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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 LD Aspherical IF Super II for Canon
Location: bedroom
Date: Aug 1, 2006
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 3.2 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Traditional Art
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

 Surface is a laptop screen. Some adjustments in ACR (exposure, blacks, clarity), and Photoshop (Gaussian blur to remove moire effect).
Not really my best, but what I could find in about an hour...on the old external hard drive.

Statistics
Place: 701 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.3620
Avg (commenters): 6.2045
Avg (participants): 5.3420
Avg (non-participants): 5.4737
Views since voting: 739
Views during voting: 666
Votes: 500
Comments: 48
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 07:49:47 PM
First of all, I'm a huge marble fan. I have shot marbles in many different ways, but not this way. I imagine you might get some comments not liking the motion blur. I love the way it shows motion in a still photo. I've seen prettier marble photos, but I love your concept and execution. 10 from me!
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 03/17/2009 07:18:48 PM
imaginative
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 03/17/2009 07:18:05 PM
flying marbles? this makes me think of some crazy meteorite/frog egg swarm:) not sure how to judge it though, ill be back for my vote
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 03/17/2009 05:38:43 PM
Interesting motion-like effect.
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 03/17/2009 10:36:50 AM
I remember playing marbles as a little kid :) Nice motion blur here as well.
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 03/17/2009 02:29:37 AM
Nice creative image, well executed.
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 03/16/2009 09:28:18 PM
Cool shot, they look like they are flying.
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 03/16/2009 04:37:20 PM
Really cool shot, nice composition, great motion with clarity.
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 03/16/2009 04:01:37 PM
This is a very unique idea. Good job with the execution.
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 03/16/2009 05:59:48 AM
:)) remind me of childhood ... pretty nice it looks more like abstract so I will rank just according to my feelings so well I give 5... hope its okay ;)
take care

brano
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 03/15/2009 08:55:01 PM
Very interesting shot, the colors and movement are great.
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 03/15/2009 05:51:13 PM
Nice motion shot. The marbles are interesting, and so are their "paths"
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 03/15/2009 04:13:36 PM
I can't articulate all the reasons why i like this but I do. I hope it's natural and that the motion blur was captured in camera rather than in software. If so, it's among best in class.
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 03/15/2009 11:33:10 AM
Nice sense of motion captured here.
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 03/15/2009 11:15:31 AM
Interesting suggestion of motion and mixture of colors.
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 03/15/2009 09:20:31 AM
Back to comment and bump: I hope your photographer's comments explains how you did this (flash with rear shutter sync maybe?). Very artistic lookings and bumping to a 10. PS: Welcome to my favorites.
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 03/15/2009 08:06:07 AM
They look like they are flying, neat.
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 03/15/2009 06:14:10 AM
Really unusual shot, I really like it
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 03/14/2009 07:34:41 PM
Beautiful movement of the nice colored marbles.
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 03/14/2009 03:11:00 PM
this have the great abstract felling I cant tell - 8
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 03/14/2009 09:05:29 AM
great concept, for me, either more movement or less jmo
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 03/14/2009 06:08:38 AM
Could symbolize the planets in our solar system.
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 03/14/2009 12:57:29 AM
This is really cool, it's like they are flying along
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 03/13/2009 08:44:50 PM
Good motion blur.
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 03/13/2009 10:58:46 AM
You found my marbles! (OK, so I am probably not the first to say that and it's probably pretty old by now, sorry). I really like the motion captured in this shot. The fact that they appear to be floating is a little weird for me. I think I would like the texture of a marble game on asphalt paired with the smoothness of the marble and the motion. The contrast would be interesting.
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 03/12/2009 11:55:16 PM
I like this, I don't understand it other than it's some marbles. Sometimes you don't have to understand a shot to like it.
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 03/12/2009 05:19:16 PM
Interesting capture.
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 03/12/2009 04:09:10 PM
interesting effect
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 03/12/2009 03:47:16 PM
Cool shot !! , love the effect, 7
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 03/12/2009 11:30:28 AM
Nice shot
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 03/12/2009 09:49:12 AM
Good pic. I like the idea of movement but it's a bit distracting coming from different angles.
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 03/12/2009 09:27:00 AM
Very effective motion blur
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 03/12/2009 06:30:51 AM
They're not lost after all.
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 03/11/2009 05:03:49 PM
Good for you! I've lost mine. *grin*

I like how they're in the middle of nowhere!

Not voting yet.
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 03/11/2009 03:59:34 PM
Interesting effect.
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 03/11/2009 02:49:13 PM
Very nice :)
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 03/11/2009 01:36:57 PM
There's an amphibian trapped in that big one, and a fish in one of the smaller ones. How did you do that?
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 03/11/2009 01:30:27 PM
interesting image
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 03/11/2009 01:23:24 PM
Fun shot. The "hovering" marbles make it interesting, and the motion blur adds texture.
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 03/11/2009 09:30:30 AM
Interesting action shot. I like that the movement is headed out of the screen.
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 03/11/2009 09:17:18 AM
Really like this shot.
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 03/11/2009 08:44:38 AM
Cool, not sure what's giving this is effect, are they being thrown thru the air?
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 03/11/2009 04:22:32 AM
A little different. Not liking the background color but its at least a little different then most.
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 03/11/2009 02:35:46 AM
Interesting photo, the marbles almost seem to be travelling in space. I like the colours and the negative space. Best of luck.
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 03/10/2009 11:50:07 PM
Interesting composition. I like the implied motion in the marbles. Unique shot and well captured.
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 03/10/2009 11:49:39 PM
Nice hint of motion.
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 03/10/2009 10:50:42 PM
I would have liked to see more of the motion but it's nice nonetheless.
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 03/10/2009 09:42:44 PM
just wondering how you did that....great colors, excellent tones...
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