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My Spheres of Influence
My Spheres of Influence
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Challenge: Spheres (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: My basement
Date: Jul 12, 2010
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 200
Shutter: 3 sec
Galleries: Interior, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jul 12, 2010

 Took this while playing with light painting in my basement. None of the light painting did what I was after, but this one turned out OK. No that isn't grain in the picture, it is the light on the felt of the pool table. I started by trying to remove it as noise, but that made the picture look splotchy so I decided against it.

1. Imported into Lightroom
2. Cropped to size
3. Adjusted exposure, fill light, blacks, brightness and contrast. (still a little blown out in the yellow on my monitor, but we will see)
4. Adjusted various hues to get the balls a little more natural over the bright light.
5. Exported to JPG.
6. Resized for challenge regulations.

Statistics
Place: 70 out of 113
Avg (all users): 5.1078
Avg (commenters): 4.6667
Avg (participants): 5.0769
Avg (non-participants): 5.1184
Views since voting: 957
Views during voting: 307
Votes: 204
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
 07/17/2010 07:25:48 AM
It's a shame I can see what the number four is on.
I would like to see how this looks in black and white.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5000
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 07/15/2010 12:10:17 AM
i guess i don't understand the picture. it doesn't appeal to me because it lacks a center (rather, it is off center and/or doesn't use the rule of thirds). and to my artist-side, i see that the red and blue make purple but i'm not sure about the yellow. the colors are all bleeding/reflecting off each other in the picture (harsh light?) and the brown carpet doesn't compliment the colors either. on another note, your focus is very good and they are all positioned well, something that can be very tedious!
Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 07/14/2010 11:37:06 PM
Hopefully they don't influence your scores, as the photo deserves more than that :)
I really like the top spot lighting you used.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 07/14/2010 10:16:44 PM
I really want to like this picture, but the lack of symmetry/off-centered appearance is distracting to me and I'm not crazy about the discoloration of the #3 ball.
Google Pixel 2
 07/14/2010 02:52:10 PM
I like the setup and the simple idea. I think the lighting you used on top was just a little too bright -- especially on the yellow ball there's a big white part.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 07/14/2010 09:45:49 AM
but do you have influence over my vote!?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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