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Challenge: 100 Meters (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 G ED
Location: Box Elder, South Dakota
Date: May 27, 2011
Aperture: F/16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: May 27, 2011
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Well, there are certain limits to my stupidity and while the photo would have been better with some motion blur on the blades, I simply wasn't willing to put my life at risk to get that shot :)
I was thinking about taking the engine off and finding a way to hand crank the blades, when it wasn't as bright and sunny out, but I really wanted the rich colors. Sometimes you just have to make some compromises.
To shoot the image I utilized three flashes. Two to light my model up and one for the blades. I used 550 cord and some tent stakes to prop the mower into position.
I did a bunch of post processing on this image. I imported into Lightroom 3, then fine tuned the white balance, exposure, added clarity and then began deleting all of the dirt spots from the photograph. I wanted a really bright, almost comic look, so I added a bunch of fill light and then some graducated filters to adjust the brightness in certain areas. I then worked on the shaprness and adding a bit of clarity to give it some punch.
Once I was done in Lightroom, I exported as a TIFF and took it into Photoshop. This is where I removed some distracting elements such as some twiggs above my models left shoulder, and also one of the ropes attached to the mowers left tire to keep it in place. I alsow worked in some maskings to really enhance the colors and did some cloning around parts of the image to remove some minor haloing due to the extreme sharpening. I also dodged my models face a little bit to give him some added punch.
All in all it was a great shoot and although the blades aren't blurred, the colors and safety were worth it :)
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Post Voting
Thanks for all the great comments and my first favorite! I love DPC!! |
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06/06/2011 10:53:14 AM |
I love it! It makes me laugh.
Well done on all 'counts!
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06/06/2011 03:20:48 AM |
| Oh believe me you're ready :). This was one of my 10s, fantastic shot! No motion blur needed, the scene, the crop, the light, everything is just the way it should be. |
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06/06/2011 12:19:36 AM |
| Thanks for the kind words Kenkid! I still have a lot of learning from you and all the othe great photographers on DPC before I'm ready for a blue :) |
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06/05/2011 11:08:28 PM |
Dude!!!! Ok...back to look again. If this doesn't take a ribbon...and it should take Blue....It should be the highest non-landscape shot in the whole bunch.
Good Luck. |
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06/03/2011 06:15:56 PM |
| Totally bizarre. I love it. |
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06/02/2011 09:57:06 PM |
| Ha! Fun shot. Great expression. Filthy lawnmower. Good job! |
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05/31/2011 11:31:38 AM |
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05/31/2011 05:11:58 AM |
| interesting perspective, would've been much more effective if the mower's blade was spinning though. |
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05/30/2011 10:29:34 PM |
| Ha!! Nicely done. Crazy colors. |
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05/30/2011 05:40:22 PM |
Great, creative shot. Potential for a ribbon.
My only critique is that the colors look TOO bright and fake. Expecially the blue sky, but I still like it. |
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05/30/2011 02:44:53 PM |
| Delightful suburban action shot. The way you set this up is very creative. 10 |
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05/30/2011 11:06:16 AM |
| Very creative and funny, good job. |
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05/30/2011 05:08:11 AM |
| Great perspective. Clever and fun shot. Nice one. |
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05/30/2011 01:28:46 AM |
| Love this ,Whacky, origional idea, Done Very well! |
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05/30/2011 01:05:28 AM |
| I love this, clever ,and nice color and comp |
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