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Happy New Year From Texas!
Happy New Year From Texas!
scarbrd


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Fireworks II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
Location: Houston, Texas
Date: Dec 31, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 9 seconds
Galleries: Abstract, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jan 1, 2007

 No fireworks shows in the area. Had this idea for a while. Not expext it to do very well, but thought it was worth a try to see if something atypical can score well.

Shot on 'bulb' setting. Flash fired at the beginning, then I spelled out Texas. It was reversed for the camera so I flipped it in PS.

Open in RAW
bump shadows
crop
size
border
save for web

Statistics
Place: 41 out of 74
Avg (all users): 5.7227
Avg (commenters): 6.6250
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Views since voting: 1945
Views during voting: 543
Votes: 220
Comments: 16
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/08/2007 01:55:53 AM
booming 10
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 01/05/2007 09:25:11 PM
Lol! Must have taken you quite a while :)
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 01/05/2007 04:11:22 PM
Clever! And quite well done, too. Nice work.
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 01/05/2007 01:47:55 PM
nice idea
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 01/04/2007 02:11:48 PM
For these types of shots, it helps to have the person with the light source wear all black.
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 01/04/2007 01:18:30 AM
Not really fireworks to me...
 01/03/2007 10:57:13 PM
A neat idea, well executed.

The "ghosting" of the human subject as he positions himself behind each letter could have worked really well. It's a shame the ghosts are so faint behind most of them, and so solid behind the "T".

Did you think about trying to darken the grass, at all?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/03/2007 08:24:29 PM
Happy New Year right back at ya! Fun idea. Back to comment - 7
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 01/03/2007 07:38:00 PM
How many shots to succeed ? Great idea !
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 01/02/2007 11:01:42 PM
Great Writing! Creative! :)
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 01/02/2007 08:20:21 PM
excellent
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 01/02/2007 05:25:58 PM
very nice
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 01/02/2007 04:53:27 PM
Very nice! Needs a black background to really emphasize the "Texas", but a great idea none the less.
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 01/02/2007 04:49:20 PM
Does that say "TENS"? It's really hard to tell. My boyfriend and I stared at this for awhile last night and couldn't figure it out.
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 01/02/2007 11:45:22 AM
That is great. Thanks for the smile. We Texans know how to have fun with explosives. ;~p
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 01/02/2007 01:52:05 AM
I think you've got too much time on your hands or something.

;p

It's a great idea and you pulled it off with flying colors. The lighting is nice and clear and even.

The neighbors must think you've cracked.
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