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Challenge: 2-Second Exposure (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S7000
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Mar 19, 2006
Aperture: f/ 8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 2 seconds
Galleries: Abstract, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 19, 2006

 A mulitcolor slinky shot in BW in a 2 second exposure. Lit with one clamp lamp with a 100w halogen bulb pointed up at a piece of white poster board over the shooting area.

Post: Layer adjustments for levels and brightness/contrast. Sharpen. Rotate 90° left. Crop. Clone some aberrations from in between on the sides of three of the spokes. Lots of hot pixels healed...fuji and low light, you gotta love it....got to get a DSLR...AHHHHH..I'm avoiding like the plagued but I can just about not stand it anymore....healed some more #($*)% hot pixels. Resize. Sharpen.

Statistics
Place: 74 out of 192
Avg (all users): 5.5792
Avg (commenters): 6.5333
Avg (participants): 5.3294
Avg (non-participants): 5.7607
Views since voting: 1318
Views during voting: 367
Votes: 202
Comments: 22
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 03/29/2006 09:55:12 AM
Thanks for the critique, Bruce!
 03/29/2006 07:26:01 AM
Hi! Hereâs a comment from the Critique Club.

First Impression:
Nice shot! I like the way the lines lead my eyes to the âblack holeâ

Composition:
Really like the crop and the angle of your shot. B&W really works at highlighting the lines/curves.

Subject:
Given the forum traffic for this challenge, you met the challenge! (Thank you for a 2 second exposure!)

Technical:
I actually disagree with some of the comments below. I find the picture a bit grainy and the focus a little soft. Maybe itâs a monitor calibration issue. You mentioned sharpening twice. If you USM after resizing, you can make the picture a little more crisp.

Summary:
What were the chances of me drawing your picture again? I like the shot and your perspective. As mentioned below, the notion of time was not conveyed in you picture.

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 03/28/2006 02:32:43 PM
Thanks, Skip!
 03/27/2006 03:05:06 AM
what i wouldn't give for your eye for the simple abstract. you always leave me with my head shaking. great work, RoB!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/26/2006 05:58:03 PM
Right in your face. very nice. Bumping up.
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 03/26/2006 11:14:29 AM
This has nice visual appeal. Well done black and white(??I think).
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 03/26/2006 11:02:51 AM
Nice...
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 03/26/2006 10:58:30 AM
Exquisite image, though how can I see 2 seconds worth of exposure, 8.
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 03/24/2006 06:08:56 PM
slinky...what a wonderful toy... 10
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 03/23/2006 03:47:04 PM
the image is striking... nice movement even with no movement!
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 03/23/2006 03:31:42 PM
Love the geometric design. Well done.
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 03/23/2006 11:25:19 AM
wow a bizzare and weird photo which is gr8!
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 03/22/2006 07:33:33 PM
nice focus and lighting. i know it's your art, but i really like this rotated clockwise 45 degrees. i feel like i can fall into the hole easier
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 03/21/2006 10:56:59 AM
Another lens-cleaning slinky? I like this even though there is nothing about it that says long exposure.
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 03/21/2006 06:53:19 AM
great shapes
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 03/20/2006 10:54:25 AM
Wow, beautiful pattern. Nice and crisp.
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 03/20/2006 06:20:13 AM
lovely photograph, well done
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 03/20/2006 04:08:03 AM
I am concerned that there is nothing in the image that says this was a 2 second exposure. I could recreate this with a very quick shutter speed and produce an identical image.
I am sure that you had a 2 second exposure, and there is now doubt that this is a strong composition as a photograph is highly appealing to me.
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 03/20/2006 04:08:00 AM
very nice one... like the architecture here
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 03/19/2006 08:43:33 PM
Clear... sharp... and well focused.....
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 03/19/2006 07:31:06 PM
Nice image Bob!
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 03/19/2006 07:30:58 PM
while it is a nice shot as an abstract, I am not sure it conveys the 2 second idea very well
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