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Raven's raving resonator
Raven's raving resonator
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Abstract Motion (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
Location: Albuqurque, New Mexico
Date: Mar 20, 2009
Aperture: F29
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 Second
Galleries: Blur, Street
Date Uploaded: Mar 24, 2009

 Closeup of a Raven Redfox, a musician playing in Albuqurque's Old Town. Raven Redfox's MySpace page
Note: My title was suggested by the musician. Quite appropriate, I think.

I had originally been attempting this for the "1 second exposure" challenge, but the chrome guitar was reflecting way too much light for a second long exposure, even at my lowest ISO and narrowest aperture. The blown highlights seem to work for this theme better, adding abstractness to the image.

Pre-challenge notes:
Not expecting much from this. A low 5 if it does well, but a 4 would not surprise me either. Hard to really tell with this sort of image.

Post challenge notes:
Did about as anticipated and hoped, placing mid-pack and on the positive side of a 5. It is not pure abstract, as it is identifiable, but It does have a strong abstract component and past challenges have shown me that there tend to be many semi-abstract entries like this.

Not sure what the black spots were caused by. Maybe long expsoure in strong light was the culprit. Wasn't sure I could clone those out under basic rules.

Here are some shots of this musician that I am far more pleased with, though they are not abstract at all.

Statistics
Place: 117 out of 227
Avg (all users): 5.1474
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 5.0897
Avg (non-participants): 5.1875
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Votes: 190
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
03/31/2009 08:01:26 AM
Interesting processing. I like the hand. I'm thinking this is more motion blur than abstract though.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/30/2009 08:22:13 AM
lol, this looks like the player has a cloven foot (whoops, maybe he/she has?)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 03/29/2009 05:08:20 PM
Very different shot. I'd be tempted to crop it in a little from the right to get rid of the bits of black in the lower and lower-mid right. They keep drawing my eye...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-F717
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Nikon
 03/29/2009 03:03:53 AM
There are very beautiful spots in this photo. I'm not fond of the shape and color of 'hand', maybe it would have looked better if all was in the same color tone, like sepia or b&w.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
03/28/2009 03:14:25 PM
Very good abstract image looks almost like an oil painting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A200
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
 03/28/2009 02:20:55 PM
Great job showing motion.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
 03/28/2009 11:00:35 AM
Nice shot! The problem I have are the black spots.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 03/26/2009 06:18:01 PM
I like the shot, great motion, but not enough abstract. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 03/25/2009 11:08:02 PM
Nice capture and processing. Unfortunately the spots on the hand and sleeve are a little distracting but still scored it well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-600D/T3 Rebel
Olympus 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Zoom
 03/25/2009 10:17:06 PM
cool hand i wonder what it would have looked like with the guitarr moving in the opposite direction
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR
 03/25/2009 08:16:22 AM
Cool shot! 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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