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Icy Hot Candle
Icy Hot Candle
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Negative Image (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Silver Springs Studio
Date: Apr 19, 2006
Aperture: f/20
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/4 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Apr 21, 2006

 Basic studio shot of a melting green candle on red satin fabric. I used another candle to melt the wax faster, making a cascade of wax that I captured as the top layer ran down. Post processing to give it the "neg" feel was an effect called "solarize." It reverses all highlights and shadows and the colors (to a degree).

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Place: 133 out of 438
Avg (all users): 5.4424
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 5.3525
Avg (non-participants): 5.5579
Views since voting: 917
Views during voting: 289
Votes: 217
Comments: 12
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 05/02/2006 10:20:00 AM
wonderful...love this shot!!! 10
Canon EOS-30D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/30/2006 11:15:38 PM
Cool retro colors.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/30/2006 11:10:00 PM
The positive almost looks negative in parts, too. Great colors.
Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital
 04/30/2006 11:06:22 PM
Nice colors in this one, one of the few ones with red in them.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 04/30/2006 09:56:40 PM
Interesting colors and lighting
Nikon D300
Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon
 04/30/2006 05:25:37 PM
Yeah, nice work.
Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/30/2006 12:18:03 PM
psychedelic dude!!! wicked colours havent a clue how you managed that!
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
 04/30/2006 02:56:53 AM
Beautiful colours from this negative image, is that material a silk? The candle stick holder also comes up a very interesting colour. Good luck. 8
 04/29/2006 03:38:44 AM
wow! a burst of colors for a negative. good job.
Konica Minolta DiMAGE X60
 04/26/2006 05:34:22 PM
is this pic actually inverted or just colorized?
Nikon D70s
Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 EX DG for Nikon
 04/26/2006 01:43:42 PM
not sure i like the framing here...exposure seems good though.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/26/2006 12:17:03 PM
This looks like the positive image.
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