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Fire Hydrant
Fire Hydrant
MadMan2k


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Challenge: Fireworks (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: New Mexico
Date: Jul 5, 2006
Aperture: 16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 6 sec
Date Uploaded: Jul 5, 2006

 A little fountain firework set on top of a fire hydrant at the local volunteer fire station. Editing was probably the most dramatic I've done for a challenge entry, hope it does well. The original was pretty boring, I made it pretty high contrast and converted to BW.

Statistics
Place: 94 out of 159
Avg (all users): 5.5284
Avg (commenters): 8.6000
Avg (participants): 5.1622
Avg (non-participants): 5.7032
Views since voting: 879
Views during voting: 383
Votes: 229
Comments: 8
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 07/11/2006 08:48:00 AM
I like the originality - to go B/W for a fireworks challenge - awesome.
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Fujifilm FinePix S3100
 07/09/2006 08:51:03 PM
Very interesting in black and white.
I wouldn't have thought to do this.
Adds wonderful drama to the shot.
Nicely done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 07/08/2006 09:27:31 AM
cute, different
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS
 07/07/2006 03:12:37 PM
interesting take on challenge. well done
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-R1
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 07/06/2006 09:05:42 PM
i like the theme
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Minolta DiMAGE EX 1500 Zoom
 07/06/2006 07:04:41 PM
Great shot!! Nice silhouette, just the right amount of exposure time B&W works great on this one. good job and good luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 07/06/2006 03:09:46 PM
0-2 Meets Challenge: 2
0-3 Technical Merit: 3
0-3 Creativity: 3
0-2 Biased Wow Factor: 2
Total = 10
This one is different and I like that difference.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 07/06/2006 01:07:54 AM
That's funny...nice shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Theme: Classic / Light / Dark
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