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Bad Dream With a Bang
Bad Dream With a Bang
johnelliott


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Surrealism (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Spare room in house
Date: Mar 8, 2005
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 2.5s
Galleries: Abstract, Action
Date Uploaded: Mar 8, 2005

 This is my first submission. Please be gentle.

After taking this shot several times I realize how important a tripod is. I placed a bullet in the end of the gun barrel and a mini-mag flashlight with the top off behind the rear sight. During the exposure (2.5s) I waved a flashlight with a red filter across the top of the barrel.

After the shot was taken I cropped it and resized it for submission.

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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 03/15/2005 02:05:29 PM
doesn't have much of a dream-like feel.
Nikon Coolpix A
Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH
03/11/2005 05:36:45 AM
what is that thing in the foreground
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 03/10/2005 06:29:38 PM
I understand the concept, and being proficient with guns makes me recognize a 9mm Berreta, but i hardly see what's surreal about it... on the contrary, with all that is happening in our world, i'd say this is pretty real and scary... Composition could've been a lot tighter, lithing is not really good (softer and longer exposition would've helped). Sorry 3
Canon PowerShot S1 IS
 03/10/2005 12:25:15 PM
just not surreal to me
Canon ZR65MC
 03/10/2005 05:27:15 AM
"This is the way the world end.........
This is the way the world ends........
...............
......not with a bang, but with a whimper"
(T S ELiot" The Waste Land)
Fujifilm FinePix A310
 03/09/2005 12:50:59 AM
interesting work with the light... a little rough, but not bad.
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