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Volcanic Vodka
Volcanic Vodka
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Challenge: Beverages (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Studio, Vancouver, WA
Date: Sep 25, 2005
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/40th
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Sep 25, 2005

 This is a homemade lava lamp. A hole is cut in the paper and cardboard with the light shining up through. I wish I could have cloned the paper straight, but no go in basic. Had to underexpose -2 steps to keep the bottle from blowing out any more than it already is.

Rotate, crop, midtone levels, a little saturation (mainly yellow), USM, border

Post Comments: Woohoo! Top 10 two challenges in a row. Nice. Did anybody even realize this was a lava lamp? That bend in the yellow paper is all I see now...

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 206
Avg (all users): 6.2920
Avg (commenters): 7.5625
Avg (participants): 5.9136
Avg (non-participants): 6.4734
Views since voting: 2337
Views during voting: 338
Votes: 250
Comments: 24
Favorites: 0

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 10/07/2005 10:42:45 AM
Love the lighting! Great job - congrats on your top 10 finish!
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 10/06/2005 03:55:01 PM
Didn't realize this was a lava lamp. I gave you a 10 on this (one of only 3 in this challenge). I really like your color scheme and the lighting. I didn't think the bottle looked blown-out, thought it looked almost un-earthly. Plus I think your border looks great and doesn't detract from the pic at all. Congrats on your top 10 and double congrats for 2 top 10's in a row.
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 10/05/2005 09:27:05 PM
Very professionally done. Congratulations on your top 10 finish.
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 10/05/2005 08:26:55 PM
Great image and my favorite vodka...
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 10/05/2005 08:50:22 AM
Congrats on your top 10 finish. This was one of my favorites. I love the colors in it.
I just read your after the challenge comments. Had no idea it was a lava lamp. That makes the photo even cooler.

Message edited by author 2005-10-05 08:52:11.
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 10/05/2005 01:11:34 AM
Congrats on your top ten(s)!
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 10/05/2005 01:01:51 AM
Congrats Jason! Great job here :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/04/2005 11:48:45 AM
Great shoot. I love the light color rendition.
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 10/04/2005 05:42:26 AM
Nicely lit, makes the image very mysterious and me curious on what this vodka tastes like. 8 from me, only thing I dislike about it is the backround.
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 10/04/2005 03:31:59 AM
Very nice lighting, and very clean look.
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 10/03/2005 10:18:14 PM
Great lighting!
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 09/30/2005 11:17:41 PM
i like this - very classy
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 09/29/2005 01:38:28 PM
nice frame
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 09/29/2005 01:09:43 AM
I totally love the lighting in this picture. I also like the border it really ties everything in. Again the light is so nicee! Good luck in the challenge! 10.
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 09/28/2005 10:55:14 PM
great lighting, it really pulls this together. i probably would have found the photo rather boring otherwise.
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 09/28/2005 09:30:04 PM
Nice use of border -- it complements the shot well and the colors are excelllent. One of my favorites so far.
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 09/28/2005 09:01:54 PM
Very cool lighting. Compositionally, I'm not sure I like the almost centre placement of the bottle. I think it would have been stronger if it was centred perfectly or more off-centre.
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 09/28/2005 06:59:48 PM
I would like this better on a solid black background. I like the lighting on the bottle.
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 09/28/2005 04:55:51 PM
Nice job.
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 09/28/2005 10:43:18 AM
Pleasing colors and border....10.
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 09/28/2005 09:41:08 AM
Great Lighting-Good Luck!
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 09/28/2005 07:42:25 AM
love your lighting! glass is just a tad out of focus. btw have you ever been on the grey goose website it's AMAZING!
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 09/28/2005 05:08:43 AM
Catching lighting. Through the hole under the bottom?
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 09/28/2005 01:45:51 AM
Excellent!!!!
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