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Color in Motion
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pearlseyes


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Abstract Motion (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Mom's backyard
Date: Mar 19, 2009
Aperture: 13
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Abstract, Blur
Date Uploaded: Mar 23, 2009

 I shot this pinwheel outside in full sun in my mom's garden. I had to use a neutral density filter to slow down the shutter speed to get some blur going on. Terrible time of day day to shoot and poorly executed but I think I was able to make something of it anyway.

Major crop
bump in sat
clone sensor dust spots (small aperture made it more that apparent that I need to clean my sensor.)
unsharp mask
add border
resize

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 227
Avg (all users): 6.5344
Avg (commenters): 7.6000
Avg (participants): 6.3827
Avg (non-participants): 6.6481
Views since voting: 6581
Views during voting: 342
Votes: 189
Comments: 34
Favorites: 6 (view)

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 03/27/2012 01:10:48 AM
Lovely composition and a great wall hanger!
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 04/27/2009 02:26:30 AM
Wow! I haven't been on DPC much lately ... I totally missed seeing this blue ribbon shot of yours. Congratulations!!!
 04/19/2009 11:06:08 AM
A pleasure for the eyes
 04/06/2009 08:58:40 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Compositionally, this is a very strong image because the "knob" part rests in the lower left third with the nice colors then filling in the rest of the composition.

Technically, the colors are great, and the smoothness of them really helps to add to the feeling of motion. The "knob" is seems a bit out of focus (probably motion blur) to me, but the rest of the shot effectively pulls the eyes away and it isn't as noticeable.

Overall, a very good picture.

Karma

04/05/2009 09:54:46 PM
Fantastic concept, and the colours are very pretty. This is a 'happy shot' for me. =)
 04/02/2009 10:10:26 PM
Amazing! Congratulations!
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 04/02/2009 02:31:59 PM
I'm amazed how your "poorly executed" shots end up so great (as your SP PB). That's talent...
Very nice image, congrats on your ribbon!
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 04/01/2009 10:00:57 PM
Yahoo! Congtats Alecia! Beautiful shot!
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 04/01/2009 06:42:41 PM
Congratulations!! Always nice to see your work, and great to see you ribbon!

Message edited by author 2009-04-01 18:43:24.
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 04/01/2009 10:55:55 AM
Congrats on ribbon, love your view of it "poorly executed" : )
Fab shot, well done
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 04/01/2009 09:57:07 AM
omh look what you did!
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 04/01/2009 12:59:26 AM
WTG, Alecia! Congratulations. The colors are wonderful.
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 04/01/2009 12:51:32 AM
congratulations!!
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 04/01/2009 12:43:26 AM
Congrats on the ribbon . Great shot
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 04/01/2009 12:38:23 AM
"poorly executed"

Ha! I, and the voters disagree with you. This rocks.
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 04/01/2009 12:13:23 AM
Congrats on your First BLUE. Well done.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/31/2009 09:53:28 PM
Paint ball!! (no, well it could be)
The swirls are excellent.
 03/31/2009 06:48:45 PM
Colorful and creative composition. I like it a lot. 9.
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 03/31/2009 02:34:42 PM
Absolute perfection! *10*
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 03/30/2009 08:58:33 AM
ah, i've been hoping someone would use a whirly thing....very nice
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 03/29/2009 01:30:20 PM
This is cool! Almost looks like a sculpture.
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 03/29/2009 10:19:29 AM
spinning top or umbrella??? Really nice abstract, good motion, and great colour. This should do well.
 03/28/2009 08:48:14 AM
Nice shot, but the white areas are a little distracting IMO.
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 03/28/2009 08:23:47 AM
This is one of the more unique shots in the challenge. Well done 7
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 03/27/2009 06:40:32 PM
Very interesting! It seems like it should be obvious what it is, but I can't figure it out. I hope you give us the details! One of my favs.
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 03/27/2009 09:52:04 AM
Nice pastels. Won't be surprised to see this one on the front page. 8
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 03/26/2009 11:12:40 PM
Cool abstract.
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 03/26/2009 07:57:39 PM
Great job on the abstract motion. Nice composition and colors.
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 03/26/2009 04:40:41 PM
One of my top favorites! Perfect title...perfect movement with subject focus... perfect everything! 10
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 03/26/2009 04:18:37 PM
Great close up of pinwheel very pretty
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 03/26/2009 04:30:02 AM
Lovely soft colors. The wooden ball in the middle looks effective especially with the peeling paint around the edges.
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 03/25/2009 02:26:52 PM
wow, like the colours, love the fouces in the middle
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 03/25/2009 09:49:13 AM
This is lovely, beautiful pastel colours and the wooden knob anchors the shot.
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 03/25/2009 01:08:00 AM
Interesting shot.
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