I tried for hours to get this shot indoors using a couple desk lamps with no success. Finally I decided to try it outside. The sky was overcast and I thought it might work. I took the shot and was pleased with the results.
*Shot RAW
*Converted in Canon DPP:
...WB - cloudy
...Color Adjustment - faithful settings
...save as .tif 8bit
*Neat Image:
...auto profile/apply
...save as .tif
Photoshop Elements 4:
...crop square
...hue/sat - saturation +5
...clone out a few distracting "boogers"
...used burn tool to darken background, in and around subject. tool set to - shadows/48% exposure. tool size changed as needed
...resized to 640x640
...USM - 100/0.6/2
...save for web
*submit
Post Challenge:
Thanks for the comments and votes! I'm floored this did so well. I'm grinning from ear to ear. :)
Someone asked how it was done. Pretty simple. This is the multi colored slinky the copperhill folks send along with their sensor cleaning kit. It showed up here the Friday before the submital deadline. I liked the colors and messed around with a bunch of ideas. I finally super glued the two ends together to form the circle.
As I said above I tried to get it to work indoors, using just a couple desk lamps. The results were terrible. It started to cloud up outside so I took my black piece of felt out to the front porch, put the slinky on it, setup my tripod and took the shot. I made the changes listed above and that was it.
Thanks again DPC!
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Great idea.. very simple, yet works perfectly in a square. I love that it's completely continuous and you can't find where the 2 ends are! One of my favorites from this challenge!
Ahh, nice. Very simple, yet strong, vibrant presentation. Great colors. Awesome idea. Excellant lighting. Makes a really super abstract and really works well with the square crop, IMO. Looks like it would make a great print. Nice job :-)
This is just so "EXCELLENT" and is definately one of my absolute favorites...... "WOW"..."WOW"..."WOW"... I will be giving you a "10" for sure.....Love It.....
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