-02 23:07:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh yes, how silly of me to forget that!
So if this isn't a baboon skeleton, what's it the skeleton of, smartypants?

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ligoscheffer In reply to rgyoung [2004-05-02 23:22:07 +0000 UTC]

Why, its a skeleton of an earthworm of course silly

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rgyoung In reply to ligoscheffer [2004-05-02 23:30:07 +0000 UTC]

OH, of course!
I totally see it now.

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rgyoung In reply to Virdilak [2004-05-02 23:06:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! And thanks for the too.

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rgyoung In reply to eRiQ [2004-05-02 23:05:55 +0000 UTC]

All the better for olfactory reception!

I'm a big fan of high contrast stuff... Deep shadows and such...

The only light source in this was a small maglite flashlight...

I wish I could develop more of my negatives from this particular project... But I haven't got a darkroom, and there's no way I'd trust a local photoprocessing place to make prints... :sigh: maybe someday I'll have my own darkroom. Or at least a scanner that'll scan negatives.

Sorry for the rant!

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eRiQ In reply to rgyoung [2004-05-03 08:32:50 +0000 UTC]

you can rant anyday

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rgyoung In reply to rigid [2004-05-02 23:03:06 +0000 UTC]

Primates are awesome! I have a few other photographs in my gallery which contain primates. Skeletons like this one.

I'm glad you like this photo! Thanks for the comment, too.

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rgyoung In reply to sapphyreblade [2004-05-02 23:01:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed looking at it.

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rgyoung In reply to linni [2004-05-02 23:00:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
I'm a big fan of dramatic, high-contrast lighting... Glad you enjoyed looking at this photo.

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