"The Long, Overdue Deletion of the Last, So Called "Flesh Machine""


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Title     "The Long, Overdue Deletion of the Last, So Called "Flesh Machine""
Photographer     numatrix/Jeffery (599) Send mail to this user
Portfolio     Portfolio 1
Categories     Abstract
Emotive
Fine Art
Content advisory     G (general audiences)
Submitted     August 14, 2004 3:59:45 PM CDT
Views     10,640
Rating     50 Thumb-up

Model: Naomi Jay

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from georgesd/George (591) Send mail to this user on May 2, 2005 6:57:47 PM CDT (0)

I critiqued one of your photos and i had to take a look at your portfolio. I love it. Very crestive and original.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from sheplee/Shep (49) Send mail to this user on January 20, 2005 4:00:50 AM CST (2)

Simply OUTSTANDING! Your compositional skills and imagination are in a league of their own. Keep up the great work!

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from knt9152/Georg (11,908) Send mail to this user on August 20, 2004 11:05:32 AM CDT (3)

It would be very good, if the image was primary only photographic, but also in this case it very much was pleasant to me. Very much effectively looks. (Sorry for my bad Eglish)

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from scottellington/Scott (9,850) Send mail to this user on August 16, 2004 4:07:17 PM CDT (6)

The apparent convergence of parallel lines of striving toward human perfection lead to the vanishing point of humankind.
I think this image extends Koestler's ghost and Shelley's monster and Jackson's self-concept from the dawn of prehistory clear into tomorrow's news.
Visual analogies, powerful diagonals, devices of composition and value
drive home the stake's butt-end (seen at bottom-right) through the viewer whose search for imperfection (in a mirror) is trasmitted through the transfixed eye of the beheld deep into the heart of the transfixed beholder.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from witalij/Pawel (409) Send mail to this user on August 15, 2004 2:29:26 PM CDT (3)

Theres really an awesome story to this one. Aand a scary one too. I wonder how it was lit, and how much of the final effect was produced in Photoshop. Really good work.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from galigul/Gal (196) Send mail to this user on August 15, 2004 1:13:21 PM CDT (2)

let me join to the majority who think that this a heck of a photo - realy one of the best around. Thumbs up my friend.

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Non-conforming thumb-up Non-conforming thumb-up Non-conforming thumb-up    from almog/Almog (171) Send mail to this user on August 15, 2004 9:00:19 AM CDT

jeffery, this pic is one of the best photos in this site. thank you.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from leebarker/Lee (3,864) Send mail to this user on August 15, 2004 6:12:17 AM CDT (5)

I think the blurred and slightly hazy look of the background is the right choice. This has obviously been done to give the girl at the foot of the image absolute prominence, and it works! I love the dirty gothic industrial ambience, and I especially love the models posture. The composition has real strength, there are no missing pieces in this jigsaw, it is complete perfection.

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Non-conforming thumb-up Non-conforming thumb-up Non-conforming thumb-up    from cerutti/Cerutti (279) Send mail to this user on August 15, 2004 4:07:32 AM CDT

Absolutely great. I love the compo, the colour, the vision. The expression of the model, the make-up. All is great

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from havefaith/Adam (486) Send mail to this user on August 14, 2004 10:08:17 PM CDT (3)

i'm in love with all of your work to date and this is nothing short of perfection... you really deserve all the good ratings your getting.

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Thumb-up    from kiaran/Ciaran (102) Send mail to this user on August 14, 2004 10:03:38 PM CDT (5)

the industrial background is superbly executed, I must say. not sure about the harsh flesh effect. shades of Aeon Flux, but without the drama. too much of your work on the hair. model obviously dropped on top of background.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from angelagraf/Angela (2,611) Send mail to this user on August 14, 2004 7:41:19 PM CDT (6)

Well done Jeffrey, This montage suits the mood and title. I like the colour as it adds to the atmosphere. Both camera angle shots go well together. Well done and keep up the good work. regards angie

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from blackcat/Luis (26,324) This user is a Premium Member Send mail to this user on August 14, 2004 7:21:02 PM CDT (11)

"The Long, Overdue Deletion of the Last, So Called "Flesh Machine""

