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Zipper, by Da Playful Lunatics
Zipper, by Da Playful Lunatics
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Challenge: DPL Album Cover (Advanced Editing V*)
Collection: 2007-08-09
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
Location: Trail
Date: May 11, 2007
Aperture: F11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/5 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: May 11, 2007

 Shot JPG, shutter priority (1/5 sec), panning one of the rides at the local carnival. This one was interesting to pan, because it has so many things moving at the same time. So I panned the main arm's movement, trying to catch a motion blur of the wheels at the end of the arm while tracking the whole thing.

Opened in PSCS3, cropped to square, adjusted curves, shadow/highlights, and colours (using selective colours). Darkened edges a bit. Flattened.

Added text in 3 layers, one for the outline, a second for the slight shadow, a third for the fill. The colours for the fill are taken from the picture itself, inverted, and adjusted.

Flattened, resized, sharpened, NN, slight USM, saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 62 out of 153
Avg (all users): 5.8934
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 5.6400
Avg (non-participants): 6.0492
Views since voting: 1127
Views during voting: 354
Votes: 197
Comments: 10
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 05/25/2007 09:31:57 PM
Love this photograph
Hate the text ;)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/19/2007 04:06:00 PM
Zipper was DPL's first foray into rock and roll from the world of Hip Hop. These Philly natives managed to get Bono to produce it by convincing him that they were hungry Africans. Not only did this help them get signed by a major label, but it meant free snacks during all the sessions!

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Sony DSC-R1
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 05/18/2007 08:49:58 AM
good color and graphics
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Sony DSC-T11
 05/17/2007 11:15:56 PM
nice
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/16/2007 04:15:53 PM
I like the way you added the "motion" to the text to match the photograph. Colorful and I like the composition!
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Panasonic DMC-FZ8
 05/15/2007 09:47:57 AM
Love it!! Kinetic shots are so awesome especially when done well, like it is here. Font also very nice with the curves.
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 05/14/2007 10:53:40 PM
Great picture. I wouldn't of played up the text so much. Maybe move the word zipper some where else, it looks like it's part of the name, not the album name.
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Canon EOS-7D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR DI-II VC LD Aspherical (IF) Zoom Lens for Canon
 05/14/2007 11:02:07 AM
Great shot, very live!!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon
05/14/2007 06:22:40 AM
I love the photo. The text not so much. It's the jaggy outline that bothers me but it's not that big a deal.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 05/14/2007 12:24:25 AM
That is really cool. Love the lettering and name of the band. I can see this as an album cover in a hearbeat.
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