I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes, Polen is all around me...
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Comment by Cory:
Is that spray paint?

Tagus park gardens on Infrared
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Comment by one2one:
Superb shot Duarte. Would love to see a version with the hot spot burned in a little. It's beautiful as is but taking away that distraction would keep our attention to the bridge, which in itself is a great piece of architecture.

Holy-Hoops!
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Comment by Jutilda:
One of the better ones in my opinion. Way underrated.

Planetary defense
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Comment by spiritualspatula:
Hello from the Critique Club-

Clever idea for this one- I�ve considered using the lens switch idea for a similar shot with the moon, but have not actually gotten weather to cooperate for what I had in mind (yet). One suggestion that might help you out though� for the first exposure of the moon, you should use a piece of black paper/tagboard with a slit in it, which you then swipe down across the lens in order to simulate your own shutter. You can be much more accurate and get better results this way. You can adjust the �shutter duration� by the size of the slit and the speed you drop it in front of the lens. Then just hold the black card against the lens as you switch. You�ve got a bit of uneven lighting going on with the second exposure, and I�m not sure if it�s due to the difference in reflectivity of your hand/the handle to the front of the racquet or if your light source was not aligned perpendicular to your subject. Adjusting one or both of these factors will help keep lighting more uniform and prevent your hand from ghosting out. You may also just need to widen the beam by diffusion a bit, but I�m not too familiar with your flash unit or your subject-flash distance so can�t really say. Definitely an amusing subject matter, and I like the take on the challenge. Border is a bit overpowering for me as well.

Planetary defense
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Comment by graphicfunk:
A very good concept and the ability to solve the problems into creating the image.

Holy-Hoops!
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Comment by Jutilda:
Really crisp and graphic. :) 8

Holy-Hoops!
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Comment by Jacqueline:
Good angle for the picture, very nice!

Holy-Hoops!
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Comment by lmass:
Great angle.

Planetary defense
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Comment by sarampo:
Man, that was a tough one to pull off!!
Still, GREAT control on the ambient light, as it did not spill everywhere, as it was likely to do.

Congrats on a very difficult shot technically :)

Abraço!

Holy-Hoops!
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Comment by cablondeone:
great deep color - how many times did you get hit on the head taking the shot? :)