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Become an Angel: Ride the Subway
Become an Angel: Ride the Subway
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Challenge: Heaven (Basic Editing)
Collection: Self-portraits
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Dec 10, 2007
Aperture: 11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 4.0s
Galleries: Transportation, Blur
Date Uploaded: Dec 11, 2007

 Shot on the moving sidewalk between concourses at O'Hare airport in Chicago, which has this great light display hanging from the ceiling. With a camera, layovers can be fun!

I went back and forth several times to see what happened. On each pass, I put the camera on my mini-tripod, roughly guessed what distance to set the focus, then stood where I thought was right. I used F/11 to give myself some DOF leeway. This one had wings, so I entered it.

I agree with everyone who wished I were sharper. It's just hard to hold completely still for 4 seconds on a moving sidewalk!

Statistics
Place: 41 out of 93
Avg (all users): 5.4115
Avg (commenters): 6.6000
Avg (participants): 5.1818
Avg (non-participants): 5.4476
Views since voting: 1109
Views during voting: 406
Votes: 243
Comments: 27
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 12/20/2007 04:31:06 PM
Jeffrey, you just a big kid!

Great shot, great idea, great fun...
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 12/19/2007 06:41:09 PM
One of my very favorites in this challenge... so amazingly creative!!
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 12/19/2007 04:06:53 PM
Oh, cool! I've been fascinated by that underground walkway for as long as it's existed. I remember when they first opened it, they had a negative reaction to the weird music that played; people found it too disorienting. I don't know whether what they play now is much better; I fear it's spoiled "An American in Paris" for me for good.

It must have been a quiet time of day for no one to topple your tripod. On the other hand, maybe not too quiet, or someone would have wanted to officially know why you kept riding the moving walkways back and forth! ;^)
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 12/19/2007 01:12:32 PM
Very cool. I didn't realize you were on a moving sidewalk, I thought those were passing trains. I should have realized they were too close together to be trains though.
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 12/19/2007 12:22:22 PM
Nice capture and imaginative.
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 12/19/2007 11:05:17 AM
Totally outstanding and what a brilliant idea!! Vastly underappreciated, obviously.
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 12/19/2007 10:52:20 AM
Dang Jeff!!! I don't think I've seen many more blatant cases of a photo NOT getting it's just rewards. This is AWESOME!

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 12/19/2007 07:37:12 AM
Nice creative job, Jeffrey. Way to find the good in travelling! I'll be back to shooting again, over the holiday, and after the new year.
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 12/19/2007 04:46:05 AM
Nice shot Jeff! Very creative!
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 12/19/2007 01:11:52 AM
Love the wings! What a creative idea... you must have really been bored lol
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 12/19/2007 12:12:34 AM
The perspective is so creative!!! Deserved a much higher placement!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/18/2007 06:17:19 PM
lol nicely done, very creative
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 12/18/2007 04:16:41 PM
interesting effect!
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 12/18/2007 07:29:11 AM
Such a clever and subtle image. I am not normally a big fan of explanatory titles but in this case it is totally bnecessary for fear that otherwise the viewer would miss the wonderful nuances of the shot. I'd be facinated to know how you pulled this off 9
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 12/17/2007 11:42:50 PM
The effect of the lights looking like wings is really neat, but I wish the gentleman could have been more in focus.
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 12/17/2007 07:27:03 PM
Wow, tough shot? How long was the exposure? Could be better focused on the face.
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 12/17/2007 06:25:13 PM
Love the wings. Funny I didn't notice those on you before.
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 12/15/2007 09:57:22 PM
Love the light blur "wings" but wish the subject was just a bit more in-focus.
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 12/15/2007 05:16:05 PM
Need white robes. This is an amazing effect. Well done.
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 12/15/2007 12:23:43 PM
He's Flying! His wings look great. Well done
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 12/15/2007 10:56:42 AM
Very nice effect
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 12/14/2007 10:47:09 PM
Excellent composition - it catches my eye. Good tie into the 'heaven' challenge!
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 12/13/2007 11:09:48 PM
That's creative!
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 12/13/2007 08:42:25 PM
Niiiice.
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 12/13/2007 06:34:48 PM
Hmmmm... Title should of been "Getting his wings at the door of heaven" or something. It looks very nice, something very interesting, and technically good. If you had perfect sharp face there, I believe this could get more points. Good job :)
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 12/13/2007 11:52:37 AM
I think this could have been a better pic without the guy
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 12/12/2007 01:16:43 PM
hmmm... i'm not getting the title. are the lights supposed to be wings? maybe if the man was turned to the right and crouched.
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