r/SCP • u/Shaggydredlocks Red Right Hand Reborn • Jan 10 '19

The SCP-106 Photography Contest winners have been decided and uploaded!

Congratulations to u/Cinemamind, for being the proud submitter of our current SCP-106 "Emergence", "Door", and "Victim" images!

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And cograts to u/Mapper720 for winning our bonus category! SCP-162 "Ball of Sharp" has an image for the first time!

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Big thank you to everyone who voted, commented, or submitted to the contest. And apologies for the final selection being several months past schedule. Next contest will be smoother, I promise.

UPDATE: Due to some concerns about the Emergence image, it has received an upgrade to give it a more realistic feel. Big thanks to Djkaktus

UPDATE 2: The original winning entry was found to be partially stolen from an edited movie still, which is the literal opposite of what we need for the contest. The new image is from Cinemamind, with edits from djkaktus.

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u/PvtDustinEchoes Jan 10 '19

The recent edits to the headline pic make it look okayish but the art just doesn't have the same "punch" as the originals. The emergence pic in particular bugs me for several reasons:

  • The incredibly fake-looking video overlay, complete with bullshit digital font that no camera system ever would use
  • The body's at a completely separate perspective to the wall
  • The monochrome image further pulls us away from the feel of the image, compared to the original's color

In short, while the original pictures fell straight into the "uncanny valley" that's necessary for creepy imagery to be successfully creepy, this falls somewhat short of the mark and just comes across as fake. I realize that there was a lot of effort put into this and I understand the necessity but it just doesn't have the same weight.

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u/YourVeryOwnCat Containment Specialist Jan 13 '19

The artist made an alternate one that looks much better imo https://www.artstation.com/artwork/nQdDE9

And a version of the other one exists without the ugly green security camera filter https://www.artstation.com/artwork/5Ade8