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Challenge: Acronyms (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Albany, NY
Date: Feb 25, 2007
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/20 sec.
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Feb 25, 2007

 RAID - Redundant Array of Independent/Inexpensive Disks

Again, just needed something for the WPL, and was running out of time.

Placed CD's in a spiral on black construction paper. Lit from window, and two lamps on either side, and a candle (ran out of desk lamps) with light reflected off of a CD taped to a box. That gave me lots of lines of light reflecting on the CD's. Had a hard time getting the focus right, so I shot it 3 times on manual focus so I could pick the best.

Editing.. crop/resize, shadow layer to soft light, layer of white/black paint set to soft light and heavy gaussian blur, hue/sat layer to bump colors, flattened, added border.

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AuthorThread
 02/18/2009 12:05:29 PM
i like the alignment of the disks.
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Nikon D300
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 03/05/2007 12:46:06 AM
i like it, as usual i think it should have gotten higher.
the lighting is great, and the composition is even better. good job!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D60
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 03/02/2007 06:21:28 PM
I havent ever seen a Raid cluster have anything todo with Optical Media....
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 03/02/2007 12:09:33 PM
Light reflections on CD discs are cool - I like it. :) Good luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Kodak DX7630
 03/01/2007 12:39:56 AM
Not sure what the acronym stands for, but like the effect you've gotten with this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/28/2007 11:39:53 PM
Nicely done ... excellent representation of the acronym. *8*
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 02/28/2007 01:55:41 PM
Round and Interestingly Dynamic - 8

Love the round composition with square crop. Great light play.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-R1
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 02/28/2007 06:56:14 AM
very colourful, like it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/27/2007 02:42:22 AM
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks?

Nice reflections
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax *ist DL
Pentax A 50mm f/1.2 MF
 02/27/2007 01:22:21 AM
random array of interchangable disk?
it's been a while since i took MIS, my prof would slap me for forgetting
props on the photo, i love it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D
 02/26/2007 09:04:58 AM
Nice color!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 02/26/2007 12:12:42 AM
Excellent image here re the Acronym, "Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks"..... Yes, I like it.....
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