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Challenge: Painting With Light IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: my room
Date: Jul 24, 2011
Aperture: f25
ISO: 100
Shutter: 30'
Galleries: Action, Blur
Date Uploaded: Jul 24, 2011

 First ribbon! This was so unexpected! Thanks yall!

[Jul. 27th, 2011 08:07:33 AM]

I had a somewhat frustrating time with this shot. My room is very small so there's not much room for anything other than the piano and my bed. I tried a few angles that just were not working so I knew I'd have to put the tripod on the bed. So now every time I took a shot I had to crawl to the middle of the bed to check it...thus changing the composition, focus, etc.
Did this last minute so I'd like to try again with a smaller light. I used my headlamp (smallest thing I could find) and you can see blurs of it here and there. other than that I am pleased with how well it's doing! 6.85 on day three (fingers crossed for a PB!)

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 52
Avg (all users): 6.8244
Avg (commenters): 8.3000
Avg (participants): 6.2188
Avg (non-participants): 7.0202
Views since voting: 6061
Views during voting: 369
Votes: 131
Comments: 32
Favorites: 9 (view)

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 08/08/2011 03:09:01 PM
Well I basically just painted with the head lamp. I spent the first 15 seconds just running the light (turned away from the camera) over the keys and hammers in order to accent them. Then I turned the light towards the camera and did the bouncing motions you see. I had this vision of the middle C key exploding into it's hammer so that's why there is so much going on in the middle... didnt really work haha. as far as the aperture, iso, etc; you can just look at the photograph info next to the description. we all put that info on during upload. thanks for all the nice comments!
 08/08/2011 01:04:10 PM
Originally posted by Noodletoes:
Hello I was just wondering how you managed to get this light effect as I think it's magnificent and one other question is what camera was this taken on? Thanks, Natalie :)


I understand how (as in with a head torch) but I mean what settings (appetite, iso, etc)

Well done once agin this is a fabulous masterpiece!
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 08/08/2011 01:01:38 PM
Hello I was just wondering how you managed to get this light effect as I think it's magnificent and one other question is what camera was this taken on? Thanks, Natalie :)
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 08/05/2011 01:20:17 PM
I'm quite late on my congrats -- but...

Congrats!! What a great idea. Well done!
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 08/03/2011 05:44:27 PM
Congrats on your first ribbon - and it's a blue!
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 08/02/2011 06:17:35 PM
This really is quite delightful! Love to see such a fun and pretty darn original (as far as I'm concerned) take the blue - and to have such a great story behind it. Congratulations!
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 08/01/2011 06:51:27 AM
HA!! Congrats. What a fun entry.
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 08/01/2011 05:09:42 AM
Great idea and very well done!!! Congrats on your Blue.
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 08/01/2011 01:46:11 AM
Big congratulations on your first ribbon,top shot.
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 08/01/2011 01:31:12 AM
I found this amazing and for DPC, out of the box...and well deserving of the blue.
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 07/31/2011 11:56:11 PM
Congrats on the blue, Lee!
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 07/31/2011 11:23:23 PM
Dude! First blue ribbon of many, no doubt! Congrats, dude!
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 07/31/2011 10:44:49 PM
Wow first ribbon, and exc photo, well deserved.
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 07/31/2011 09:13:50 PM
Quite whimsical and wonderful! Congrats on your new PB and ribbon, this image is SO cool!
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 07/31/2011 08:48:05 PM
Congrats on the well deserved ribbon and high score!
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 07/31/2011 08:36:15 PM
Congrats on your first ribbon!
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 07/31/2011 08:22:54 PM
Congrats on a well-deserved ribbon. Awesome shot.
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 07/31/2011 08:15:58 PM
Congrats on a WELL DESERVED Blue!!
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 07/31/2011 08:15:44 PM
Congrats on your first ribbon! The hard work paid off! :)
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 07/31/2011 08:10:33 PM
A 10 from me during voting... and I love it even more than that...

Where IS that 11 button?
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 07/31/2011 08:05:56 PM
Ha...good job !
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 07/31/2011 08:04:50 PM
Let me one of the first to say Gratz on your first ribbon. WOOOT.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/31/2011 05:30:15 PM
i recognize this song? isn't this don't stop believing by journey? 8
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 07/31/2011 01:49:26 PM
Wonderful unique idea. I hope this does well.
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 07/31/2011 03:37:03 AM
Smashin' light you have here.
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 07/29/2011 03:21:09 PM
So far, this is definitely the best use of a non-stationary light source.
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 07/27/2011 06:37:28 AM
This reminds me of that photographer who used to attach lights to the hands of fast workers then photograph them in the dark to figure out how they were moving to be so efficient.
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 07/25/2011 11:02:39 PM
Thats too funny the title that is, and the pic is wonderful, 10
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 07/25/2011 05:52:53 PM
My Fav of the challenge! Beautiful keyboard light plus you really did Paint with light! Total 10 Hopeing for a blue for you!
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 07/25/2011 06:36:40 AM
ROFL Love your title. That's fun and unexpected. I can see it as a greeting card. :)
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 07/24/2011 08:50:40 PM
love it. Follow the bouncing ball.
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 07/24/2011 08:16:39 PM
Well...at least I know that such a chord is impossible for a human !
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