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The Power to move us! This is electrifying
The Power to move us! This is electrifying
killjoy181


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Challenge: Electricity (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: Driveway
Date: Sep 18, 2006
Aperture: F/3.5
ISO: 1/1000
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Snapshot, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Sep 18, 2006

 Shot at night Using flishlight to spot light subject. No adjustments except crop. camera on auto

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Place: 114 out of 123
Avg (all users): 3.9825
Avg (commenters): 4.5000
Avg (participants): 3.7083
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Votes: 229
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Nikon D750
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C
 08/02/2007 12:20:47 AM
I thnk you have a great idea here. Have you thought about reshooting it? Maybe a bit tighter on the composition and darken the rest of the area to make the spark plug and spark stand out? I see some noise which makes me thing that you boosted the exposure or used the shadow/highlight tool. EIther way that did leave you a little flat on the lighting.

Still even with all of this I don't think you deserved your sub 4 score.

Let me know if you ever try this one agan, I would like to see it.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)
 09/26/2006 10:31:04 PM
Nice "action shot" capture!
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Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 09/26/2006 01:16:01 PM
Good idea. Feel it is a bit flat. Maybe a bit more contrast and tighter crop?
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 09/25/2006 12:50:05 PM
The sparkplug end should have been sharper and a tighter composition would really help.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/22/2006 08:57:49 PM
This looks out of focus.
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Best-Buy Easy Point & Click
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/21/2006 10:25:56 PM
it fits the challenge, but that's about the only positive thing I can say about it, so I'll leave it at that.
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Sony DSLR-A700
Sony DT 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 ZA
 09/20/2006 10:59:27 PM
the spark of the plug that ignites the gas that drives piston that spins the wheel of civilization. The spark of life. I like the metaphor, but I'm an engineer. I doubt most people will have no idea of what this is.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 09/20/2006 05:41:25 PM
Interesting idea. The graniness of the photo is a bit distracting. A closer crop of the spark plug may also have been beneficial.
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Canon EOS-30D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 09/20/2006 04:43:32 PM
Very creative photo. I myself would have never thought of a sparkplug.
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Pentax K10D
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Nikon
 09/20/2006 01:50:29 PM
the colours need to be improved
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/20/2006 09:48:57 AM
Not sure what it is and looks a bit blured
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 09/20/2006 08:50:10 AM
Seems slightly out of focus
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