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Challenge: Stopped Motion III (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Location: Dining Room Table
Date: Aug 6, 2006
Aperture: f/3.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Action, Studio
Date Uploaded: Aug 6, 2006

 This was a hard one. Drilled a hole in the bullet, drilled 2 holes in the light bulb with a diamond tip bit. Strung the bulb and the bullet with a black thread between 2 chairs. Had my girl slide the bullet into the bulb to shatter it and hope I get lucky well I kinda did. I tried 8 times and this is the best I got.

Opened RAW in Capture NX, set black point, opened into photoshop, Brightness & Contrast, burned out the string on the black and burned the foreground, burned part of the glass shard above the bullet, USM, created second layer, Neat Image, then erased around the bullet so it was sharper, Cloned out parts of the string in the bulb and cloned out 2 hot spots from the lights in the bulb, rotate a little, crop, re-size and save for the web.


Statistics
Place: 33 out of 212
Avg (all users): 6.2618
Avg (commenters): 7.7500
Avg (participants): 6.0641
Avg (non-participants): 6.3982
Views since voting: 1404
Views during voting: 450
Votes: 191
Comments: 24
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 08/18/2006 02:58:23 PM
Awesome shot! 33rd out of 212 is great! Congratulations!

Message edited by author 2006-08-18 22:36:38.
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 08/13/2006 10:10:12 PM
Your bulb shot kicked my bulb shot's ass. Congrats dude.
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 08/13/2006 09:03:30 PM
Way to go mmy man. Great score and great shot. Well done!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/12/2006 06:16:15 AM
this is such a great capture if there was anything to change about it would be to try this shoot (no pun intended) in a differnt location where things will not be reflecting in the glass
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 08/11/2006 11:30:55 PM
exciting
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 08/11/2006 12:54:30 PM
motion?
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 08/11/2006 10:06:53 AM
i could almost accept this shot, except for all the reflections that are screaming 'dining room'...and we all know there's only one person on this site who would even consider firing a loaded gun in his dining room...

all the same, nice take on the challenge, good luck!
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 08/11/2006 08:03:20 AM
Nice capture, I would like to know how you managed this one. Good clarity and focus. 9
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 08/11/2006 06:10:07 AM
Oh my gosh! Penn and Teller would be proud. If I could vote I'd give you a 10.
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 08/10/2006 08:49:48 PM
Nice illusion, 9
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 08/10/2006 02:12:01 PM
Great shot, and nice lighting.
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 08/10/2006 11:32:34 AM
Took a minute to figure this out. I know, I didn't look at the title. Interesting the way the broken glass has moved. Fun to look at. Must be nice to have the equipment to do this. ;^) Good luck in the challenge.
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 08/10/2006 04:15:11 AM
wow! that's awesome...
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 08/10/2006 02:38:07 AM
Great capture! The reflections in the bulb make me wonder about how you did this (in a good way).
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 08/09/2006 04:35:06 PM
This is pretty cool!
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 08/09/2006 02:35:58 PM
9
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 08/09/2006 10:18:46 AM
"Great Job" from the "Great Job Baggie"! Makes me wonder what kid of studio you have that you are firing shots in there! LOL. Anyway, a great stopped motion shot, executed with precision. I like the fact that most of the bulb is yet intact, and you can tell the bullet hasn't done it's full damage yet, but has only just tapped the outer edge of the glass at this point. I love the tiny tiny shards that are in this. The only distraction are some of the room reflections in the bulb, but then again, maybe it gives it some elements of interest. Anyway, I gave you a 7 originally, upping it to an 8, because you just deserve it!
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 08/08/2006 09:13:19 PM
Nice.
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 08/08/2006 02:26:21 PM
This is cool of course, even if staged. Only thing that kind of detracts is the reflection of your chandelier and furniture in the bulb.
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 08/08/2006 08:31:07 AM
7
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 08/08/2006 08:15:38 AM
Very creative and excellent timing. Good job.
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 08/07/2006 10:25:36 AM
That is just too damn cool!
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 08/06/2006 11:18:43 PM
I can't tell if this is real or staged. The reflections in the glass gives the impression that it might be the latter but it wouldn't surprise me if someone would fire off a 9mm in their own living room. :P
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 08/06/2006 08:44:17 PM
Wow
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