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09-SEP-2006 Helen Betts

Second Place: It's Neon Time!
by Helen Betts

Washington, D.C.

This clock has been in storage for the past 15 years while we were overseas. I had forgotten about it until we unpacked our things and immediately put it on the kitchen wall. Glad I didn't toss it out now, like I did with most everything else!

Sony DSC-F717
0.77s f/8.0 at 18.5mm iso100 full exif

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photocat37 21-Sep-2006 13:35
Minimalistic beauty. I love it.
Katherine Stanback's Photos14-Sep-2006 22:47
Great composition - I love the bright colors against the black background, and the second-hand movement!
Carmen13-Sep-2006 05:59
Wonderful shot - colorful and beautifully simple... Neon verging on elegant.
Jeffrey Lewis Knapp12-Sep-2006 03:18
Hey Helen. This is great. Black light neon, spooky and awesome and creepy and crisp and bright and fluorescent and balanced and the correct time is one twenty two twenty five in the morning. Don’t you ever sleep or are you up at all hours of the day and night taking pictures ? ? ? Get some sleep and keep up the great job !!!
Helen Betts11-Sep-2006 16:17
Thank you for the comments! Frank, the reason you see multiple second hands is that it moves by clicking distincly each second. I wanted more seconds to elapse, but the neon light at the bottom of the clock was just overexposing it so much I had to settle for only two. Perhaps if I get some free time I'll try again. Helen
Franky2005 11-Sep-2006 07:42
Wonderful! All neon colors in one shot! Still I have not figured out why I see the one watch hand twice without having it blurred.
Guest 09-Sep-2006 11:15
Beautiful image!
Just hope that's not your bedside clock. ;-)
Konica Minolta Users09-Sep-2006 05:20
Very attractive image with the most suitable Title! Execellent entry!