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Should have shaved the edge...!
Should have shaved the edge...!
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Challenge: Hanging On By A Thread (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Location: Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
Date: Nov 24, 2008
Aperture: f3,5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Nov 25, 2008

 A tribute to Dave Montizambert, who's excellent book on creative lighting has surely been an inspiration.

Taken from a low angle with 100mm macro. Lighting is with 3 flashes, one shot through a 10cm corogrid at the lower part of the ball, one shot directly at the back of the ball and one shot at a red towel behind the ball.

Lightroom processing: Increased Ev, black clipping, clarity and saturation. PhotoImpact processing: Straightened, cropped, wb adjusted, curves and levels adjusted and sharpened.

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 77
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Avg (commenters): 6.8125
Avg (participants): 5.8500
Avg (non-participants): 6.1042
Views since voting: 1307
Views during voting: 406
Votes: 232
Comments: 17
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AuthorThread
 12/09/2008 08:25:19 PM
Great angle and amazing execution. Congrats!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/02/2008 01:09:02 PM
8 for the 8 ball
 11/30/2008 10:45:27 PM
i love the red back lighting to accentuate cup
 11/29/2008 12:59:33 PM
Like the idea and the back light.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/28/2008 09:31:31 PM
Can totally relate to this...well done
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/28/2008 11:45:32 AM
Great colours and lighting, nice idea
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/27/2008 10:48:33 PM
an 8 for the 8 ball :) nice one here
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/27/2008 03:47:25 AM
Okay, it feels like manufactured drama, a tenuous connection to the theme. Top half rates a 8, bottom half rates a 2. Do the math.
 11/27/2008 01:26:30 AM
I am flooded with bad memories of losing $20
 11/26/2008 08:58:02 PM
just excellent and the red background was a great choice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/26/2008 07:01:58 PM
Cool perspective and idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/26/2008 03:38:38 PM
I like the back lighting, but I don't care fore the dark shadow under the ball, a little more fill light.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/26/2008 01:34:11 PM
Oh, wow, what a great shot...right on the edge like that and the angle that you had to take to get the shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/26/2008 12:52:58 PM
good idea! the eight could be sharper...
 11/26/2008 08:32:06 AM
This shot is right there.... but I feel like it just needs a little something more to add more drama or push it a bit. Unfortunately, I have no idea what that would be. good luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/26/2008 01:24:20 AM
I almost did something very similar to that! although you got an angle I didn't really think of doing. The backround is very good too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/26/2008 12:38:03 AM
focus seems off. cool background lighting though


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