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Child's Play
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KaDi


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Challenge: Yellow IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Here
Date: Jan 15, 2008
Aperture: small
ISO: slow
Shutter: slower
Galleries: Humorous, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jan 15, 2008

 If only I had time to tell you...

...well, prompted by Charlene's comment, I guess I do have time to add notes now that I'm not busy trying to squeeze this in under the wire at 11:50 the night of the challenge.

I have a kaleidoscope with a 1" diameter wood barrel that has a clear marble mounted at the end rather than the typical sandwich of lenses with small pieces of plastic. When you look at different things through it it abstracts them into patterns. I mount it to my lens by rigging a beer koozie with one end cut out and cardboard donuts inserted. The cardboard holds the kaleidoscope in the center, the koozie fits over my lens.

When I visualize the image I thought the rubber duck would be larger. But I had a problem with lens to subject distance and didn't have a larger duck. So, I threw some blue ribbon in hoping to get a complimentary color. Unfortunately, the ribbon is mylar-like and too reflective for what I wanted. But when one decides to shoot at the last minute for a challenge it's hard to quickly come up with better alternatives. (The other yellow is gift wrap and there is a hint of purple gift wrap, too.)

Processing: levels, curves, hue/sat, re-size and sharpen. I was unhappy with the orange cast but am new to PS 7 and haven't worked out selective color adjustments yet.

The image scored in the range I expected. But I was disappointed that it took 3 days to get a first comment. The lack of comments says as much as the score--uninspiring. I'll keep trying to create kaleidoscope images because I like them and, hopefully, what I like about them will one day be conveyed....sigh.

Statistics
Place: 94 out of 273
Avg (all users): 5.4449
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.2410
Avg (non-participants): 5.5439
Views since voting: 841
Views during voting: 371
Votes: 254
Comments: 6
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/26/2008 09:14:05 AM
Very cool!!
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 01/26/2008 08:52:58 AM
I got that this was a kaleidoscope during the challenge and thought it was such a creative idea. But I never saw the ducks! So cute!
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/25/2008 12:45:54 AM
Ok, first I look at your picture, a bit perplexed, "How'd she do this?!?" Then I read your comment and burst out laughing. I swear I can hear your voice uttering those words. An incredible image, imo!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/21/2008 02:48:58 PM
not bad thanks.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/19/2008 07:28:57 PM
Wow, I keep wanting to look at this, to figure out what everything is.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/18/2008 10:59:57 PM
cool, i like Kliadascopes(sp)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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