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16-MAY-2004 Nico blue

Sense of motion (*)

This was perhaps the most difficult shot I've ever taken...
I guess thats why its called a challenge after all :-)
I used a combination of burst shots (took nearly a hundred in total) and photoshop to achieve what i was going for. In the process i learnt a lot of cool new stuff about my camera and about ps.

Canon PowerShot G5
0.80s f/2.0 at 7.2mm hide exif
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Date/Time16-May-2004 00:54:29
MakeCanon
ModelPowerShot G5
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length7.2 mm
Exposure Time0.80 sec
Aperturef/2
ISO Equivalent
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge25-May-2004 17:38
I'd be voting for this in a heartbeat if that round thing wasn't there. I don't know what it is, so for me it spoils the shot, which is a shame b/c without it, this is a very, very stunning and unusual shot. I just love the background - which I don't know hwat it is either, but in it's case it doesn't matter, instead it makes me think... is this person standing on a street in a big city at sunrise and reaching out to grasp the day and put his heart and soul into it, giving it everything he's got? It's a beautiful story shot I think would be a great art piece if you'd consider a reshoot without the round object. Fantastic work! ~ Lonnit
Guest 16-May-2004 20:16
thanks for the tip... i did an unsharp mask and i think it looks slightly better now :-)
Andrew Cawte 16-May-2004 09:46
Very interesting and unusual composition here and I can really feel muscles stretching. (Maybe I should exercise more!). (*)maybe a tad more sharpness and contrast (try a search on 'local contrast enhancement' if you're not familiar with the procedure) would give it a bit more 'snap'? And what's the round thing?