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Brent_S


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Challenge: Graffiti (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Date: Jan 23, 2010
Aperture: f10
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/3 sec.
Galleries: Urban, Blur
Date Uploaded: Jan 23, 2010

 Thanks very much all! I had a lot of fun getting this capture, so for it to do well in the challenge too was just icing on the cake.

*For those wondering: this tunnel is on the east slope of Queen Anne Hill and feeds southbound Aurora Ave. into Dexter Ave.

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 02/08/2010 04:07:54 AM
Originally posted by BlueRibbonGuy:
*For those wondering: this tunnel is on the east slope of Queen Anne Hill and feeds southbound Aurora Ave. into Dexter Ave.

Ahhh, thanks a bunch! I've been through there a few times.
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 02/05/2010 07:32:01 PM
Congrats on the blue! Great colors, and the moving car is icing on the cake.
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 02/04/2010 12:54:54 AM
Lol! I can't say I did that much math when I captured this DC ;-) I just played with the settings until the smear seemed about right with the trickiest part being to release the shutter at the right time. The car was actually about to head into a curve so I think you're close with your estimated speed but maybe 5-10 mph too high.
Thanks, and you can be a math geek under my shots anytime!
 02/04/2010 12:44:56 AM
At first I thought the car had to be blazing through that tunnel to get that much motion blur in 1/3 second. After estimating distance and doing some math I calculated that the car was going just over 40 mph. Still maybe a bit fast going through a tunnel.

From my perspective I estimated about 20 foot of motion blur in the frame. At 1/3 sec shutter that would be 60 feet in 1 sec and 3600 feet in one minute. I multiplied that by 60 to get the distance in feet covered in one hour at that estimated speed and then did a feet to miles conversion.

1/3 that 20 feet = 60 feet per second
60 feet per second x 60 = 3600 feet per second
3600 x 60 minutes = 216,000 feet in one hour
216000 / 5280 (number of feet in statue mile) = 40.91 MPH

Don't mind me I'm a math geek as well and it's fun! LOL. So is that the speed limit through the tunnel...40 MPH?

BTW, the photo is fantastic and added as a favorite. Congrats on your Blue!
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 02/03/2010 10:31:49 PM
Congratulations on your Blue Ribbon great image.
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 02/03/2010 02:14:58 PM
Congrats on your THIRD Blue! :)
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 02/03/2010 01:13:52 PM
Congrats on the ribbon, one of the favorites from the challenge - this is so rich in colors!
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 02/03/2010 09:54:27 AM
This is such a cool shot! Love the tunnel and the blurred car is such a great touch. Congrats on the blue! (Dallas had a tunnel like this full of graffati and old hanging bulbs and they tore it down!!!)
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 02/03/2010 09:18:06 AM
How cool is THAT! It looks like it may have been a little scary getting this one. The camera looks awfully close to that zooming car. And it turned out so good! Congratulations on 1st place for your efforts :)

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 02/03/2010 09:08:18 AM
Congrats on the Blue, well deserved. Love the light trails, and the texture that was created on the road.
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 02/03/2010 07:32:57 AM
Nice one (again) Brent - you're on a roll, congrats!
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 02/03/2010 06:23:53 AM
I love your lighting in this one, congratulations on a much deserved ribbon!
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 02/03/2010 04:06:56 AM
CONGRATS on the Blue! Well deserved.
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 02/03/2010 02:45:01 AM
Congrats, Brent! Where...?
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 02/03/2010 12:45:03 AM
Wow!!! Excellent!!! Congrats
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 02/03/2010 12:11:30 AM
Congrats on the blue!
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 02/03/2010 12:11:00 AM
Congrats on another awesome image for the blue. Very well done!
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 02/03/2010 12:04:37 AM
Wow Brent - Congrats on Another Blue Ribbon!!!! Well done!
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 02/03/2010 12:04:24 AM
Congrats on the Blue!
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 02/03/2010 12:03:04 AM
YeeHA!! Congrats, Brent!
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 02/03/2010 12:02:57 AM
Congrats on your Blue

Raj
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/02/2010 11:55:20 PM
I like the inclusion of the light trails.
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 02/02/2010 10:54:43 PM
i like the way you incorporated motion blur with graffiti 9
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 02/02/2010 08:27:53 PM
great use of ambient lighting. i see a top 10 here. 8
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 01/28/2010 04:04:07 AM
Impressive colors & DR. I wonder how you did it.
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 01/27/2010 04:16:42 PM
Great colors & leading lines.
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