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Eons, one second at a time
Eons, one second at a time
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Challenge: Speed II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
Location: Oregon Caves national monument
Date: Aug 25, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Nature, Water
Date Uploaded: Aug 27, 2007

 It takes a fraction of a second for the drop of water to hit the stone and bounce off. It took thousands of years for this stalagmite to grow, one drop at a time.

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Place: 161 out of 204
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Views during voting: 270
Votes: 195
Comments: 7
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 09/05/2007 04:26:32 PM
Originally posted by FotoPhool:
Nice abstract shot, but I don't understand how it relates to speed.


It's a stop-motion shot of a drop of water splattering on a stalagmite in a cave. Takes a fraction of a second for the drop to fall. The rock is built up by these drops, what you see took few thousand years to build. So it's both very fast and very slow speeds in the same subject.

Oh, and the lighting is limited to however I can bounce the flash from the rocks around, without the flash (or the flashlight which is useless for photo) it's pitch-dark.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/04/2007 11:47:22 PM
At first I thought "Ugh - that is ugly" - then I looked more closely and noticed what was really in focus - nice shot!
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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 L USM
 09/03/2007 11:47:33 AM
as a geologist I love it... as a photographer... nothing overly exciting in the picture, now who will I vote as... lol nah its cool 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 09/03/2007 10:56:03 AM
Nice abstract shot, but I don't understand how it relates to speed.
Olympus D-400Z
 08/29/2007 10:20:13 PM
OK
Canon PowerShot A650 IS
 08/29/2007 03:44:03 PM
pretty gross.
Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 08/29/2007 12:32:55 PM
Unusual concept.
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