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Gone in 2 Seconds
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Challenge: 2-Second Exposure (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Mobile, AL
Date: Mar 14, 2006
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 100
Shutter: Exactly 2 Seconds
Galleries: Macro, Studio
Date Uploaded: Mar 14, 2006



Flash bounced off reflector provided lighting for the "frozen" parts of this image as well as timing for me.

The blurred parts are lit from a desklamp with a 60 watt bulb.

After flash fired, I moved the car with a piece of fishing line attached to the rear for the rest of the 2 second exposure. Thus, the car was in-focus and porperly exposed and ambient lighting made the blur.

Post Process
Convert from Raw
Cloning to clean up dust and glare on car.
Burned the background to black and on the windows.
A bit dodging on the nose of the car to bring up light levels.
Resize and add border.
USM
Save for Web.

Statistics
Place: 85 out of 192
Avg (all users): 5.4857
Avg (commenters): 6.3750
Avg (participants): 5.1978
Avg (non-participants): 5.7059
Views since voting: 1419
Views during voting: 359
Votes: 210
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0


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03/29/2006 02:42:51 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club :-)

So this is your '2 second' entry. I think it meets the challenge well. Not only was it a 2 sec. exposure, but you've used the blur nicely to give it a solid feel to the viewer of the 2 seconds. It's nice to see someone that actually took a 2 second shot ;-P

As I first look at this photo, it grabs my attention nicely. The bright red car and the blur, and the lighting you've used, as it brightens to the back, and gives the appearance of tire smoke, it all is catchy. A solid clean composition, forms a nice vertical across the image, and the shot definitely gives a sense of action. I like how you've filled the frame with the subject. Not a bad job on the edit, IMO. I've done similar shots (one of my higest scores is a long exposure shot of a guitar), and, at least I think, they can tend to get quite 'messy', and leave a lot of cleaning up to do to make it look good. I might say though, that some of the dodging seems to come across as a bit 'heavy-handed', like in the smoke area, and especially how the rear wheel is so bright. I like the write up you've included with the shot. I think this would be a fine learning example for this type of technique for newcomers to the site, or even just a newcomer to this type of shot :-)

Overall, not a bad shot, I think. I like it. Has a good interest factor, and is eye-catching. Your score is not too bad, I would think it could be a little higher, but maybe that is just me. Perhaps some were slightly unimpressed by the blur? Maybe some people are just a little put off by models? (at least the non curvacious, non soft and cuddly ones) :-P Although, I must admit, that at first glance, I didn't necessarily see right away that it was not real, but then there is no road, or pavement or anything, right? hehehe I just thought, man, that is some pretty hefty fishing line!

If you have any questions, or comments or anything, please feel free to contact me.

Happy shooting,
taterbug :-)
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03/27/2006 02:00:28 AM
Little Red Corvette!:) I like it, now if you could have done it with a real one, since toy anything here scores low.. Cool in my book though
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03/27/2006 01:27:48 AM
Clever man :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/24/2006 06:50:14 AM
Perfect amount of blur, and almost looks like smoke there too!
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03/22/2006 11:45:32 PM
i like your beveled frame. cool idea for the burning rubber. it's funny that you had to "dodge" to create the "burn"....at least it was funny to me.
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03/22/2006 03:51:45 PM
wow,such fisty and fury in this car,love the reds!
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03/22/2006 12:27:52 AM
Zero to five inches in two seconds?
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03/21/2006 06:03:13 AM
Catchy title and I like the photo too.
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03/20/2006 10:24:25 PM
wonderfull motion shot.. color, focus, background.. it all works!
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03/20/2006 08:15:14 AM
Good work on this. Love the title. Was this with 2nd-curtain sync? Looks great. Good luck.
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03/20/2006 12:46:41 AM
"WOW' factor for sure.....
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03/20/2006 12:17:44 AM
HA HA Love the title.
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