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nico_blue


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Challenge: Lighting II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: room
Date: May 17, 2005
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: May 21, 2005

The set up of this is fairly simple, there is a flash light under a wet wine glass with a translucent cord wrapped around it. It started with just the flashlight and wine glass but i guess i just kept going till this happened.

Post processing - crop, dodge/burn, curves, neat image, usm, Dave's midnight sepia action, Kent Christiensen's lensbaby action.

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 239
Avg (all users): 6.3486
Avg (commenters): 8.1765
Avg (participants): 6.2430
Avg (non-participants): 6.4505
Views since voting: 1829
Views during voting: 361
Votes: 218
Comments: 21
Favorites: 6 (view)


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08/26/2005 12:32:04 AM
That's pretty effing amazing nico_blue! Not much more I can say- that's just plain brilliance as always. Straight to the favs it goes.
06/05/2005 07:43:01 PM
*Critique Club*

I think had you not hinted to the subject in your title I might have had a really difficult time trying to figure out exactly what this was. It is really neat looking and definately draws my attention and holds it.
Lighting works very well here. I love how it kind of sprays out from the bottom of the glass upward. I would love to know if the lighting was dodge/burned this way, or if it was naturally that way.
I personally love the negative space. I see you got a couple comments saying that it was not a good thing to have that much neg space, but I really like it that way.
The dark background works really well. I like the blue tones of the subject.
The water droplets are a nice touch, and had I not read in your comments that the circular thing at the bottom was the cord, I would not have knows, but it looks really neat anyway.
Focus is awesome. Really nice details in the glass and water.
I think this is a really great image that, in my opinion, doesn't need improvement. Congrats on a great image.
~Heather~
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/29/2005 11:23:36 PM
Really good idea well done. 8
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05/29/2005 09:33:01 PM
Zero resistance. Do not plug in and drink. lol Great presentation.
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05/27/2005 09:13:47 PM
Love the light rays. Great surrealist shot.
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05/26/2005 08:13:33 PM
all the negative space is useless here. Good work anyways.
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05/26/2005 12:03:21 AM
wow.... that is a Great example of light. hope this one does well.
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05/24/2005 11:52:16 PM
This is a great shot but for me it has a bit too much negative space 9
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05/24/2005 11:49:32 PM
great work.
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05/24/2005 09:10:09 PM
I dunno how you accomplished this effect but I really like it. The duotone nature of this is nice as well.
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05/24/2005 07:52:11 PM
Clever idea. Light is definately the subject of the photo. 8
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05/24/2005 12:57:09 PM
Nice shot, love the light effect here with a splash of art.
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05/24/2005 10:47:00 AM
Interesting effect . Artsy design, I like this one .
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05/23/2005 11:25:13 PM
Very original - nice effect
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05/23/2005 05:21:01 PM
great shot on many levels.
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05/23/2005 05:02:19 PM
What in the world is this .... i really dont know but would sure like to know pleeeeease post a how u did it....and yes this a 10
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05/23/2005 03:20:31 PM
Surreal image. I love the shafts of light. It fits the theme very well.
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05/23/2005 01:21:44 PM
Interesting composition and use of light.
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05/23/2005 09:27:50 AM
Thanks you for actually using light in a creative manner here...AMAZING light...totally ethereal, gorgeous, wonderful..I could go on and on...kudos on an excellent image.
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05/23/2005 02:55:52 AM
Interesting effect. Not sure the subject is perfect for the technique... Painted?
TC
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05/23/2005 12:31:27 AM
very interesting shot...I like it...great capture....makes me feel like I'm at a museum looking at fine art...very nice!!!
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