Naomi Jay is our next Super Heroine coming to life after Catwoman, Kate Beckinsale .... Selene, in Underworld, and Batwoman, among many others. Excellent "CREATION" of a novel Character of NUMATRIX' s new creation "Flesh Machine". Naomi Jay is awesome and impressive. A great Science Fiction cartoon like Image. Very finely artistic and angrily emotional. Filled with the Rage against the Machine. Could Fit Pink Floyd's The Wall (1982). A Rebel/A Cause/An Adventure. Female Clones as Sex Objects. Fabulous make up and costume. Excellent Steely background in a future not far from the cyborgs or Robots. A she-I, Robot, rebelling against humans. Jeffery, we already have a heroine now we need a script and then "The Movie". Note: this Image should not be Deleted

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from patrik/Patrik (1,206) Send mail to this user on August 14, 2004 5:15:07 PM CDT (3)

Hi Jeffrey,

Wahooo !!!
What an amazing work so well carried out ! You are obviously a master of digital post-processing. Imho, everything is perfect : sharpness of the model, blurr of the background, "make-up" of the model, dramatic effect of the picture...
Really a good work.

Best regards.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from redhotchili/Chris (522) Send mail to this user on August 14, 2004 5:07:34 PM CDT (4)

great image, great concept, and well executed, but please help me out here, is "Naomi Jay" an anagram of "Michael Jackson"?.....

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From numatrix/Jeffery (599) Send mail to this user on August 15, 2004 2:32:11 AM CDT

Um.................no. LOL

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from aa2bh55bbe7d68b2ah/Phil (6,879) Send mail to this user on August 14, 2004 4:33:43 PM CDT (1)

There is some smoke going out of this machine! helas, why is the background so much blurred ? anyway, I like the dramatic sky, the orange-mec girl, the tones.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from jac/Jac (10,078) Send mail to this user on August 14, 2004 4:21:53 PM CDT (4)

Reminds me of when the Terminator fell through the wormhole, Jeffery. This gal looks like she'd give Arnie a run for his money. Upper arm gives the appearance of airbrushing which seems to be at odds with the 'feel' of the rest of the shot. Otherwise - awesome.

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From numatrix/Jeffery (599) Send mail to this user on August 15, 2004 2:34:14 AM CDT

Nope. No "airbrushing". Just a very highly polished, black latex glove. Thanks. Jeffery Scott (1019)

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from cmurray/Claude (4,439) Send mail to this user on August 14, 2004 4:14:13 PM CDT (3)

Jeffery: Holy moly..is what I said when I saw this one. Nice composit and photographic work on the model. She is realy doing a fine job of the flesh machine. Regards, Claude

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from pedroliborio/Pedro (27,739) Send mail to this user on August 14, 2004 4:10:10 PM CDT (4)

as usual from you quite and amaizing work...impressive the way you join things and the creativity to make us think in things...

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from ummagumma66/Filip (1,950) Send mail to this user on August 14, 2004 4:09:04 PM CDT (6) Early critique

Whoaah, great image and composition. Only one suggestion: maybe the contrast between the super-sharp foreground and the blurred background is too big. Regards, Filip.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from llelmoll/Marco (2,995) Send mail to this user on August 14, 2004 4:07:14 PM CDT (3) Early critique

Amazing! But tell me, I'm curious, is this a "collage" of 2 different shots or is this a single exposition? Realy suggetive! Thanks for sharing! M. ps. can you write the dettail of your camera and lens?

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from maico/Gary (25,230) Send mail to this user on August 14, 2004 4:03:30 PM CDT (6) Early critique

Another powerful photomontage in this series. A compelling image with an interesting model pose combined with a gritty industrial scene. Masterful subdued toning. I might like it even better if the background wasn't quite so blurred.

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From rdv/R (1,208) Send mail to this user on August 14, 2004 4:29:34 PM CDT

Is that Michael Jackson?

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From kiaran/Ciaran (102) Send mail to this user on August 16, 2004 7:28:47 PM CDT

Clearly not. If it were Jacko, it would look less human.

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From ferrerfoto/Paul (1,213) Send mail to this user on August 23, 2004 11:07:54 AM CDT

LOL LOL LOL

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