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Challenge: Action Shot III (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G IF-ED DX
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: Feb 21, 2009
Aperture: f / 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1.6 sec
Galleries: Action, Blur
Date Uploaded: Feb 18, 2009

 Originally, I shot this with a linear wide lens (kit 18-55mm) but I just couldn't get everything in the shot that I wanted to... the problem was that no matter what I did, the balls were just too damn small in the frame... I wanted them to be the key in the shot, so I decided to break out my Nikon 10.5mm fisheye lens. This lens can take shots with a 180 degree view from upper corner on one side to lower corner to the other side, and it is an extremely sharp and expensive prime Nikon lens (about $800 plus tax)... As you will be able to see in the setup pics, the camera is hanging over the table practically right on top if the balls, this makes them large in the frame, BUT the 180 degree view makes sure that the other end of the table is still in the shot... (this is a regulation size pool table). there is wall right behind me and a flight of stairs... When I first did it, the back wall was way too bright (there were no flashes for this shot... just the plain old pot lights in the ceiling... the exposure was long, so i was getting full exposure on the back wall... I tried to burn it out, but SC said that it was not acceptable, so I went to the fabric store and bought a huge sheet of black cloth (1.5m by 7m) for $24 and draped it over the back wall and staircase and then fired away... believe it or not, this pic was only edited with Basic Editing rules... that's all it needed. I had other shots with more ball motion, but then the triangle of balls wasn't so nice.. so I had to go with this one...

If you want to copy this shot, just setup your camera, start the self timer (I used a remote to trigger the self timer) then as soon as the shutter opens, wait like half a second, then shoot the cue ball into the balls... just make sure you don't move the hand you have resting on the table that the cue is sliding on otherwise it will get blurry due to unwanted motion...

If you are trying to copy this shot and need any help, PLEASE don't be afraid to PM me... it's EASY!!!

I hope this does better than last weeks entry as I need to give a little more help the our Olympics team, as I wasn't much help last week =)

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Statistics
Place: 16 out of 194
Avg (all users): 6.3529
Avg (commenters): 7.7143
Avg (participants): 6.1389
Avg (non-participants): 6.4458
Views since voting: 2300
Views during voting: 511
Votes: 238
Comments: 13
Favorites: 4 (view)

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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/04/2009 04:10:45 PM
I expected to see this in the top ten. Anyhow, thanks for generously sharing your methods.

Message edited by author 2009-03-04 16:12:09.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/04/2009 04:41:52 AM
Strong Finish Eric. Well done.
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Nikon D500
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 03/04/2009 12:55:40 AM
Nice work Eric! Congrats on a great score and a very nice finish. I knew this would do well. :)

Go Snowmen!
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/04/2009 12:06:36 AM
Congrats on an excellent finish!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D80
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
 03/03/2009 09:23:30 PM
very cool
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 03/03/2009 08:44:21 PM
Interesting image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/03/2009 04:14:47 PM
This must have been fun to shoot (and how many takes, I wonder). Clever and fits the theme.
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Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 03/02/2009 12:14:19 PM
Great action shot! The lighting works very well
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
 03/02/2009 01:47:01 AM
Looks like a re-shoot of one last week, but that one knew how to rack the balls. However I like the extreme wide angle and effect of the time exposure. Not voting.
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS II USM
 02/27/2009 03:26:15 AM
Oh very clever, I really like this. It looks like you may have sunk the number one ball on the break too.
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
02/26/2009 09:39:37 PM
vGood Shot
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 02/25/2009 01:07:54 AM
Really great shot! This one should do well in this challenge. Congrats on the awesome photo!
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 02/25/2009 12:32:55 AM
isnt this the highest scoring shot on DPC?
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