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Challenge: Water II (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: home
Date: Mar 26, 2006
Aperture: 16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 30 sec strobes
Galleries: Humorous, Performance
Date Uploaded: Mar 26, 2006

 This was conceived as a "Polish Magus" because of the poland spring water. I then had second thoughts because people might interpret Polish as in shine. I changed the name and rendered the image almost meaningless.

It is a time exposure first catching the water and then the insertion of the fire in discreet donuts and separated. A magician playing with the elements.

careful when you change a name at the last moment. Titles are not always important but sometimes they matter.

Statistics
Place: 141 out of 287
Avg (all users): 5.4293
Avg (commenters): 6.4286
Avg (participants): 5.3426
Avg (non-participants): 5.5422
Views since voting: 966
Views during voting: 285
Votes: 191
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 04/23/2006 05:46:32 PM
Wow...first time I've seen this one.

Unusually low score for such a great image. I can only imagine that the voters thought the fire was too strong an element in the composition. :shrugs:
 04/03/2006 01:43:42 PM
Highly underrated.
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 04/03/2006 08:48:52 AM
Dan, I'm glad you don't care about scores, because I don't know how you can tolerate such a score with all the work I know you put into your pieces. You were robbed here.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/02/2006 03:32:57 PM
sorry but, this looks kinda dumb.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/31/2006 04:53:40 PM
You have one wicked imagination. I like the feel of the pic.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/31/2006 08:21:32 AM
Wow, I'm wondering how this was done. It's got everything (almost :) ) in it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/31/2006 01:16:58 AM
This is a very interesting and different photo. I will have to come back to it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2006 01:06:14 PM
The idea of one bottle pouring into the other (even by reflection, as it seems to be here) has a certain appeal, but I think the flame is distracting. It's not clear to me what you intended the flame to contribute to this photo. Perhaps you just needed a light source... ?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2006 05:13:17 AM
I'm viewing this as product photography. The concept is good and has interest, energy, and color - all good with advertising. I'm not sure if it's the type of text on the bottle but it almost seems blurry. If that is the product you're trying to sell then that has to be the sharpest/strongest part of the image, unfortunately that doesnt seem to be the case here. Overall the concept and impact is good, but the execution could do with some work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/27/2006 05:12:44 AM
there is so much going on here it took me forever to notice the scary guy in the background and now he's all i can see...
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 03/27/2006 01:39:09 AM
A very mystical and intriquing picture. This shot could only be devised and created by one person. Well done. Dan(?)
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