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Midnight Juggler
Midnight Juggler
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: 2-Second Exposure (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Living Room
Date: Mar 18, 2006
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 2
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: Mar 19, 2006

 Hung a dark blue sheet from a balcony for a background.

Used a rolled up piece of paper and some duct tape to make a snoot for a reflector light to create the tracks of the moving balls.

Used a flash at the end of the exposure to fill in the face and make a solid image of the ball. I ended up folding a piece of paper in front of the on-camera flash to create a poor man's bounce flash to make the light less harsh.

I wore a black shirt and black balaclava so only my face and hands would show up against the background.

The hard part was juggling with the flash and timer lights distracting/blinding me. It took a lot of takes before I got one to last the full two seconds.

Adjusted curves to get the black clothes to disappear completely into the dark blue background.

Cropped.

Used Photoshop's Reduce Noise Filter.

Used healing tool to smooth blemishes on face.

Resize.

Sharpen.

As an afterthought, steepened the brightness curve one more time.

Statistics
Place: 72 out of 192
Avg (all users): 5.5915
Avg (commenters): 6.9375
Avg (participants): 5.4167
Avg (non-participants): 5.7350
Views since voting: 1276
Views during voting: 318
Votes: 213
Comments: 16
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/26/2006 07:55:57 PM
very good representation of a long exposure shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/26/2006 03:55:43 PM
What a straight-face, aren't jugglers supposed to smile ;)
oh well it's midnight and he's probably just tired (and I'm being a smart ass). You've done a fantastic job with this 2 second entry, good luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/25/2006 12:02:30 AM
Good example of the theme. I like the show of motion and the composition of the photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/24/2006 01:13:57 AM
I like the movement of the hands/juggling balls contrasted to the total stillness of the face. Very nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2006 04:01:08 PM
like the motion of the balls!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2006 02:48:23 PM
Disorienting and very original. Cool concept.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2006 11:39:45 AM
This is really cool! It has a haunting, interesting feel to it. Composed very well. I love it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2006 08:17:29 PM
He looks like a court jester!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2006 11:11:55 AM
neat pic, but its a bit too dark
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/21/2006 02:52:01 PM
Well done, love the action of the balls against the stillness of the face. Also the dark background and hood show off the colors of the balls well. Nicely done and good luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/21/2006 02:07:55 PM
Kewl!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/21/2006 10:56:41 AM
Neat concept, but maybe you should have used a brighter light or adjusted in PS.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/21/2006 10:37:41 AM
An arresting study.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/21/2006 09:17:00 AM
weird.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/21/2006 05:24:47 AM
Very good movement - 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/20/2006 04:31:47 PM
I had a go at this myself but I'm not a good enough juggler to hold my head that still. Very well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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