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Blown Energy
Blown Energy
tonyv


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Abstract II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Cape Town
Date: Feb 5, 2006
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 15 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Feb 5, 2006

Flash light shining through the lattice-design back of a garden chair, through a glass of green juice, through a glass of red juice, over a sheet of white paper, with the camera above all of this.

* Conversion from RAW. Added a lot of shadow to get rid of noise.
* Slight crop.
* Levels - lighten slightly
* Hue / Saturation - red a bit and yellow a lot
* Dodge & Burn to remove stray beam on the right
* Sharpen using USM
* Save for Web

Statistics
Place: 110 out of 325
Avg (all users): 5.6220
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 5.4860
Avg (non-participants): 5.8772
Views since voting: 901
Views during voting: 194
Votes: 164
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0


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02/19/2006 06:06:31 PM
*Critique Club*

"Blown Energy" is a nice fit into the abstract challenge, it is a different and unusual piece. After reading your deception I would have never guessed that this is how you create the image (very good thinking).

The image is self is overall pleasing. Nice use of contrasting colors to grab the viewers attention. The flow of the image is nice and pleasing to the eye to go from the left to the right. I also like the grainy appearance of the the light in comparison to the smooth glass in the upper part. I have noticed sometimes people will vote lower because of a grain not realizing it was put there internationally. Good use of a black background instead of trying to put another color into the shot. I think the idea and implementation of Blown Energy was a really good idea, maybe it just not as appealing to voters as some of the other images.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/09/2006 12:08:43 AM
Great shot! Very creative, wonderful color and detail. 10
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02/07/2006 01:20:59 PM
Good lightwork
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