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Caught in the Headlights
Caught in the Headlights
samwise


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Fear (Classic Editing)
Camera: Olympus E-20
Location: Hertfordshire, UK
Date: Jul 4, 2002
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 3 Seconds
Date Uploaded: Jul 6, 2002

I took this shot using a long exposure, changing the zoom setting during exposure. I used a second curtain sync flash to fill in the colour and detail of the car.

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Place: 54 out of 110
Avg (all users): 4.9410
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Views since voting: 952
Votes: 288
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/14/2002 06:38:00 PM
Fear of cars backing away from you?
07/14/2002 01:15:00 PM
interesting effect here - looks like embossed?
07/14/2002 11:59:00 AM
I think this concept would have been more powerful if you had a picture from the inside of the car, seeing someone you're about to hit.. but more in a humorous kind of way I guess, otherwise it's just morbid ;) But i like the movement with the lights! Good job :)
07/14/2002 09:49:00 AM
In Reverse? I like it!
07/14/2002 08:20:00 AM
this was beveled in photoshop, your not supposed to do that.
07/13/2002 08:01:00 PM
did u use an embossing effect?
it looks like it
07/12/2002 09:44:00 PM
hehe nice effect was the car going in reverse? nice shot...
07/12/2002 09:19:00 PM
embossed?
07/12/2002 09:42:00 AM
creative 8 interesting 7 focus 7 framing 7 = 7
07/11/2002 05:07:00 PM
great shot!
07/11/2002 07:39:00 AM
This is a really cool effect for fear. It looks like I'm gonna get run over by this car for sure! I also like the way you used your exposure to create the sense of motion and by having the car move backwards to create that feeling... great shot! = 9 - jmsetzler
07/11/2002 06:27:00 AM
interesting picture. i wonder if you used an emboss filter. i can tell that you backed up the car. good effort. mag 99.
07/10/2002 04:51:00 PM
Yikes! Watch out!
Creative, & well done.
07/10/2002 12:05:00 PM
cool picture but i dont see fear
07/10/2002 12:39:00 AM
Yeah, especially when that nut is drivin on "the wrong side" of the road!"
07/09/2002 08:23:00 PM
How'd ya do it? I liked it. subject 10 lighting 8 focus 9 compositon 9 total 9
07/09/2002 07:01:00 PM
Using front curtan flash the car looks like it's backing away from me. Good idea though, and with the traffic here also it's a real fear. Shey.
07/09/2002 06:38:00 PM
very cool affects
07/09/2002 12:22:00 PM
Good shot, would like to know how?
07/09/2002 11:38:00 AM
Good idea "7", damn GTI drivers. Dogman ;]
07/09/2002 08:46:00 AM
Cunning! I'm guessing this was done by zooming the lens during exposure?
Gives an almosr surreal image - if the front of the car hadn't gone transparent then this would have been very scary!
07/09/2002 08:08:00 AM
This is my favourite for the challenge. It matches the theme nicely and is a great capture of fear. I just wonder how it would turn up if you gave it a slight angle, maybe at 45 degrees. Great shot!
07/09/2002 05:01:00 AM
So last 2 weeks.
07/08/2002 04:50:00 PM
Woh ya! Get out of the way! LOL. Nice.
07/08/2002 03:35:00 PM
This would work better with a camera with reverse curtain sync, or a car that was going backwards (!) - this would mean that the light 'trials' were behind the clear image of the car. Also, centre the car horizontally and make sure it is straight!
07/08/2002 12:29:00 PM
Great effect! I had thought about doing something like this, but couldn't figure out how to make it "scary". Well done! 8 Swash
07/08/2002 12:21:00 PM
Interesting how the car almost seems like it's bouncing backwards.
07/08/2002 08:02:00 AM
cool! : )
07/08/2002 01:25:00 AM
Very dramatic..I like it though!! Great shot.
07/07/2002 09:31:00 PM
Cool!


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