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Challenge: Free Study 2010-07 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
Location: Carnac, Brittany, France
Date: Jul 23, 2010
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 267 sec
Galleries: Landscape, Travel
Date Uploaded: Jul 30, 2010

 Les Alignements du Petit Ménec in Carnac, Brittany, France.

I wanted to portray these stones with a sense of the almost superhuman endeavour needed to drag them the many miles to their resting place. An incredible feat.

The sun-like starburst on the left is the moon.
Light-painted by myself and two helpful sons in the dead of night. Quite eerie - but fun!
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Two different exposures combined.
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Avg (commenters): 6.7273
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Views since voting: 996
Views during voting: 244
Votes: 136
Comments: 14
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 08/07/2010 11:13:08 PM
I'm not sure how you did this but it looks pretty cool.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 08/07/2010 08:32:26 PM
I'm looking forward to reading how this was done. Perhaps a laser light pointer?...but, it seems too subtle for that.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 08/07/2010 05:20:37 AM
This is really cool - mostly because I can't tell what you used for a light...

I like the moonlight that feels like sunlight coming through the leaves and I like the blues with the yellows of the foreground.

I also like the feeling that there are faces, especially the oval on the right and above the middle rock.

Very fun to look at. 8
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/04/2010 10:36:43 PM
I really like the originality and the effect. this would be so much more appealing with a different background.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 08/04/2010 10:16:19 PM
I really like this shot. You've painted the rocks with light - but how did you do the blue smoke? Great stuff!
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 08/04/2010 10:10:49 PM
This is a really cool use of light painting. Great job balance the exposure from the painting and the natural light in the sky.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 08/04/2010 10:27:21 AM
Sweet light painting! Awesome job!
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4
 08/04/2010 05:21:11 AM
great idea, strange shot but i like it very much... after the challenge can you explain tome how do you make this effect? 7
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 08/01/2010 05:47:26 PM
I'm very interested in learning how you did this. Pretty sure it is light painting with long exposure, just not sure what you used to paint light
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Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 08/01/2010 05:00:42 PM
very mystic. id love to know how you did this.
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OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
08/01/2010 12:42:31 PM
this is intriguing - eeriness personified.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/01/2010 03:30:04 AM
Intriguing. One of my favorites in the challenge.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 08/01/2010 01:41:31 AM
Cool idea
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 08/01/2010 12:47:58 AM
Strange, eerie, very engaging.
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