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The Spin
dwyllie


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Challenge: Night Shot IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G7
Location: Covent Garden, London, UK
Date: Apr 7, 2007
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Abstract, Action
Date Uploaded: Apr 10, 2007

 Wandering around London on Saturday night and found this carousel in Covent Garden. Good opportunity to experiment with panning on my new G7 and caught a few good images. This is my favorite.

Minimal post processing: minor curve tweak, minor saturation boost. ISO 100 I believe... Canon doesn't store the ISO in the G7's EXIF data.

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During the challenge, quite a few comments said the image is blurry, too confusing and out of focus, with low scores. I wonder how many of them ever tried to pan a scene at night?

The image IS in focus. The subject is in motion, right to left AND the horse moves up and down, plus the rider is doing some kind of cowboy move, all at the same time. All of this accounts for the motion blur, which is exactly what I wanted to achieve with this image. But, the subject IS in focus - check the left front leg of the horse.

Statistics
Place: 185 out of 266
Avg (all users): 4.9922
Avg (commenters): 5.5556
Avg (participants): 4.3250
Avg (non-participants): 5.2938
Views since voting: 1048
Views during voting: 411
Votes: 257
Comments: 21
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 07/02/2010 03:11:00 PM
It's a cool looking use of motion blur. I like it. I can see from the voting breakdown and comments that a lot of people really liked it, but (as is the fate on DPC of blur and abstract shots) a lot of people also disliked it. A successful entry in my book.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/17/2007 06:32:06 PM
left foreleg in perfect focus. This is a masterpiece. Posthumous Blue Ribbon. 10
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 04/16/2007 10:47:42 PM
Very trippy.
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 04/16/2007 09:40:20 PM
Great capture... I̢۪m getting dizzy just looking at it. Good choice for this contest.
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 04/16/2007 05:08:39 PM
Would've been nice to see the focus on the horse with the blur background
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 04/16/2007 12:06:58 PM
I like the colors, but the subject is a bit too chaotic.
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 04/16/2007 10:44:22 AM
Wayyyyyyyyyyy out of focus. I am feeling dizzy! :-)
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 04/14/2007 07:56:14 PM
Great abstract! Love the colors and motion. 9
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 04/14/2007 06:39:57 PM
The energy of this photo has something, I like it. 10
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 04/13/2007 02:36:58 AM
Magical!!
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 04/13/2007 12:26:33 AM
Too much movement. Confusing and difficult to view.
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 04/12/2007 09:19:20 PM
Great shot but it is Too confusing, their is nothing in focus.
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 04/12/2007 03:57:31 PM
I like this one but I think i would have liked it more if you panned with the rider of the horse.
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 04/12/2007 01:44:19 PM
I like all the bright color and motion of this photo. There is just enough for the eye to grab hold of otherwise it could be getting close to being too much though. Very nice!
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 04/12/2007 10:34:46 AM
I dont get this one, at all. You should have entered it in the motion challenge
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 04/11/2007 05:24:58 PM
This is crazy cool.
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 04/11/2007 05:22:40 PM
I really need to see something in focus for this challenge. This is a nice idea for an abstract though. Keep it mind.
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 04/11/2007 11:47:49 AM
this looks... wild :)
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 04/11/2007 11:19:49 AM
too blurry ... hurts my eyes ...
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 04/11/2007 01:50:25 AM
Hard when there's nothing to focus on. I like the color and movement but wish something was clear...
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 04/11/2007 12:33:14 AM
Yippeeeeeeee.
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