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Challenge: Stopped Motion II (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ10
Location: Garden
Date: Sep 19, 2004
Aperture: F4.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Action, Studio
Date Uploaded: Sep 19, 2004

 The idea here is that the hand is about to catch the camera. I hope this is obvious! It was taken against a white background on the floor, and changed to blue in PS. The camera is my trusty manual film SLR. The hand belongs to my wife, Kate. In hindsight, the thumb should be ready to support the bottom of the camera... Kate thought the camera was going to be depicted falling vertically. I'm curious to see how this will do, as this is my first attempt at creating a shot that the voters will like, rather than for my own ends. Possible negatives here are:
Border?
Does it look a bit fake?
Will people think this is cheating the challenge?

We'll soon see!

Statistics
Place: 71 out of 170
Avg (all users): 5.6043
Avg (commenters): 5.7000
Avg (participants): 5.4386
Avg (non-participants): 5.7603
Views since voting: 1261
Views during voting: 510
Votes: 235
Comments: 21
Favorites: 0

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 09/27/2004 06:55:53 AM
Some very cheeky comments here about this camera... I'll have you know my next DSLR purchase will be Minolta!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/26/2004 11:53:18 PM
good lighting, nice composition, the gradient effect works well, I like borders, but this one I just don't really care for too much. A very good shot overall!
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 09/26/2004 04:36:23 PM
A good shot, the background is a little too unreal
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/26/2004 04:01:57 PM
This has a lovely graphic quality; nice use of negative space.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/22/2004 04:59:24 PM
I like the way you used a minolta just incase you dropped it, nothing to lose :) 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/22/2004 02:12:38 PM
Backgrpound looks very processed. On the other hand so does mine.
Love the composition and sharpness of the image
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/21/2004 11:56:36 PM
Doesn't look "real" to me. Looks heavily minipulated. I like it otherwise. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/21/2004 09:01:55 PM
Nice photo!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/21/2004 11:52:48 AM
Puhleeeze....
 09/21/2004 11:28:30 AM
I like the nice Photoshop work however it is way to obvious and I think it breaks the rules for this challenge. Someone might try to disqualify you.
Personally I like it and if you can do extra Photoshop work on a photo without anyone picking up on then all the power to you. This has got disqualification written all over it but ill give you a 6 because I like it. Good luck
09/21/2004 11:09:48 AM
I donĂ¢€™t like the border, but over all a good image. I would have gone with an all white background, and even maybe made the image black and white.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/20/2004 11:43:37 PM
Interesting photo, great lighting. I'm interested in how it was processed. It has a very "digital art" kind of feel.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/20/2004 08:10:31 PM
I don't know why but this looks very phony to me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/20/2004 02:06:47 PM
Original, but background too artificial.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/20/2004 01:42:38 PM
Sorry, but don't like it. Looks like digital art and the colors of the background hurt my eyes, very sharp, but just not for me (hey, I'm honnest) (6)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/20/2004 10:17:02 AM
I think that having replaced the background puts this image outside of the limits of the challenge rules... but it's a great shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/20/2004 08:25:52 AM
The picture is good - the border is very distracting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/20/2004 06:01:54 AM
Did you use neatimage (or something like that)? The pic looks plastic. Too much of the effect to me
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/20/2004 02:34:59 AM
Boy, are you crazy throwing your camera like that? ;-) This is a very dramatic shot with an interesting composition that I like a lot. The only thing that's jarring is that bright blue with horizontal striping through it, which usually indicates a simple gradient fill. Still, the shot came out very nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/20/2004 01:47:35 AM
Beautiful colors and good use of negative space. Fit for a Minolta ad. Good job!
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 09/20/2004 12:35:56 AM
Thank goodness it wasn't a Canon!!! Great image! 10.
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