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Challenge: Light On White II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: San Jose, CA
Date: Oct 25, 2005
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1.3 sec.
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Oct 25, 2005

 I'm risking total failure with this one.

focal length 50mm

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post-challenge: yeah, that was pretty much total failure... but after a couple of days of voting, I realized it doesn't even meet the challenge all that well anyway. The background isn't white. I was really pleased to get the comments I did and felt validated in my choice to submit this one after reading that there actually were some people that liked it. I'm rather fond of it myself.

This was done with a strobe light at about 180 flashes/second, pointed at my hand holding an empty wine glass against white cardboard. as the camera exposed, I rotated my hand and the glass. The splashes of light at the top are the strobe's highlights on the rotating glass, and the dark cluster in the bottom left is centered around the axis of rotation of my hand.

In Photoshop, I played around with the curves a lot to isolate that dark area and bring out the cyan and pink halos, which were an accident that I liked. I did a bit of dodging in some places to emphasize form and a bit of burning to keep from losing too much of the lighter areas. Two passes of NeatImage and about three passes of USM at varying settings. Then I desaturated all but red, blue, and cyan channels with the Selective Color editor.

To me, the mood and feel of this image is quite similar to that in my Fantasy World entry.

Statistics
Place: 197 out of 277
Avg (all users): 4.5000
Avg (commenters): 5.3636
Avg (participants): 4.1560
Avg (non-participants): 4.7095
Views since voting: 1088
Views during voting: 422
Votes: 288
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 11/02/2005 05:59:14 AM
I thought for sure this would at least be in the top 10! i love it and since i came back to find out whos it was and read your comments and the "making" of this Im gonna have to fav it. It is a very well done photo that has a ton of interest for me.:o)~~Cher~~
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 11/01/2005 10:38:41 PM
cool image
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Minolta DiMAGE S304
 11/01/2005 11:03:04 AM
I couldnt get what is that but looks good..7..
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Olympus E-10
 10/31/2005 07:50:23 PM
This is really beautiful. It looks like a painting.
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Konica Minolta DiMAGE X31
 10/29/2005 05:17:46 PM
i can't really tell what this is........
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/29/2005 12:59:36 PM
I would be interested to know how you did this shot.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 10/28/2005 08:53:54 PM
you have left me dazed and confused. I think I like it.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/28/2005 06:35:08 AM
Not sure what this is but it's pretty cool. 8
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 10/28/2005 12:31:48 AM
that's really cool. can't quite figure out what it is, but am interested in finding out.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Sigma 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 DL Aspherical Hyperzoom for Canon (Black)
 10/27/2005 04:54:12 PM
no idea what it is. don't care. love it. great shades and highlights
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Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
 10/27/2005 10:59:05 AM
too much blue and clear plastic in background to make a true "white"
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/27/2005 02:20:21 AM
I'm watching "Pollock" now, and I'm still not sure what to make of this ;o
Definitely intriguing.
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Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 10/26/2005 03:08:06 PM
Interesting picture. I like the way the light reflections dance towards the top there. Nice abstract.
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 10/26/2005 01:09:05 PM
I have no idea what it is. I LOVE IT:)
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 10/26/2005 10:58:59 AM
I would love to know what this is a photo of.wine glass in the tub with clear curtain drawn? thats my guess. this photo hold a serious interest factor for me even tho nothing is in "focus". I think this deserves a 9...good luck ~~Cher~~
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Sony DSC-P41
 10/26/2005 12:28:31 AM
i'm trying to figure out what's going on in this photo.it seems kinda cool but i don't quite get it.
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