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Challenge: Sci-Fi Celebration (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Washington, DC & Buchanan, VA
Date: Jun 24, 2007
Aperture: 1:5.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.3 seconds
Galleries: Digital Art, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Jun 28, 2007

 Combination of 4 photographs (the DC backdrop taken during the GTG, the UFO, and 2 images of fire from the Eternal Flame in DC). Used PS brushes to add flares to the lights. Dodge/Burn, levels, contrast, color sat, NI, resize, sharpen, save for Web.

[Photo details are for the base image of DC...]

Statistics
Place: 50 out of 93
Avg (all users): 5.6220
Avg (commenters): 6.6923
Avg (participants): 5.3091
Avg (non-participants): 5.7120
Views since voting: 1164
Views during voting: 501
Votes: 246
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

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Kodak DX4330
 08/01/2007 12:33:08 AM
The shapes in the flames are astounding! Maybe I've had too much to drink, but the center one is definitely two trumpeting elephants.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-30D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 07/02/2007 11:20:41 AM
Love the lighting and the effects in this photo. I definitely want to see this photo on the front page. The only really picky thing I can come up with for this photo is that it could be a hair straighter. It does not hurt the photo but I am just being picky. 9
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM II
 07/02/2007 11:01:32 AM
Great detail, very nicely done.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 07/02/2007 10:58:27 AM
Good presentation. 10.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon
07/02/2007 08:20:04 AM
The photos are good but the compositing needs some work.
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/01/2007 06:04:44 PM
Too funny.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/01/2007 01:33:33 PM
the balance between the saucers and buildings look nice. yet, the flames look disembodied and very out of place. I think maybe some dark dodging or something to add a more connective element between them.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 07/01/2007 09:31:50 AM
Nice one. The saucers look very convincing, the fires don't work as well though.
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Fujifilm X-T5
Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR
 06/29/2007 06:17:45 PM
This looks like one of those images Art Roflmao does for the forum threads.
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Sony Alpha a7R
Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC
 06/29/2007 04:13:33 PM
Hehe.. good thing i live in canada ;)
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Canon PowerShot SD990 IS
 06/29/2007 09:00:30 AM
excellent image. my only suggestion to make it more believable would have been to burn the buildings but still a great take on the challenge.
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Nikon D750
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C
 06/29/2007 06:32:12 AM
This has B movie all over it. Where is my T&A? Probably the same place as my high vote, and that is absent.
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Canon EOS-50D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 06/29/2007 04:46:44 AM
a good idea but, I don't know why, the realization seems few credible.
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED
 06/29/2007 04:17:33 AM
Nice idea
IMO the flames are not verry realistic
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 06/29/2007 12:21:29 AM
Flames and no smoke what up with that? Oh yea this is the futue. This is classic 8
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