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Crystal Ball
Crystal Ball
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Challenge: Glass (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-P5
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Date: May 2, 2003
Date Uploaded: May 6, 2003

I wish I could have found a better scene to reflect through the ball but this is the best I could come up with.

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Place: 230 out of 278
Avg (all users): 4.2252
Avg (commenters): 5.1429
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Views since voting: 994
Votes: 222
Comments: 20
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05/14/2003 12:53:32 AM
Thanks for the comments guys! Yeah, definately has focus problems. I could either have the refraction, or the background in focus and I got neither, haha. Unfortunately, I went out and took about 30 shots and this is the best that came out... (was really hoping to get the water lines matched up) I was then too lazy to go for another take. =) Thanks carolee for the cropping comment, I can definately see what you mean.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/13/2003 02:53:48 PM
interesting idea, this image would have been perfect if it wasn't so blurry
05/13/2003 11:32:20 AM
Nice idea but needs to be sharper.
05/13/2003 06:56:34 AM
Intersting idea and composition. The focus seems a bit soft.But I really like the idea.
05/12/2003 05:51:04 PM
very nice job on this picture. I t was orgainized very nicely good work.
05/12/2003 04:58:03 AM
Nice Idea. Too bad it didn't turn out better. Not sure what is wrong. Maybe the Focus, or your Crystal Ball is imperfect.
05/11/2003 08:59:39 PM
blur
05/10/2003 09:58:13 AM
Neat idea, but it looks blurry to me. I might also suggest cropping closer on the left and right, since that pole on the dock is distracting.
05/09/2003 01:22:48 PM
Check focus......
05/09/2003 12:17:56 PM
Very cool shot. Some sort of stand for the shpere would have given a better effect than the hand but it's still one of the more interesting of the challenge.
05/09/2003 05:24:53 AM
I was wondering if anyone else would do a crystal ball shot, I did one too :-) The refraction works well. I would rather have seen the crystal ball and it's details sharp and the background blurred out though.
05/08/2003 04:23:13 PM
The perspective on this is almost perfect . A little lower perspective and the horizon in the ball would have lined up with the horizon in the rest of the image. Also, if the ball had been placed on a stand of some sort to take the picture you would have had more options for vantage points.
05/08/2003 03:52:48 PM
could you not focus on the reflection?....great idea
05/08/2003 01:46:51 PM
The ball is a nice subject, gets a good effect from the horizon, slightly more focused would have been nice. Great shot all the same!
05/08/2003 12:49:13 PM
hard to know where to focus on these shots. using a short lens (or wide angle) would help. it just looks a little soft to me. I like how ou tried to match up the horizons. good shot.
05/08/2003 08:24:10 AM
It's a lovely idea but a little out of focus - a real pity
05/08/2003 07:38:08 AM
not really in focus
05/07/2003 01:28:02 PM
Creative composition.
05/07/2003 07:49:00 AM
If only it were in focus...
05/06/2003 09:52:53 PM
this image appears to be very out of focus


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