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24-JAN-2004 AK

A Wish Worth 26 Cents
5th Place

Everyone has thrown change in a wishing well, and I'm sure that although you told yourself it's a silly game, you still quietly made that wish... JUST INCASE

Canon PowerShot G2
1/250s f/5.6 at 18.8mm with bounced 420 Ex Flash full exif

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Mika 02-Feb-2004 11:22
Wow!
That´s a really neat photo..
Don Ellis01-Feb-2004 04:14
You've changed the photo! I was just showing this entry to Leela last night and today it's different. They're both beautifully captured and very imaginative and fit the challenge perfectly. If I may make a comment -- not a quibble or critique -- it's that there was some additional fascination with two coins sliding into the water together, and the single coin shows enough detail that you start trying to figure out what it is, rather than appreciating the universality of the gesture as you might with an anonymous coin. And perhaps this one should be renamed... you start wondering where the penny is. But back to the high note I started on, these are great. Well done... Don
ctfchallenge30-Jan-2004 20:34
Thanks for the suggestion Pops, I will go ahead and enter it. Gowan, I have used the 420 EX for just about every shot I have taken since I got it! It has definitely given me the ability to take so many shots that I never could before.
I attempted to shoot from as low of an angle as possible, and to capture the hand that dropped the coins, but the depth of the water, and size of the aquarium limited this angle. About the coins being stuck together, I have a shot where the coins went in seperate directions, and it is sharper, but I guess it was not as aesthetically pleasing to my eye. Thanks for all the comments and suggestions.

Andreas
Guest 30-Jan-2004 19:14
Andreas, you should enter this picture in the cslr challenge exhibition gallery. Challenge 8 is "liquid" and this shot is perfect! Stunning Photograph. Are you trying for three in a row?
Guest 29-Jan-2004 11:51
You sure are putting that 420EX to good use!
Gayle Knowles29-Jan-2004 09:59
Oh too good! Fantastic capture....but could you make the topic for the next challenge a bit easier please?
We could not have a wish for 26c in Australia.....25c or 30c we could do, but we don't have 1c pieces anymore.
Gayle
ctfchallenge28-Jan-2004 17:21
I think you captured the image well. (*) As a suggestion of how to improve the shot and capture what the text describes. I would suggest shooting the shot from the bottom looking up and capturing the hand or face of the person dropping the money. Just my 26 cents. theFly
Guest 28-Jan-2004 05:28
Have you tried it with multiple coins not stuck to each other? It might be interesting to see more than one path through the water.
ctfchallenge28-Jan-2004 01:39
Haha, thanks for the comments guys. I edited the original image and removed a lot of dust specs. I also blurred the water and sharpened the coins. The blue comes from the slight bluish tint of the aquarium, and also the background I used, and the paper I placed under the aquarium. Any critical suggestions?

Andreas
ctfchallenge27-Jan-2004 04:41
Very cool. Where's the blue come from?
ctfchallenge27-Jan-2004 02:42
Vry nice! ~ Lonnit
ctfchallenge25-Jan-2004 17:56
Here you are again. Glutton for punishment are we? he he Ann C
Guest 25-Jan-2004 10:33
absolutely fantastic - what are we doing for the next challenge? hehehe