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Cops' Trick
Cops' Trick
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Challenge: Late Night (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Location: Suburb of New York City
Date: May 1, 2005
Aperture: F/2.8
ISO: 80
Shutter: 2 seconds
Galleries: Still Life, Transportation
Date Uploaded: May 1, 2005

 The idea for this just popped into my head one day as I was stopped at an intersection.
2 Second exposure; I was out for half an hour, taking ~30 shots to find the right timing.
I originally wanted to shoot the traffic lights head on, but that created way too much glare so I moved to an angle.

I'm not completely satisfied with the glare and unnatural coloring inside the circular hoods of the traffic lights, but no spot editing allowed, oh well.
Any and all criticisms are welcomed!

PP:
Neatimage(had too much noise in the black background)
Levels
Brightness/Contrast
Hue/Saturation
Unsharp mask

Statistics
Place: 245 out of 334
Avg (all users): 4.5703
Avg (commenters): 5.3571
Avg (participants): 4.3311
Avg (non-participants): 4.7297
Views since voting: 634
Views during voting: 484
Votes: 370
Comments: 15
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/09/2005 06:20:41 AM
nice shot
black space focuses the eye to the light
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/07/2005 05:45:04 PM
Nice use of extended exposure to capture both traffic lights simultaneously. Bonus points for creativity!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/06/2005 12:50:33 PM
Made me smile. Like this simple, uncluttered shot, and light the highlights on the pole.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/04/2005 08:32:47 PM
Cute capture, but marred by the blown highlights on the lights. Also, try framing so that the shot is a little more to the left. My eye wants to see it at about the 1/3 mark, and it seems more like 2/5.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/04/2005 06:15:52 PM
Funny.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/04/2005 05:33:51 PM
funny ;)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/04/2005 03:51:50 PM
Heh... it actually took me a second to think about this one! Cool idea!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/04/2005 02:53:52 PM
I would have tried a closer crop. Otherwise, it is a good night photo
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/04/2005 01:06:26 PM
Those crafty law enforcers don't know when to quit! good shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/04/2005 12:18:56 PM
good idea, but the colors are over-saturated
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/04/2005 09:35:05 AM
I like the simplicity and the composition, but I think that this could do with a little sharpening.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/04/2005 07:32:35 AM
HAHAHAHA! Thats very cool!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/04/2005 06:57:45 AM
makes you confused, do I go, do I stip?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/04/2005 01:40:57 AM
needs to be sharper
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/04/2005 12:33:40 AM
It needs another cycle so that the other light is also green.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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