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Challenge: Illusions II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD for Nikon
Location: Pueblo, Colorado
Date: Aug 6, 2005
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 200
Galleries: Performance, Action
Date Uploaded: Aug 6, 2005

juggler balancing spinning balls

Statistics
Place: 94 out of 127
Avg (all users): 4.8664
Avg (commenters): 4.7619
Avg (participants): 4.7841
Avg (non-participants): 4.9020
Views since voting: 1038
Views during voting: 517
Votes: 292
Comments: 22
Favorites: 0


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08/15/2005 07:30:56 AM
FYI, The shot was with a 300mm, no flash (didn't want to spook the juggler), from across the room, in semi-low light. Couldn't remove all the grain with Neat Image. It was two spinning balls on his finger.

Thanks for the comments.

Message edited by author 2005-08-15 17:36:17.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/12/2005 04:26:35 PM
Quite dark and your focus seems to be off. I don't know what camera you're using, but adding a bunch of light would probably help it focus better....
TC
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08/11/2005 09:16:51 PM
Change my vote from 5 to 7 .... the composition is great, the idea is good - just the sharpness, noise and contrast could use some work
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08/11/2005 08:28:13 AM
The focus looks a little soft to me and I would like to see the hand have a little more light.
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08/11/2005 03:09:48 AM
I have spend the last hour trying to balance two bals on the tip of my fingers : )

I would like to see some more lighting to illuminate more of the balls.
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08/11/2005 03:04:30 AM
nice trick !! or is it an illusion ? The hand has some rather odd colouring on my monitor.
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08/10/2005 09:13:38 PM
I'm not sure that this qualifies as an illusion. Also, I think neatimage would have helped reduced the noise/artifacting in the background
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08/10/2005 02:31:27 PM
nice illusion
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08/09/2005 08:51:38 PM
Are both balls spinning? if they are, then that's a cool trick :)
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08/09/2005 01:46:31 PM
the background is a little bland, the lighting could be better and the large ball is blurry.... Wow, that sounds harsh (not meant to be)... I like the title though, very appropriate! :-)
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08/09/2005 11:25:42 AM
good idea, just seems to lack something. the lighting is a little off and i think it should highlight something other then the top left side of the balls. there is a lot of noise in the shot as well which only hurts.
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08/09/2005 01:07:16 AM
sweet. a little neat image wouldnt hurt.
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08/08/2005 11:58:49 PM
Good illusion effect. The picture has a lot of artifact and is dark, making for a photo that is not very pleasing to the eye. Also lacks focus.
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08/08/2005 09:37:10 PM
Cool shot! I think the lighting could have helped you a little more from a different direction (or with multiple sources) and the image is a bit grainy, but I do like the idea a lot.
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08/08/2005 08:07:55 PM
i like the look of this shot, but the focus is a little too soft for me
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08/08/2005 05:29:22 PM
First Impression: I like the noisy blue background and the movement. The dark on the big ball is a bit much maybe.
Was I fooled? Yes. Either that or your model really has good coordination!
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08/08/2005 04:21:44 PM
The composition is good, but the lighting doesn't do much for me.
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08/08/2005 03:37:13 PM
Nice effect, good color.
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08/08/2005 02:25:35 AM
This is a neat shot. Is this not actually happening? I'm trying to figure out what the illusion is here. Not docking you points because I can't see it, though. I may just be slow tonight.
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08/08/2005 01:23:09 AM
very talented here... well done...
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08/08/2005 12:17:52 AM
I know what your tryin to get at, but balancing isn't really an illusion, at least not to me
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08/08/2005 12:13:53 AM
This is a bit grainy and soft....high ISO?
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