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Turning
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06-AUG-2006 elips

1st
Turning
by elips

Canon EOS 350D ,Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS
1/2s f/22.0 at 30.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time06-Aug-2006 12:06:29
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length30 mm
Exposure Time0.50 sec
Aperturef/22
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Canon DSLR Challenge25-Jan-2007 22:14
Very creative idea! The image turned out well. The softness if very nice, particularly in the hat. ~ Lonnit
ctfchallenge14-Aug-2006 22:21
Trying this with a starry sky. That would be a great idea, I had it myself ;) came short on planning it. Still it would great to try this for the challenge or not.
-Techo
elips13-Aug-2006 20:06
Thanks, Don, Brent and Techo! It would be fun to see if you could do this with a starry sky as a background. Hmm, might have to stand still too long! ~Sharon
ctfchallenge13-Aug-2006 18:57
Love those streaks of motion. It's a great idea very nicely executed. I too like the addition of the hat.
-Techo
Brent 13-Aug-2006 15:54
I totally was think merry-go-round too when I saw this. The colors aren't quite right for it, but it looks as though you are zipping through the universe. Very nice Sharon.
don nieman11-Aug-2006 23:48
Very nicely accomplished and creative.
elips11-Aug-2006 15:19
Thanks, Paul, that's my halo! ;-) ~Sharon
Paul 10-Aug-2006 10:22
Excellent, i really like the white glow off the top of your hat as if you have some kind of aura. Cosmic man:>)
elips09-Aug-2006 18:13
You are welcome, Jano! That was the general idea in posting this, I was hoping to inspire you all to try something you might not have tried before. I am sure that you can come up with a much better shot! Thanks, Rod, Sueanne and Armin! ~Sharon
janewigginsphotography08-Aug-2006 15:09
I have my dad's tripod which has a pan head.... now that I think of it..... why couldn't i just use the timer? But this great shot is already taken .... I have some more ideas though!! Thanks for the inspiration Sharon :) jano
arminb08-Aug-2006 11:45
cats giggling? :o))) just wanted to mention: perfect exposure, too (imho)
arminb08-Aug-2006 11:42
Indeed, maybe without cable one could use the timer to release the shot?!
janewigginsphotography08-Aug-2006 03:20
This is just simply awesome as far as background blur!! I will have to try this ... but do not think I could do it w/o the cable release. I can definitely try it with another subject! I do agree that the hat is a definite additon, and also agree that the subject is not very sharp. Great example with which to learn from!! jano
sven07-Aug-2006 10:03
Cool motion shot and like how you did it . Great thinking and timing :)
Rod 07-Aug-2006 09:12
Really very good init, You did great working out how to do it & got a great result. Very well done:-)
elips07-Aug-2006 03:27
Thanks, b.c.! Mary Anne, yes, the getting into the right position thing was pretty funny. I was glad no one was around to watch me! I think I did hear one of the cats giggling at one point! :-) ~Sharon
ctfchallenge07-Aug-2006 03:17
great idea & execution! I love the effect - b.c.
ctfchallenge07-Aug-2006 02:58
Sharon, I had figured that you were sitting on one of those old merry-go-rounds and had somehow attached your camera to the center and were shooting with a timed release. But a yardstick and cable release--not to mention getting yourself in the right position--YIKES...too complicated for me. I like your background, by the way.
--Mary Anne
elips07-Aug-2006 02:05
Thanks, Lee. I was trying to hide my silly lookin' face. :-) ~Sharon
elips07-Aug-2006 02:02
Such language, shu! I am shocked - not really! I have uploaded it again, it should be working now. ~Sharon
ctfchallenge07-Aug-2006 01:16
Dang! I'm die'n to see this, but the little red x won't let me! Will you reload it Sharon because this really looks good in the thumbnail! shu
theFly 07-Aug-2006 00:43
Good decision on the hat. really makes the shot.
elips07-Aug-2006 00:43
Yay, Joem, it works! Sorry I can't turn it off! Thanks, Mary Anne! The secret is a panning head on the tripod. Pieter reminded me that I am using his tripod, which was intended for video cameras and comes with a panning head, a head that moves fluidly horizontally. So I attached a yardstick to the head so that it stuck out in front of the camera and ran my cable release along it so that I could hold onto both the release and the yardstick at the same time. The rest was just perfecting my timing. I discovered that I had to already be moving when I tripped the shutter and that I couldn't really take a step but had to just sort of rock forward in order to stay fairly sharp. I am pretty soft as it is but it was the best I could manage in the time I had. This would be a fun thing to try with a more interesting background. ~Sharon
Guest 07-Aug-2006 00:16
you're making me dizzy! stop it.
ctfchallenge06-Aug-2006 22:39
Great shot, Sharon. Will you share your secret with us?
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge06-Aug-2006 21:53
Thanks, CJ! You did good today, too! ~Sharon
ctfchallenge06-Aug-2006 21:51
Thanks, Armin and Alexandre! I had a good time figuring out how to do this and then getting it to work! ~Sharon
ctfchallenge06-Aug-2006 21:50
You have such great ideas Sharon and the ability to carry them out beautifully! :-) CJ
Guest 06-Aug-2006 21:47
Very nicely done, great mouvement.
arminb06-Aug-2006 21:40
splendid ...reminds me of childs play :o)