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Time is Golden
Time is Golden
fotomann_forever


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Challenge: 30 Seconds or More (Basic Editing III*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Mobile, AL
Date: Jun 19, 2006
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 30 seconds - Tv Mode
Galleries: Still Life, Traditional Art
Date Uploaded: Jun 19, 2006

Window light on through closed blinds. I was using a silver reflector also, but more to block light than to bounce light. Camera on tripod, remote in hand. I've been wanting to shoot this shot for stock for a while, so might as well shoot it in 30 seconds.

Post-process
Convert from RAW - CRW_9410.crw
Smart sharpen
Slight rotate and crop and resize
Convert to CMYK and ran guassian blur on black channel, convert back to RGB.
Levels
Curves
Selective Color - Increase black on black channel
Photo Filter adjustment layer - gold sampled from photo at 15%
Levels and Curves again
Convert to LAB mode for USM on Luminocity channel
Convert back to RGB
Save for Web

Statistics
Place: 123 out of 170
Avg (all users): 4.7906
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 4.7671
Avg (non-participants): 4.7966
Views since voting: 1172
Views during voting: 553
Votes: 363
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/27/2006 05:17:29 PM
I would have expected the minute hand to move 3 degrees in the 30 seconds. you forgot to wind it?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/24/2006 02:01:24 PM
I think this might do better if you could have shown the passage of time in this shot. The minute hand is too crisp.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/23/2006 08:39:53 PM
not especially dynamic.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/23/2006 04:02:30 PM
Great shot!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/23/2006 04:09:36 AM
the best things about this is the colours and the veyr high level of detail. the slight feel of diffused lighting is nicely subtle and works pretty well. main problem is i can't quite understand how a longer exposure enhances the picture; just doesn't say the shutter was open any longer than normal, really. the crop is also a bit cramped and i think the overall impact suffers a little as a result. it's okay, but lacks that special oomph. 5.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/22/2006 09:23:13 AM
Meets Challenge:2
Aesthetics:2
Technical: 2
Wow: 0
Originality:1
Total Score: 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/22/2006 02:47:41 AM
great clarity
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/21/2006 09:03:28 PM
What's "30 seconds' about this? It's a clock, which is clever, but beyond that its just as well off using a light at a faster rate.
 06/21/2006 07:10:06 PM
what a lovely clock...love the golds in it! the image is so soft....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/21/2006 06:18:32 PM
Nice clean composition and sharpness, but this image doesn't really "pop" for me. I wouldn't hang it on my wall, but it might work as a stock image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/21/2006 05:28:58 PM
having the second hand would have helped.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/21/2006 04:07:40 PM
Love the title. Nice effect from a long exposure - very sharp!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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