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03-SEP-2004 atothev

Second Place - Sunoco Ultra *

West Chester, Pennsylvania

One change every 3,000 miles. Your engine's survival depends on it.

Canon PowerShot A80
1/60s f/6.3 at 23.4mm full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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ctfchallenge12-Sep-2004 11:16
Thanks philio and evil dog. Your comments are very encouraging. - atothev
Guest 10-Sep-2004 19:56
Maybe it's the light shining through the blue bottle... maybe it's the light gleaming through the oil... maybe it's the reflection. In any case, I like the photo a lot.
ctfchallenge09-Sep-2004 03:26
I admire photographers who have the imagination and skill to find beauty in the most unlikely places. Wonderful colors and composition. Great image. -Philio Vance
Guest 05-Sep-2004 21:02
Thanks nico, you must have snuck your comment in the same time I was writing my last one;-)
Guest 05-Sep-2004 18:24
Thanks for the nice comments Shu, Nugar, Bill, Tracy, Debbi, Frank, and alexeig. It took a little experimenting before I could get the effect that I wanted. Frank, I increased the size a little bit. This is as big as I can fit it on my monitor. Thanks for the idea. Debbi, you are right, it is car oil. Nugar, the a80 is great but I sure would love that 20D!
Guest 05-Sep-2004 18:21
I love the photo! Great job, and congrats on the beautiful capture
alexeig04-Sep-2004 20:31
WOW, great color and reflections. I have never imagined that a motor oil is so beautiful
Guest 04-Sep-2004 17:17
Excellent picture, and great interpretation of the topic. Would you mind increasing the size a bit? I think you could go to something like 580 x 700 (or similar) without anybody complaining, maybe even larger, and it would add to the impact, I think.
-Frank
ctfchallenge04-Sep-2004 14:46
I don't know what Sunoco is, but I love this image! (maybe it's a car oil??)
Excellent!!
Debbi
Guest 04-Sep-2004 04:02
Slick. Very, very slick!
billy webb04-Sep-2004 02:28
simple but stunning, i like it!
Nugar04-Sep-2004 01:17
The A80 seems to have a smootheness that I associate more with DLSR than P&S. Or is it me?
Nugar04-Sep-2004 01:16
I agree, beautiful image!
ctfchallenge03-Sep-2004 23:55
Beautiful "surviving" engine --- beautiful "survival" image!! Very nice abstract. Shu