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Square Crop Circle
Square Crop Circle
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Square Crop (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Front Porch
Date: Mar 5, 2006
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Abstract, Studio
Date Uploaded: Mar 5, 2006

 I tried for hours to get this shot indoors using a couple desk lamps with no success. Finally I decided to try it outside. The sky was overcast and I thought it might work. I took the shot and was pleased with the results.

*Shot RAW
*Converted in Canon DPP:
...WB - cloudy
...Color Adjustment - faithful settings
...save as .tif 8bit
*Neat Image:
...auto profile/apply
...save as .tif
Photoshop Elements 4:
...crop square
...hue/sat - saturation +5
...clone out a few distracting "boogers"
...used burn tool to darken background, in and around subject. tool set to - shadows/48% exposure. tool size changed as needed
...resized to 640x640
...USM - 100/0.6/2
...save for web
*submit


Post Challenge:

Thanks for the comments and votes! I'm floored this did so well. I'm grinning from ear to ear. :)

Someone asked how it was done. Pretty simple. This is the multi colored slinky the copperhill folks send along with their sensor cleaning kit. It showed up here the Friday before the submital deadline. I liked the colors and messed around with a bunch of ideas. I finally super glued the two ends together to form the circle.

As I said above I tried to get it to work indoors, using just a couple desk lamps. The results were terrible. It started to cloud up outside so I took my black piece of felt out to the front porch, put the slinky on it, setup my tripod and took the shot. I made the changes listed above and that was it.

Thanks again DPC!

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 369
Avg (all users): 6.8038
Avg (commenters): 8.3462
Avg (participants): 6.7422
Avg (non-participants): 6.9012
Views since voting: 2800
Views during voting: 329
Votes: 209
Comments: 30
Favorites: 4 (view)

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AuthorThread
 03/15/2006 08:36:55 PM
Great thinking to take this outside for some soft lighting... worked beautifully. Great execution.
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 03/13/2006 10:20:23 AM
Outstanding rendition. Congratulations on your top ten finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/12/2006 10:02:40 PM
Nicely done. Clean and simple. Works well for the challenge.
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 03/12/2006 09:06:05 AM
Great idea.. very simple, yet works perfectly in a square. I love that it's completely continuous and you can't find where the 2 ends are! One of my favorites from this challenge!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/12/2006 07:28:15 AM
Outstanding color and clarity! Fantastic work!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/12/2006 01:38:51 AM
Ahh, nice. Very simple, yet strong, vibrant presentation. Great colors. Awesome idea. Excellant lighting. Makes a really super abstract and really works well with the square crop, IMO. Looks like it would make a great print. Nice job :-)
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 03/11/2006 08:49:26 PM
Wow!! This one deserves a spot in the top 10:)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2006 07:30:33 PM
Have seen many 'slinky' shots recently and first thought this was another. Am looking forward to reading how you did this after the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2006 05:36:32 PM
Nice shot, It kind of reminds me of one I saw ion this site of some crayons.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2006 07:01:30 PM
wow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/09/2006 07:16:19 PM
This is just... COOL! Love the colors and lighting. I hope this does well for you!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/08/2006 07:06:25 PM
This is one of my favorites in this challenge. The lighting and color are fabulous, it fits the challenge perfectly and it is super sharp. BRAVO!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/08/2006 06:52:42 PM
Simple and elegant. Perfect light and great color.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/08/2006 08:24:22 AM
Nice bright colours, sharp quality and wonderful pattern. I like it a lot. Well done, Rikki! ;-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/08/2006 07:14:53 AM
Beautiful detail, sharpness, focus, colour. Overall an absolutely competent shot. Has a certain near-rendered quality to it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/07/2006 11:39:58 PM
I love it. It looks computer generated but I'll trust that it is a real photo.
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 03/07/2006 07:25:34 PM
Wonderful lighting on this and I like the black background choice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/07/2006 05:53:12 PM
love it! good choice of background and the colours are brilliant!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/07/2006 01:38:26 PM
very plain, but effective photograph
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/06/2006 10:52:24 PM
Looks like the free slinky you get with the lens cleaning kit! Very good choice for a square crop; executed well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/06/2006 08:48:30 PM
very awesome! lighitng here is so flattering...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/06/2006 06:42:02 PM
Very cool!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/06/2006 05:41:45 PM
Super!!! Like the simplicity of it. Neat contrast of colors. Nice balance. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/06/2006 02:20:42 PM
Great idea, beautiful colors and patterns.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/06/2006 01:13:42 PM
simple and nice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/06/2006 01:12:10 PM
Perfect background to make the bright colours pop.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/06/2006 08:07:39 AM
Looks like a 3d animation. Very cool
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/06/2006 06:58:14 AM
spectacular! you should do well with this 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/06/2006 01:33:16 AM
This is just so "EXCELLENT" and is definately one of my absolute favorites...... "WOW"..."WOW"..."WOW"... I will be giving you a "10" for sure.....Love It.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/06/2006 12:46:26 AM
YOU SMARTY!!! Great title.

Slinky, slinky ... I can hear that song in my head. Really tack sharp.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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