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Challenge: Motion (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D1H
Location: Ithaca, New York
Date: Dec 8, 2002
Aperture: F 4
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/3
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Dec 8, 2002

 I was running low on ideas for motion, I saw this gravestone, with the pink flowers on top, in the snow, and even though the flowers weren't real, they looked alive. I felt a warmth around this gravestone that didn't seem to be around many of the others. This was my last attempt at a motion shot.

Statistics
Place: 79 out of 167
Avg (all users): 5.0996
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 5.1604
Avg (non-participants): 5.0519
Views since voting: 1029
Votes: 241
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 12/16/2002 06:14:41 PM
Critique Club Critique
(1) COMPOSITION (CONTENT) â Very well chosen. The main elements that catch my eye (name & flowers) are in the upper half & centered well. I am assuming you used a zoom blur. Good lighting for the desired effect. Did you try to center the flowers and use the same technique? It might have introduced more apparent motion because of the color.
(2) BACKGROUND â Quite good. No real structure, so the eye only pauses briefly on the other elements, like the snow. The rest is dark.
(3) CAMERA WORK ,TECHNICAL â Very good job and very good use of a blur using a zoom lens. Nicely centered on the âAâ in Evans. Only minor complaint is the slight tilt of the frame that should have been corrected for in post processing.
(4) DIGITAL PROCESSING ,TECHNICAL â I donât see any changes I would recommend.
(5) MY OPINION ON THE PHOTO â Well done. I would guess that most viewers in a âquick view to voteâ mode missed the subtly of the zoom blur, and thought you may have moved the camera, or used a âspecial filterâ.

Jim msp
12/15/2002 10:16:13 PM
This was my top pick of the week. Did you zoom while exposing? It should have scored much better.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/15/2002 09:02:18 AM
Spooky!
 12/15/2002 06:20:52 AM
Nice ghostly effect.
 12/13/2002 07:23:02 PM
Very very pretty. Seems slightly unlevel, but that could just be me.
 12/12/2002 12:25:03 PM
i like the shades of blues and greens in this image. i am not sure how you composed this image but i like it!
 12/11/2002 03:28:02 PM
spooky! great title
 12/10/2002 09:51:44 AM
Neat. A filter? Or did you move away? Very kool!! Nice work.
 12/09/2002 06:13:16 PM
nice abstraction. Overall the shot looks great. well done.
 12/08/2002 07:39:25 PM
Very interesting photo, don't know if I see motion, or just a special effect??


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