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Challenge: Surrealism (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4500
Location: Gleem Light Fesitval, Auckland, New Zealand
Date: Mar 5, 2005
Galleries: Abstract, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Mar 6, 2005

 Taken at the Gleem Light Festival on Saturday night, March 5th, part of the AK05 Auckland City Festival. The cars' headlights produced the colours. No tripod used, blur meant to accent motion and "anonymize" the crowd. Totally unmodified originally, only scaled down.

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Nikon Coolpix 8800
 03/19/2005 08:19:33 AM
As commented below this was more of an abstract than a "surreal" shot. My bad!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 03/12/2005 04:08:48 PM
it looks like the edge of a cliff
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Olympus C-211
 03/11/2005 12:53:27 PM
Very interesting lights
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 03/11/2005 10:42:31 AM
Woohoo! A Mini Cooper! The lighting does make this image feel rather surreal, especially the red and green illumination in the background.
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Nikon Coolpix A
Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH
03/11/2005 05:48:02 AM
too long exposure thatswhy unsharp
colors are cool but not really surrealistic
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 03/09/2005 03:20:25 AM
Strange but not inspiring or interesting.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 03/09/2005 03:11:41 AM
Cool!

Canon EOS-10D
 03/09/2005 02:26:52 AM
Abstract yes, Surreal no.
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