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Bird on Stacked Coins (Attempt No. 3,493,394)
Bird on Stacked Coins (Attempt No. 3,493,394)
paully2k1


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Upside Down (Classic Editing)
Camera: Kodak DC3200
Location: bedroom
Date: Aug 5, 2002
Aperture: 3.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1.5
Date Uploaded: May 8, 2002

Took me ages

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Place: 61 out of 103
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05/19/2002 09:43:00 PM
Strange shot, seems a little bland on the colors and a little too dark.
05/18/2002 09:22:00 PM
Ya know, a different background/foreground (whichever it is) would have done wonders for this picture. Maybe solid black, or white, or black and white. I don't know. Currently, it is just a little drab. The trick is nice. I've seen those birds before, what how did you do that with the coins? That's neat.
05/18/2002 09:20:00 PM
cool! crazy glue?? or just great balance?
05/17/2002 09:16:00 AM
I think this is a really clever idea -- would have been "mundane" right side up (although still tricky) -- but upside down adds a great deal to it. I would have cropped it/shot it so the bird hung perfectly straight down the column of coins instead of just to the left. The focus seems a little soft on the bird and coins -- but it also looks like maybe your camera isn't quite so high end, so maybe that's the problem there. A light shining on the front of the coins to bring out detail would be nice. The colors of the picture seem to be a little green -- but that's assuming the wall at the back is white. Finally, a different background besides the wall and table would bring this up another notch and change it from isn't this cool what I balanced, to isn't this a great shot...
05/17/2002 12:18:00 AM
that must have either been really hard or really easy. my only problems here are the tilted horizon and the poor lighting
05/16/2002 10:59:00 AM
i admire your patience, but wish the picture was clearer.
05/16/2002 07:10:00 AM
Impressive, but it would have been REALLY impressive if you'd paid more careful attention to lighting and post-processing.
05/15/2002 05:49:00 PM
Very clever, but what has it got to do with being upside down??
05/15/2002 03:09:00 PM
Oh My God..
05/15/2002 11:41:00 AM
Pretty Cool
05/14/2002 11:19:00 PM
Six or seven drops of SuperGlue might have saved you a couple of million attempts...looks like it was worth the trouble though.
05/14/2002 07:07:00 PM
Wonderful feat of balance. Lame with respect to the topic.
05/14/2002 06:08:00 PM
High grade for attempts made (3,493,394), save time/effort and cheat. Tape, wire and monofiliment are our friends. Soft focus.
Photo 8 Creativity 9 Upsidedown 8 total 8
05/14/2002 02:50:00 PM
strong glue used! :) 'horizon' could do with being flat rather than slightly tilted.
05/14/2002 11:17:00 AM
that's hilarious. too bad the shot is so tonally flat. needs a lot more contrast and sharpening.
05/14/2002 10:41:00 AM
Amazing feat.
I imagine the blurriness could'nt be avoided trying to catch such a shot.
05/14/2002 04:00:00 AM
i really just don't see the point of this photo
the backdrop looks awful and ruins the small amount that the photo had to offer
05/14/2002 04:00:00 AM
Not brilliant.
05/13/2002 10:29:00 PM
Kudos for the balancing act. Cool idea, but the execution isn't very good. The table and white wall detract.
05/13/2002 10:07:00 PM
I like the idea, but the colors are a bit lacking, and there is very little detail on the coins, but this was probably taken with a 1 or sub-megapixel camera, for which this can't be faulted. Still, I think better lighting may have helped.
05/13/2002 08:23:00 PM
Without glue that would have taken effort!
05/13/2002 04:46:00 PM
ok
05/13/2002 02:09:00 PM
Either direction.....you got balance!! Well done and neat effect.
05/13/2002 12:31:00 PM
This is a neat concept. How did you manage to get this coin stack to stay steady for you? This photo needs a little bump on the contrast. Good job!
05/13/2002 10:53:00 AM
uhm.. krazy glue ? you should have used a bit more light i think.
05/13/2002 04:37:00 AM
wow, no wonder this took so many tries. You get extra points for tenacity.


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