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Life of a Bubble
Life of a Bubble
daryn


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2008-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Sony DSLR-A100
Lens: Konica Minolta AF 28-85 F3.5-4.5
Location: My Backyard (Camolin - Ireland)
Date: Aug 4, 2008
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Abstract, Sky
Date Uploaded: Aug 31, 2008

 More processing than I normally do, but I was looking for the kind of outcome I got. I also understand this is not DPC friendly, but I'll throw it out there for people to view.

Heavily cropped, sharpened, contrast, sharpened, a little dodge and burn on the edge of the bubble and then some noise reduction to remove the effects of all the processing.

I found the AF wouldn't lock onto the bubble, it kept focusing on the background, so I had to use Manual focus. All a bit tricky with a bubble blowing in the wind and only lasting a few seconds before popping.

Thanks for looking!


POST:- Thanks for your kind comments, it is nice to see others like my work.

This is the original:-


Statistics
Place: 274 out of 487
Avg (all users): 5.6078
Avg (commenters): 7.3000
Avg (participants): 5.6522
Avg (non-participants): 5.4737
Views since voting: 1803
Views during voting: 268
Votes: 153
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 03/03/2009 12:57:06 AM
This just gave me an idea!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2008 05:27:12 PM
This feels like a surrealist painting. Very, very nice.
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 09/07/2008 04:47:02 AM
wow, looks 3D
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 09/06/2008 07:55:15 PM
How different and wonderful. This would look great as a huge poster.
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 09/05/2008 07:35:29 AM
oh, that's lovely. I wasn't expecting it to be so dreamy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/05/2008 02:10:45 AM
Interesting shot. Quite a nice graphic. Looks like a modernist painting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/03/2008 02:46:45 PM
I like this shot, I can't say why but it is very pleasing to view, a bit grainy but nice nevertheless
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 09/02/2008 05:56:56 PM
Surreal, I like the glassy texture of the bubble as it contrasts with the flat background.
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 09/02/2008 05:23:52 PM
in the green i see a little noise, but it dosent really botehr me, i love the bubble, and the reflections in it. so surreal!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/02/2008 12:29:27 PM
Daring image for a FS, virtually nothing in focus, but creativity, poetry, harmony, sense of composition. Not sure everyone will like it, but it's a big fav for me
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 09/01/2008 02:38:05 AM
like a watercolor - nice
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 09/01/2008 12:36:32 AM
Bubble may be a little over-edited. But I like it anyhow. Very nice abstract.
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