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Plastic Glasses in Black Light
Plastic Glasses in Black Light
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Challenge: Oxymoron ll (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: studio
Date: Aug 17, 2010
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 3.2
Galleries: Abstract, Humorous
Date Uploaded: Aug 17, 2010

[Aug. 18th, 2010 11:21:33 AM]

I received so many queries about "How is this an oxymoron?" that I made up this little message to help questioners understand why this entry actually is two oxymorons in one!
:))

Plastic is one substance; Glass is another.
Think of a “plastic glass” in the same way you might think of “plastic silverware”, another oxymoron.

PLASTIC: A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic amorphous solids used in the manufacture of industrial products.

GLASS: Strictly speaking, a glass is defined as an inorganic product of fusion which has been cooled through its glass transition to the solid state without crystallising.[2][3][4][5][6] Many glasses contain silica as their main component and glass former

Because I was going for two oxymorons at once, this is the explanation for the rest of my title:

Think of “Black” as the absence of “Light”
Then think of “Light” as the absence of “Black”
Therefore Black Light is an oxymoron.

BLACK LIGHT: A "black light" or "UV light" is a lamp emitting electromagnetic radiation that is almost exclusively in the soft near ultraviolet range, and emits very little visible light

Incidentally, I used Black Light to make this photograph. It was not easy to do!

(quick definitions come from that font of wisdom: Wikipedia)

Okay, teaching moment is over. Thanks for reading this.

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 08/25/2010 05:48:10 PM
Originally posted by Magnum_za:
08/18/2010 02:50:55 AM Double barreled Oxymoron!

I got it, at 02:50 in the morning :) It wasn't that hard to see!
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 08/25/2010 06:24:50 AM
Having shot under Black Light before I know it was not easy. I think you got the focus just right. Probably deserved to finish higher up
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/24/2010 10:41:14 PM
An extra point for having two oxymorons.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/21/2010 01:05:38 PM
brilliant blue!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/19/2010 07:52:17 AM
The shot is good but i can't really relate the title to an oxymoron.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/19/2010 07:10:55 AM
can't get the oxymoron here. odd choice of shot. the small bit of blue on the left is distracting. 5 ETA thanks for the explanation, makes me feel a little dopey that i missed something as simple as "plastic glass" and well, i DO consider myself a little intelligent honestly i SHOULD have gotten "black light" i'm disappointed in myself and disappointed i only gave this a 5 obviously more thought was put into it than i gave you credit for, even though i've been spending time on each shot i'm going to move forward taking a little more time to see what i might be missing
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/18/2010 08:44:26 PM
How is that an oxymoron?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/18/2010 12:13:33 PM
Just black light would have make a good oxymoron title :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/18/2010 10:54:01 AM
How is this an oxymoron?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/18/2010 08:42:03 AM
how is this an oxymoron?????
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 08/18/2010 02:50:55 AM
Double barreled Oxymoron!
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