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Dad! What about the cam. . .
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Challenge: Off-Screen Expectation (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE 7i
Location: Home, OH
Date: Mar 9, 2004
Aperture: f 3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Humorous, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2004

 I once photgraphed a Civil War re enactment. One of my shots was a head on shot of a canon with the gun crew. I realized it was not the best place to be standing. The canon was loaded. Thought I'd re create the experience with a lit fuse for emphasis!

Camera was set on sharp, contrast was at 1. Got as close as I could without going to macro because I wanted to emphasize looking down the barrel. With camera on a tripod, adjusted the fuse to the blinking timer from test shots. . . then lit the fuse and shot!!!

Cropped and adjusted for color in Photoshop, adjusted brightness and contrast a tinge more, adjusted size for the web, then sharpened the final image.

Statistics
Place: 28 out of 183
Avg (all users): 5.7111
Avg (commenters): 7.5263
Avg (participants): 5.5060
Avg (non-participants): 5.8021
Views since voting: 984
Votes: 270
Comments: 23
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 03/23/2004 08:45:54 AM
It is not the off-screen expectation but in the screen! Scary, really :-)))
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/16/2004 07:21:26 AM
Very funny. A wonderful image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/15/2004 08:29:52 AM
I'm voting on this one, then movin' outta the way 'o that thing! LOL. Nice shot. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/15/2004 07:34:05 AM
Great photo, I just can't figure out what the off-screen expectation might be.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/15/2004 06:22:18 AM
I love that you used the 'frame' ot the front instead of one of the four sides. Excellent!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/14/2004 04:51:49 PM
oops!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/14/2004 12:15:00 PM
I really like this shot but the challenge was to imply something exciting, frightening, REALLY COOL, yummy, tempting, or otherwise compelling somewhere past the edge of the image. You have created the opposite...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2004 05:58:54 PM
Boom~~~(9)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2004 01:46:30 PM
Yikes! Talk about expectation...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2004 01:06:08 PM
Not so much an "off screen expectation" as an ON screen expectation isn't it?. Photographically well done but doesnt meet the challenge for me, sorry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2004 11:31:38 AM
Oooo...ok, you win ... Great shot in my opinion and definitely on subject.
I give it a 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2004 09:32:08 AM
Clever. Unique angle on a shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 04:08:21 PM
Great show!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 01:32:00 PM
Technically impressive, but I don't agree that this fulfills the criteria of the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 12:58:15 PM
Humorous idea
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 12:31:00 PM
Well done, really nice. Hope you do well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 10:43:25 AM
Nice job...the caption seals it for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 10:29:39 AM
This pic should be in top 5 IMO. There is nothing wrong with this pic but som dots and dust tha can be removed later. 10 from me. Good luck.

  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 09:32:53 AM
haha brilliant!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 03:54:56 AM
I like this very much.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 02:48:14 AM
Hahaha! nice job! A good amount of thought went into this Im sure. Its refreshing to see an image that ties directly to the Theme. well done
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2004 01:44:40 AM
Great idea!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/09/2004 07:39:14 PM
Your idea is wonderful, and you have done well with the symmetry. Your focal plane is well placed, and I like that you have a relatively narrow depth of field. If I had to complain about something, I would have liked to see just a little more of the fuse fire at the top. Regardless, 10 from me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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