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Challenge: Hot (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Mount Clare, WV
Date: Jul 19, 2008
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/8000
Date Uploaded: Jul 20, 2008

 This is my father-in-law welding.

I told him to make the most sparks that he possibly could...so he went back into the garage and grabbed another rod....smacked it down on the rotor and I got the shot. In hindsight I should have shot this at a smaller aperature and probably could have still gone with 1/8000 shutter speed.

By far, my favorite part of the image is the "lightning effect"...probably not possible to caputure without such a fast shutter speed.

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due to poplular demand, here is a new crop of the image


Statistics
Place: 5 out of 167
Avg (all users): 6.5397
Avg (commenters): 7.5714
Avg (participants): 6.3750
Avg (non-participants): 6.6090
Views since voting: 2252
Views during voting: 329
Votes: 189
Comments: 11
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 08/03/2008 04:14:00 PM
Excellent shot, congrats on the 5th place!
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 08/01/2008 10:58:10 PM
I really like this industrial shot. Appears to be a gear your Dad is woking on. I agree with Imagineer's comments on the crop which would be fun to see if you repost. Great image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/31/2008 04:34:09 PM
You can really feel the heat here, and the frozen sparks have so much visual interest. Congrats on 5th place and your personal best, this is such a solid shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2008 12:24:02 AM
Congrats dude! Excellent shot. A well deserved top 5 finish!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/29/2008 06:39:14 PM
Nice action - could do with being straightened.

I like the little tendrils of light after the sparks. It would perhaps be more involving if we were closer to the thing being welded so that we could identify it, as much of the lower portion of your frame is irrelevant. A rectangular crop mid way through the shot would make it stronger in my view.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/27/2008 10:13:12 PM
Lots of action, colors and heat. Should be at the top.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/26/2008 04:27:30 PM
N I C E
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 07/25/2008 02:11:00 PM
Too hot to even see. How did you manage to shoot this. Good results.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2008 07:48:53 PM
Neat detail, good colors, 8.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2008 01:44:24 AM
Awsome picture, only 10 I gave of the challenge
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 07/23/2008 01:23:33 AM
Great shot!
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