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11/04/08: Audacity of Change
11/04/08: Audacity of Change
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Challenge: Smoke II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Olympus E-510
Lens: Olympus 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 Zuiko
Location: Home
Date: Nov 4, 2008
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Nov 4, 2008

 One of my first attempts at photographing smoke. Would be interested to know how the DPC "experts" get the more interesting textures. I used two opposing flashes with colored tissue paper, flashing high and low to get the color. I need to get some gels!

Obvious US political reference, Red changing to Blue. I suspect some might argue that it should be blue on top and red on the bottom, but technically the source (newer smoke) is at the bottom.

A part of me hopes this fails miserably. I'm an unapologetic Republican. Not looking forward to a Democratic Presidency. History has shown that any society that murders its children for the sake of convenience or prosperity is doomed. If you were to treat dogs or cats in the same manner that we treat unwanted (pre-born) children (burned alive, dismembered alive, brains literally scrambled and vacuumed out while alive...), you'd be hauled off to jail (after throngs of people beat you to a pulp). Don't pretend they're just tissue. They feel pain and will move away from objects poking at them in the womb.

Oh well, my hope is not in McCan't or O-Mama, but in KING JESUS! One day EVERY knee shall bow and EVERY tongue shall confess the name of Jesus.



PP: Converted from raw (wb?), Levels, Curves, Invert (to get white background), Hue (to recover red & blue), Crop, Curves again, Noise Ninja, Resize, USM (slight), Add border

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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 11/11/2008 08:55:40 PM
Shouldn't the blue be ascendant? ;-)
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 11/10/2008 03:42:13 PM
Minimalism should be used minimalistically... 6 for use of minimalizm
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 11/10/2008 01:17:57 PM
Very pretty.
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 11/08/2008 11:45:34 PM
OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA
Hopefully your title gets you some sentimental point bumps.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 11/06/2008 03:33:11 PM
Not sure how you get those colours within basic editing rules. I like everything in this shot. Indeed I made a similar approach but get bashed, hope yours doing better!
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 11/06/2008 12:14:23 PM
Wow! That is really neat. I do wish the crop was a little looser on the top.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
 11/06/2008 02:04:11 AM
The title really puzzles me. Nice smoke trail. Too much white background for me.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/05/2008 10:37:16 PM
Meets Challenge:2
Technicality:2
Interestingness:1
Personal Bias:
TOTAL: 5
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Sony DSLR-A200
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 11/05/2008 10:19:55 PM
Ha have to agree with your title there. ;)
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 11/05/2008 10:01:44 PM
Extra credit point for a great title.
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/05/2008 03:16:16 PM
Looks very low-res.
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/05/2008 11:08:24 AM
Nice comp, colors are neat, too. 7.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 11/05/2008 05:18:48 AM
this black frame ruins the infinity of white you have here...
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Sanyo Xacti CG6
11/05/2008 02:46:13 AM
Wow would love to know how you did this.
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF Nikkor 24mm f/2.8D
 11/05/2008 12:27:44 AM
great colours!
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