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Challenge: Backlighting IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: My living room, Olching, Germany
Date: Nov 21, 2008
Aperture: F11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 6 seconds
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Nov 25, 2008

 This is another of my paper images. I used strips of paper which I formed so they flowed around the ball.
The red ball is a Christmas decoration.
Light from below, but as the red ball was a little dark I used a torch (Flashlight) to briefly add some light to the top.

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 239
Avg (all users): 6.5366
Avg (commenters): 8.5000
Avg (participants): 6.0189
Avg (non-participants): 6.7838
Views since voting: 3103
Views during voting: 351
Votes: 164
Comments: 25
Favorites: 6 (view)

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 12/07/2008 01:11:04 PM
Lovely image and great composition to it. Well thought out and executed. Very deserving of its top5 spot.
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 12/05/2008 05:22:12 PM
I'm surprised to see this didn't ribbon... It was one of my few 10s.
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 12/04/2008 08:15:10 AM
inspiring picture ! well done !!
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 12/03/2008 08:22:53 PM
Congratulations on your HM, very nice shot.
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 12/03/2008 01:59:23 PM
Peter, you're a machine! Gorgeous image, bordering on the surreal. Congratulations!
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 12/03/2008 01:24:48 PM
I think Shot #3 would have placed higher, given the strictness of "back lighting" with which this shot was judged. But I love the shot anyway. Congrats!
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 12/03/2008 10:16:38 AM
Didn't vote, but at a glance I could see why some people would not have considered this being backlit (their 'glance' not mine), given the large, specular highlight on the front of the ball which pretty much says "guess where the light source was". Could be why you got such an unusual number of 2's.
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 12/03/2008 08:11:06 AM
Congratulations Peter,
great picture, great placement.
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 12/03/2008 07:44:00 AM
This is quite captivating. Well done.
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 12/03/2008 07:19:32 AM
Beautiful image, great colours, and I think the outtakes are fabulous too.
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 12/03/2008 07:03:29 AM
Love your outtakes as well!
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 12/03/2008 05:48:00 AM
Gorgeous. Love it.
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 12/03/2008 02:38:37 AM
I don't usually enjoy DPC style studio set up shots, but for this and the others you've shown I will definitely make an exception. Your images work well as art and I've loved looking at them, thank you :)
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 12/03/2008 02:26:15 AM
I was pleased with how this image came out.
Thanks for the comments & good votes.
A lot of low votes on this one. 20 under 5. Quite a flat curve.
I started with another concept which didn't work & proceeded to this.
Here are a couple of outtakes.
More can be seen in my gallery here.

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3. I nearly used this one as I thought it would show the back lighting better.


4. For those who like bright colours.


Message edited by author 2008-12-03 02:27:25.
 12/03/2008 12:25:29 AM
Great job. Go team germany.
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 12/03/2008 12:02:17 AM
well done team mate!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/02/2008 09:10:10 AM
Beautiful photo - vibrant color!
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 11/29/2008 01:59:13 PM
This is so surreal in such a simplistic fashion - nice work!!
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 11/29/2008 12:51:40 PM
Pretty paper staging and technically fine. This image is one of the few that relies on backlighting for its impact.
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 11/29/2008 12:15:47 AM
That is really beautiful.
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 11/28/2008 08:59:38 PM
looks like an eye, wish there was more light
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 11/26/2008 04:23:31 PM
Eye candy! Beautiful, gorgeous!!
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 11/26/2008 04:00:28 PM
Beautyful picture
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 11/26/2008 06:42:02 AM
OK, this is the winner, no doubt. Awesome..........10
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 11/26/2008 02:07:56 AM
Yeah, this is a winner. Truly exceptional colors and shapes.
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